LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT Port Authority of Allegheny County REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NO. 14-01 Port Authority of Allegheny County is requesting proposals for the performance of the following service: LEGAL SERVICES The work under the proposed Agreement consists of legal services to Port Authority in the fields of law for (1) Public Liability Defense; (2) Workers' Compensation; (3) Labor Contract Negotiation, Application and Related Labor Matters; (4) Human Resources and Employment Law; (5) Public Sector Procurement, Real Estate and Environmental; (6) Financial Services; (7) Police Advisory and Criminal Law; and (8) First Amendment, Right-to-Know Law and other Public Sector Legal Matters. Port Authority currently intends to create a pool of up to five lawyers and/or law firms to provide legal services for each field of law noted above, that can be called upon on an as-needed basis. Proposals may be submitted to provide legal services for one or more of the identified fields of law. A copy of the RFP will be available on or after May 2, 2014, and can be obtained by registering at the Port Authority ebusiness website: http://ebusiness.portauthority.org and following the directions listed on the website. Please note that Proposers must register under the ebusiness category of PSLEG - PRO LEGAL for this RFP. Proposers may also register in other categories for any future RFPs issued by Port Authority. If you have specific questions regarding this RFP, please contact Jerimaine Ward at (412) 566-5147. An Information Meeting for interested parties will be held at 9:30 a.m., prevailing time, May 28, 2014 in the Fifth Floor Board Room of Port Authority of Allegheny County's downtown offices, 345 Sixth Avenue to answer any questions regarding this RFP. Hard copy proposals must be delivered by 2:00 p.m., prevailing time, July 2, 2014, to the Purchasing and Materials Management Department, Port Authority of Allegheny County, 345 Sixth Avenue, Third Floor, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15222-2527. The Legal Services may be financed jointly by the County of Allegheny, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). The proposal process and the performance of the requested services will be in accordance with the guidelines and regulations of the FTA "Third Party Contracting Guidelines", FTA Circular 4220.1F, as amended, and all other applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Port Authority of Allegheny County, in compliance with 49 C.F.R., Part 26, as amended, implements positive affirmative action procedures to ensure that all Disadvantaged Business Enterprises have the maximum opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts and subcontracts financed, in whole or in part, with federal funds provided under the proposed Agreement. In this regard, all recipients or contractors shall take all necessary and reasonable steps in accordance with 49 C.F.R., Part 26, to ensure that DBEs have the maximum opportunity to compete for and perform contracts. Recipients and their contractors shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, age, disability, national origin or sex in the award and performance of DOT assisted contracts. Port Authority of Allegheny County reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.
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