CITY ATTORNEY LEGAL COUNSEL SERVICES

The City of Chowchilla is seeking proposals from qualified consultants to provide City Attorney Legal Counsel Services. The City Attorney serves under the direction and supervision of the City Council and acts as the City's legal advisor. The City Attorney is not a City employee and is not entitled to the benefits of a City employee; the position is strictly on a contractual basis. The City Council reserves the right to retain or employ other attorneys or special counsel as may be needed, in its sole judgment, to take charge of any litigation or legal matters or to assist the City Attorney.

The City prefers electronic submission of bids and proposals. Please submit electronic responses via the City e-Procurement Portal : https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/cityofchowchilla . By way of the e-Procurement Portal, responses will be locked and digitally encrypted until the submission deadline passes.

The City has attempted to provide all information available. It is the responsibility of each Proposer to review, evaluate, and where necessary, request any clarification prior to submission of a Proposal. Proposers are not to contact other City personnel with any questions or clarifications concerning this Request for Proposal (RFP). The City’s City Administrator contact set out in the RFP will provide all official communication concerning this RFP. Any City response relevant to this RFP other than through or approved by the City’s City Administrator is unauthorized and will be considered invalid.

Bidders are required to register for an account via the City e-Procurement Portal hosted by OpenGov . Once the bidder has completed registration, they will receive addenda notifications to their email by clicking “Follow” on this project if clarification or interpretation of this solicitation is considered necessary by City. Ultimately, it is the sole responsibility of each bidder to periodically check the site for any addenda at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/cityofchowchilla .