Traffic Court Attorney

Location:	Illinois
Posted:	Feb 12, 2026
Due:	Feb 26, 2026
Agency:	Park Ridge City
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	R - Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services
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CITY OF PARK RIDGE

505 Butler Place

Park Ridge, IL 60068

Tel: 847-318-5200

www.parkridge.us

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

TRAFFIC COURT ATTORNEY

PD-26-01

NOTICE TO PROPOSERS

The City of Park Ridge is soliciting proposals from qualified attorneys to represent the City in the Second

Municipal District of the Circuit Court of Cook County. The selected attorney will prosecute traffic violations

and misdemeanor traffic arrests arising under the City of Park Ridge Municipal Code and the Illinois Vehicle

Code, 625 ILCS 5/1-100 et seq., including driving under the influence (DUI) cases, as further described in the

Scope of Services.

Solicitation documents can be obtained from on the City’s website (www.parkridge.us/purchasing) and Euna

OpenBids (formerly DemandStar www.demandstar.com). All responses must be received via OpenBids

(preferred) or in-person at Park Ridge City Hall, Finance Department, 505 Butler Place, Park Ridge, IL prior to

the Due Date and Time set forth below. Responses transmitted by fax or email will not be accepted.

Responses received in person must be in a sealed envelope marked and clearly labeled: Company Name and

Address, Solicitation Number, and Project Title. If submitting in-person, please include four bound copies of

the proposal.

Infrequent or first-time users of electronic bidding are encouraged to upload their responses at least 24 hours

prior to bid opening. The City is not responsible for submittal errors or incomplete bid submissions. For

technical issues or concerns, proposers may contact OpenBids support directly at hello@eunasolutions.com.

ACTION

Solicitation Advertised

Questions Due to Procurement

Final Q&A Addendum Published

RFP Response Deadline

Est. Approval by City Council

DATE

February 12, 2026

February 17, 2026

February 19, 2026

February 26, 2026

March 2026

TIME

5:00 P.M.

10:00 A.M.

Any communication regarding this invitation between the date of issue and date of award is to be in writing

and directed to procurement@parkridge.us. Answers to questions submitted in writing may be distributed as

an addendum. If a plan holder chooses not to submit a proposal, please fill out the enclosed NO BID form and

return it to the email above.

PROCUREMENT CONTACT

Brandon Naser

procurement@parkridge.us

847-318-7948

GENERAL CONDITIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

1. GENERAL

Throughout this document, “City of Park Ridge” and “City” shall be synonymous and mean the City of Park Ridge. The

words “bid,” “proposal,” “proposer,” “bidder,” “vendor,” “firm,” “contractor,” and “supplier” may be used in the

alternative in these General Conditions and Instructions as intended and described by the Scope of Work. The phrases

“request for proposal,” “invitation for bids,” “request for quotes,” “request,” “invitation,” and “solicitation” may also

be used in the alternative.

2. EXAMINATION OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND WORK SITE BY PROPOSER

The Proposer shall, before submitting its Proposal, carefully examine the plans, specifications, contract documents,

RFP, and bond and insurance requirements and visit the site to verify conditions under which work will be performed.

Each Proposer is responsible for reading the bid documents and familiarizing itself with all requirements. Failure of a

Proposer to do so shall not relieve the Proposer of any obligation with respect to said bid. If the Proposer’s bid is

accepted, it shall be responsible for, and the City will make no allowance for any errors in their Bid resulting from its

failure or neglect to comply with these instructions.

3. QUALIFICATIONS OF PROPOSER

The City may take any action deemed necessary to investigate the qualifications of each Proposer. The City reserves

the right to qualify or disqualify Proposers as a result of lack of similar project experience and/or any other

information obtained from the project reference form, references listed thereon, or publicly available information.

