Public Notices

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Middlesex County Board of Social Services has instituted a policy to negotiate agreements for professional services, as such are defined in N.J.S.A. 40A:11-2(6), on the basis of demonstrated competence and qualification for the type of professional services required by the Board, at low and reasonable fees. To this end, the Middlesex County Board of Social Services may require the following services in 2026:

I.  PROFESSIONAL LEGAL SERVICES

     A.  PROFESSIONAL LEGAL SERVICES AS COUNSEL TO THE BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES

            The following is the minimum threshold qualification requirements that will be utilized for solicitation of persons and/or law firms to be considered for the above:

           1. Admission to the New Jersey Bar for a minimum of fifteen (15) years;

           2. Minimum of ten (10) years’ experience in representing a governing body of a County or County agency;

           3. Familiarity with public bidding, public assistance and personnel issues;

           4. Maintains a general practice of law.

     B.  PROFESSIONAL LEGAL SERVICES FOR SPECIAL LABOR COUNSEL

                      To provide legal services in connection with the implementation of the existing collective negotiations agreements.

          The following is the minimum threshold qualification requirements that will be utilized for the solicitation of persons and/or firms to be considered for the above:

          1.  Admission to the New Jersey Bar for a minimum of fifteen (15) years.

           2. Has a concentrated law practice in the field of State and Federal Labor Law for a minimum of ten (10) years, including matters before the Public Employment Relations Commission.

     C.  PROFESSIONAL LEGAL SERVICES FOR SPECIAL CHILD SUPPORT COUNSEL

To represent the Middlesex County Board of Social Services in Family Court in all Child Support Hearings and related matters.

The following is the minimum threshold qualification requirements that will be utilized for solicitation of law firms to be considered for the above:

1. Law firm must maintain a concentrated practice or Department exclusively devoted to          Family Law. An attorney assigned to represent the Board must have either completed a Judicial Clerkship in the Family Court and/or been employed by the Family Court.
2. Any attorney assigned to represent the Board must be familiar with, at a minimum, the following:  Family Court rules and procedures; statutes and regulations governing Child Support; Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA); Title IV-D Child Support Enforcement (CSE) Program; and Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QRDO).
3. Law firm must have the capability to assign back-up counsel who meet the criteria set forth above.
4. Law firm must maintain a clerical or para-professional staff necessary to support the attorney(s) assigned to represent the Board.

II. AUDITING SERVICES

 The successful firm must have significant experience in New Jersey public auditing for

 County Welfare Agencies and shall be licensed as a registered municipal accountant in the

 State of New Jersey. The accounting services required shall include, but not be limited to:

1. Making routine investigations, examinations and audits of books and financial records and preparing report thereof.
2. Making inspections of various financial transactions and records to insure that concerned regulations and accounting procedures are observed.
3. Assigning and supervising the work of clerical employees.
4. Auditing and recording expense invoices and preparing and editing reports of costs and other financial summaries and statements.
5. Compiling financial and other statements and reports using basic data.
6. Making periodic reviews of financial transactions and supplements by field visits to verify accounting and fiscal practices.
7. Preparing detailed reports of audits containing findings, conclusions and recommendations including, but not limited to, the 2025 annual audit of MCBSS in conformance with the requirements of the New Jersey Department of Human Services, Office of Auditing, and the Federal Single Audit Act of 1984.
8. Maintaining essential auditing records and files.
9. Learning to utilize various types of electronic or manual recording and computerized information systems used by the agency, office or related units.
10. Anything else necessary and proper for the completion of auditor duties.
11. Any other matter as directed by MCBSS officials.

     Any interested professional shall, at a minimum, submit the following:

1. Names of all individuals who may provide services to the Middlesex County Board of Social Services;
2. The qualifications, experience, and educational background of these individuals;
3. References and records of success;
4. Hourly rate to undertake the audit.

     Individuals and/or firms are to submit two (2) copies of their qualifications to: Middlesex County Board of Social Services, P.O. Box 509, 181 How Lane, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, Attn: Dara Harkay, Director.  Said qualifications shall be submitted no later than 10:00 AM on Thursday, October 30, 2025.  Entire qualification submission shall be no more than ten (10) letter-sized sheets. Interested parties shall also include with their submission a copy of their New Jersey Business Registration Certificate and one (1) of the approved Affirmative Action documents.

     Individuals and/or firms that meet the threshold qualifications may be requested to submit proposals in 2026.

Sealed bids will be received at the Middlesex County Board of Social Services, 181 How Lane, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 on or before 11:00 a.m., October 2, 2025, for the FURNISHING OF COURIER SERVICES REQUIRED BY THE MIDDLESEX COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES FROM JANUARY 1, 2026 TO DECEMBER 31, 2027. Bids will be opened at
11:00 a.m. on October 2, 2025.

