OPRA REQUEST - Professonals.
Dear Northfield City,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
2026 Professional RFP Calculation Sheet and hourly rates. Not the entire RFP.
Recommendation from QPA for Rejection of RFPs for 2026 Professionals.
Resolution on rejecting RFP's and authorization to accept new submissions.
The sealed bids were due by 12/2/2025.
Also, year to date bill talley for the following:
2020, 2021,2022,2023,2024 and 2025 - Engineering Costs to the City of Northfield, for all municipal engineering firms.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
Justin Times
Good Morning, Justin,
I have copied and pasted your request below - please note responses.
1. 2026 Professional RFP Calculation Sheet and hourly rates. Not the entire RFP.
Please see attached Excel spreadsheet for a list of proposals received; access to information regarding fees and rates in proposals submitted is being denied pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 et seq, as Inter-agency or intra-agency advisory, consultative or deliberative material, Information which, if disclosed, would give an advantage to competitors, including detailed or itemized cost estimates prior to an award of contract. Awards of contract are slated for Council's public consideration at the 1/6/2026 Reorganization Meeting. Information requested can be released after contracts have been awarded by the governing body; professional services contracts are exempt from public bidding pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5. Please see attached for formal denial of access for certain records related to this request.
2. Recommendation from QPA for Rejection of RFPs for 2026 Professionals.
No records exist.
3. Resolution on rejecting RFP's and authorization to accept new submissions.
No records exist.
4. Also, year to date bill talley for the following:
2020, 2021,2022,2023,2024 and 2025 - Engineering Costs to the City of Northfield, for all municipal engineering firms.
Please see attached.
Your request is complete.
Mary Canesi
Mary Canesi RMC, CPM
Municipal Clerk / Business Administrator
City of Northfield
1600 Shore Road
Northfield NJ 08225
609-641-2832, ext 123
Fax 609-641-6274