Proposers must also demonstrate that they have sufficient resources (i.e. capital, laborers, sub-contractors, etc.) to

accomplish all tasks required within the schedule for the contract. In the event there are additional eligibility

requirements described in the Special Conditions or Specifications, such requirements shall be supplemental to and

not in limitation of this provision.

4. PREPARATION OF PROPOSAL

The Proposer shall prepare their Proposal on the attached Proposal Form or alternatively include all required

information in the Proposer’s proposal package if a Proposal Form is not included. Unless otherwise stated, all blank

spaces on the Proposal page(s), applicable to the subject specification, must be correctly filled in. Either a unit price or

a lump sum price, as the case may be, must be stated for each item, either typed in or written in ink, in figures, and, if

required, in words. In the event of an error on the Proposal page in which there is a conflict between the unit price

and the extended price or the total proposal price, the City may exercise its reasonable discretion to ascertain the

actual price of the proposal.

If the Proposer is a corporation, the President and Secretary shall execute the Proposal, and the Corporate Seal shall be

affixed. In the event that the Proposal is executed by an officer other than the President, sufficient evidence of such

signatory’s authority shall be submitted. If the Proposer is a partnership, majority owning partners or general partners

shall execute the Proposal, unless one partner has been authorized to sign for the partnership, in which case sufficient

evidence of such authority shall be submitted. If the Proposer is a limited liability company, the manager shall execute

the Proposal, unless another officer has been authorized to sign for the company, in which case sufficient evidence of

such authority shall be submitted.

Each Proposal must contain all required certifications and signatures. In addition, if any addenda are issued by the

City, the Proposer shall be required to acknowledge receipt of the formal addendum on the Proposal form or

proposal, as applicable. Failure of a Proposer to acknowledge any of the addenda issued or submit essential required

documents contained in the solicitation shall deem its proposal non-responsive; provided, however, that the City in

reliance upon its home rule powers, may choose to waive this requirement if the City determines from the context of

the Proposal that the Proposer has considered the terms and conditions of the addendum.

The Proposal submitted must not contain erasures, interlineations, or other corrections unless each correction is

suitably authenticated by affixing in the margin immediately opposite the correction the surname or surnames of the

person or persons signing the proposal.

Modifications of proposals already submitted will be considered if received at the office designated in the Invitation

to Proposal by the time set for opening of proposals. Unless called for, alternate proposals will not be considered. No

compensation will be allowed due to any difficulties which the Proposer could have discovered or reasonably known

prior to bidding.

5. SUBMISSION OF PROPOSAL

All prospective Proposers shall submit their Proposal in the manner specified in the Notice to Proposers by the

specified due date and time of the proposal. Proposals received beyond the date and hour set for the proposal

opening will not be considered.

Submission of a proposal will be considered presumptive evidence that the Proposer has visited the sites and is

conversant with local facilities and difficulties, the requirements of the documents and of pertinent State or Local

Codes, the state of Labor and Material Markets, and has made due allowance in the proposal for all contingencies.

Include in proposal all costs of labor, material, equipment, allowance, fees, permits, guarantees, applicable taxes,

insurance and contingencies, with overhead and profit necessary to produce a complete project, or to complete those

portions of the work covered by the Specifications on which the Proposal is made including all trades, without further

cost to the Owner. Unless otherwise described in the Special Conditions or Specifications, Proposers shall be

responsible to obtain all permits and arrange for all inspections. No unsolicited supplemental information will be

accepted and will be returned without being considered by the City.

6. WITHDRAWAL OF PROPOSAL

A Proposer may withdraw their Proposal at any time prior to the time specified in the notice as the closing time for

receipt of proposals. However, no Proposer shall withdraw, cancel or modify their Proposal for a period of sixty (60)

calendar days after the specified closing time for the receipt of proposal. Where this contract is subject to approval

by another agency, such as the Federal Government or the State of Illinois, then the Proposer shall not withdraw,

cancel or modify their Proposal for a period of ninety (90) calendar days after the specified closing time for the receipt

of proposals.

7. CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSALS

No Proposal will be accepted from or contract awarded to any person, firm or corporation that is in arrears or is in

default to the City of Park Ridge upon any debt or contract, or that is a defaulter, as surety or otherwise, upon any

obligation to the City, or had failed to perform faithfully any previous contract with the City. The Proposer, if

requested, shall present within 48 hours evidence satisfactory to the City of performance ability and possession of

necessary facilities, pecuniary resources and adequate insurance to comply with the terms of these specifications and

contract documents.

Each Proposer shall submit where necessary, or when requested by the Procurement Officer, catalogs, descriptive

literature or detailed drawings fully detailing features, designs, construction, appointments, finishes and the like not

covered in the specifications, necessary to fully describe the material or work they propose to furnish.

The City of Park Ridge reserves the right to disregard any informality in the proposals, to waive technicalities, or to

reject any and all proposals when, in the opinion of the City Council, the best interest of the City will be served by

such action.

In addition to price and evaluation criteria specified in this RFP, the City may consider: (1) compliance with proposal

and contract requirement including bonds and insurance; (2) ability, capacity, and skill to perform; (3) adequacy of

facilities, equipment, materials, financial resources, organization, and staffing; (4) character, integrity, reputation,

judgment, experience, and efficiency; (5) quality of past performance; (6) compliance with past contracts and

applicable laws; (7) ability to provide future maintenance and service; (8) conditions or exceptions placed on the

proposal.

8. ACCEPTANCE OF PROPOSALS

The City will accept one of the proposals or reject all proposals within sixty (60) calendar days, or within ninety (90)

calendar days where approval by other agencies is required, from the date of opening of proposals, unless the

successful Proposer, upon request of the City, extends the time of acceptance to the City. The contract will be

awarded based on the City’s independent assessment of the proposal by reference to the evaluation criteria

described in the proposal solicitation. Where no evaluation criteria are specified, the contract will be awarded to the

lowest responsible and responsive proposer whose proposal is most favorable to the City’s interests. The City may

rely on any information presented in the proposal and any publicly available information to assess the qualifications,

responsiveness and responsibility of a proposal.

9. INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

Any Proposer in doubt as to the true meaning of any part of the specifications and contract documents may submit to

the Procurement Officer a written request for an interpretation thereof by the deadline described in the Notice to

Proposers. No oral comments will be made to any Proposer as to the meaning of the General or Special Conditions or

any other contract documents and any inadvertently made are hereby disclaimed and void. The person submitting

the request shall be responsible for its prompt delivery. Questions received after the deadline described in the Notice

to Proposers cannot be considered. Such interpretation will be made only in the form of a written addendum duly

issued by Procurement Officer. A copy of such addendum will be posted on the City’s website and DemandStar.

Failure on the part of the prospective Proposer to receive a written interpretation prior to the time of the opening of

proposals will not be grounds for withdrawal of their Proposal. The Proposer shall acknowledge receipt of each

addendum issued.

Addenda may modify or interpret the Bidding Documents and will become part of the Contract Documents when the

Contract is executed. Subsequent addenda shall govern over prior addenda only to the extent specified.

Any references in these specifications to manufacturer's name, trade name, or catalog number (unless otherwise

specified) is intended to be descriptive but not restrictive and only to indicate articles or materials that will be

satisfactory. Proposals on other makes and catalogs will be considered, provided each Proposer clearly states on the

face of their Proposal exactly what is proposed to be furnished. Unless so stated in the Proposal, it shall be

understood that the Proposer intends to furnish the item specified and does not propose to furnish an "equal". The

City hereby reserves the right to approve as an equal, or to reject as not being an equal, any article the Proposer

proposes to furnish which contains minor or major variations from specification requirements.