Specifications and bid forms for the proposed services are available at the office of the Board of Social Services, 181 How Lane, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 and may be inspected by prospective bidders during business hours.  Bidders will be furnished with a copy of the specifications on proper notice. 

Bids must be made on the standard bid form in the manner designated herein and as required by the bid specifications, and must be enclosed in sealed envelopes bearing the name of the job (Furnishing of Courier Services), and the name and address of the bidder on the outside, addressed to the Middlesex County Board of Social Services, Attn. Kyle J. Trent, Board Counsel.  When completing this package, please note in particular the requirements concerning the various insurance limits and items.  Proof of compliance with the insurance requirements must be furnished when submitting your bid.  Also, please note the requirement that you must include a signed service delivery plan as part of your bid package.  Failure to do so may eliminate your bid from consideration.  Bids may be hand-delivered or mailed by certified mail to the above-mentioned address.

Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of the Law Against Discrimination (P.L. 1975, c. 127).

A corporation submitting a bid, in response to this advertisement, shall accompany such a bid with a resolution authorizing its proper officers to submit such a bid, and authorize said officers to execute a Contract in the event its bid is accepted.

The Board of Social Services reserves the right to increase or decrease the services specified by adding thereto or deducting therefrom, in accordance with the provisions set forth in the bid specifications.

The Board of Social Services reserves the right to reject any and all bids if deemed to be in the best interest of the Board to do so.

By order of the Middlesex County Board of Social Services.

KYLE J. TRENT, ESQ.

BOARD COUNSEL

(732) 745-3513

Sealed bids will be received at the Middlesex County Board of Social Services, 181 How Lane, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 on or before October 30, 2025, for the FURNISHING OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS FROM JANUARY 1, 2026 TO DECEMBER 31, 2028, REQUIRED BY THE MIDDLESEX COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES. All Bids must be received by 11:00 a.m. October 30, 2025.  Bids will be opened at 11:00 a.m. that day.

Specifications and bid forms for the proposed services are available at the office of the Board of Social Services, 181 How Lane, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 and may be inspected by prospective bidders during business hours.  Bidders will be furnished with a copy of the specifications on proper notice.

Bids must be made on the standard bid form in the manner designated herein and as required by the bid specifications, and must be enclosed in sealed envelopes bearing the name of the job (FURNISHING OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS, REQUIRED BY THE MIDDLESEX COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES), and the name and address of the bidder on the outside, addressed to the Middlesex County Board of Social Services, Attn. Kyle J. Trent, Board Counsel. When completing this package, please note in particular the requirements concerning the various insurance limits and items. Proof of compliance with the insurance requirements must be furnished when submitting your bid.  Also, please note the requirement that you must include a signed service delivery plan as part of your bid package. Failure to do so will eliminate your bid from consideration. Bids may be hand-delivered or mailed by certified mail to the above-mentioned address.

Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of the Law Against Discrimination (P.L. 1975, c. 127).

A corporation submitting a bid in response to this advertisement shall accompany such a bid with a resolution authorizing its proper officers to submit such a bid, and authorize said officers to execute a Contract in the event its bid is accepted.

The Board of Social Services reserves the right to increase or decrease the services specified by adding thereto or deducting therefrom, in accordance with the provisions set forth in the bid specifications.

The Board of Social Services reserves the right to reject any and all bids if deemed to be in the best interest of the Board to do so. 

By order of the Middlesex County Board of Social Services.

                                                     KYLE J. TRENT, ESQUIRE

                                                             BOARD COUNSEL

                                                                  (732) 745-3513.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Middlesex County Board of Social Services will hold its regularly scheduled monthly meeting on the second Thursday of every month at 10:00 AM, at 181 How Lane, New Brunswick, NJ. Pursuant to the provision of N.J.S.A. 10:4-9.3, this meeting will be held in person and telephonically. Formal action of the Board will be taken.

Any member of the public wishing to attend the meeting telephonically, may do so by following the instructions set forth below:

Phone Number: 1-646-741-5292

Meeting ID: 111 260 7338

• At 10:00 AM, anyone wishing to join the meeting shall call the above number.
• At the appropriate time, the Chairperson of the Board will indicate, by phone, that the public may comment.
• At the appropriate time, the Chairperson will announce that the Board will go into executive session.  Members of the public will not be permitted to listen to the executive session.
• At the conclusion of the executive session, the Board will return to the public portion of the meeting and thereafter, conclude the meeting.

Dara Harkay, Director
Middlesex County Board of Social Services

An archive of Public Notices issued in 2025 by the Middlesex County Board of Social Services can be found here.