10. CHANGES:

Illinois law (720 ILCS 5/33E-9) requires that aggregate changes in excess of $25,000 or aggregate extensions greater

than one hundred eighty (180) days must comply with the Criminal Code. Likewise, Illinois law (50 ILCS 525/5)

expresses for a change order that authorizes or necessitates any increase in the contract price that is 50% or more of

the original contract price or that authorizes or necessitates any increase in the price of a subcontract under the

contract that is 50% or more of the original subcontract price, then the portion of the contract that is covered by the

change order must be resubmitted for bidding in the same manner for which the original contract was proposal. Upon

approval, the Procurement Officer shall issue to the successful contractor a written change order to the original

contract; such change orders shall be binding upon both parties thereto and shall in no way invalidate or make void

the terms of the original contract not modified by such change.

11. FAIR EMPLOYMENT

Proposer’s signature on the Proposal Form will be construed as acceptance of and willingness to comply with all

provisions of the acts of the General Assembly of the State of Illinois relating to wages of laborers and discrimination

and intimidation of employees. Provisions of said acts are herein incorporated by reference and become a part of this

Proposal and Specifications

12. DRUG FREE WORKPLACE ACT

At the time of contract, the Contractor will make certification required in the Contract and will comply with all

provisions of the Drug Free Workplace Act that are applicable to the Company. False certification or violation of the

requirements of the Drug Free Workplace Act may result in sanctions including but not limited to suspension of the

Contract with the City, termination of the Contract and debarment of contracting with the City for at least one (1)

year but not more than five (5) years.

13. HAZARD COMMUNICATION

All on-site contractors shall be informed of chemical hazards to which their employees could possibly be exposed

while working for the City. Upon request, this information is made available to the contractors and their

subcontractors by the prime contractor. It is the contractors and subcontractor’s responsibility to train their own

employees on Hazardous Communications and the handling of hazardous materials. It is the responsibility of the

contractor to inform the City of any hazardous substances brought and stored on City property. The contractor must

also provide a Safety Data sheet for such chemicals.

14. WARRANTY/GUARANTEE

The Proposer warrants to the City that the labor shall be first class and conform to the requirements of the

Specifications and shall be performed by persons qualified in their respective trades. Materials furnished under the

Contract will be of good quality and new unless otherwise required or permitted under the Specifications, and that

materials will be free from defects not inherent in the quality required or permitted. Work and materials not

conforming to the Specifications, including substitutions not properly approved and authorized, may be considered

defective and will be rejected by the City. This warranty excludes remedy for damage or defect caused by abuse,

modifications not executed by the Proposer, improper or insufficient maintenance, improper operation, or normal

wear and tear and normal usage. Unless otherwise described in the specifications, materials provided under this

agreement will be guaranteed for a period of one year, or the term of the manufacturer’s warranty, whichever is

greater. Unless otherwise described in the specifications, labor provided under this agreement will be guaranteed for

a period of one year.

15. NON-BARRED BIDDING

The Proposer must certify that it is not barred from bidding on this contract as a result of a conviction for the violation

of state laws prohibiting proposal-rigging or proposal rotating by executing the included certification as required by

720 ILCS 5/33E-11.

16. ILLINOIS FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA)

Contractor understands that amendments to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (P.A. 96-0542), which took effect

January 1, 2010, requires the Contractor to produce to the City any of its company records and documents which are

in any way related to the performance of services under this agreement and not exempt from disclosure within five

(5) business days of the City’s receipt of a request for said records. Accordingly, the Contractor. agrees to be bound

by the provisions of the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140/1 et seq.), and agrees to deliver to the City all

records in its possession relating to this agreement within three (3) business days of a request by the City for said

records. Contractor agrees to reimburse the City any fees, fines, or costs incurred by or assessed against the City for

its failure to deliver requested records in the possession of the Contractor, and which the Contractor failed to deliver

to the City within three (3) business days of its receipt of a request from the City to do so. An e-mail request for

records and documents sent during business hours will be considered received by the Contractor on the day sent.

This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.

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