About this opportunity
AI summaryThe Town of Middletown seeks qualified legal counsel to deliver municipal prosecution services principally involving matters before the city municipal court. The contractor must provide professional, timely, consistent, and cost-effective services while collaborating with the Police Department and authorized Town officials offsite. Eligible applicants must be USA organizations that are skilled, regularly engaged in the required work, and able to demonstrate requisite experience, ability, capital, and facilities. Applicants can submit proposals digitally via email or online, or deliver them to the Finance Office by 10:00 am on November 17, 2026. All questions must be emailed to the Finance Director no later than November 10, 2026. The Town will evaluate proposals based on established evaluation criteria to determine the most advantageous offer in its best interests rather than relying solely on the lowest price.
Buyer and opportunity details
- Client
- TOWN OF MIDDLETOWN, RI
- Solicitation No.
- MIDD-027-010
Scope of work
- Provide Town Prosecutor legal services principally before the Middletown municipal court
- Evaluate cases and exercise appropriate prosecutorial discretion
- Prepare witnesses and coordinate their appearance when required
- Provide qualified backup coverage when the designated Town Prosecutor is unavailable
- Coordinate with the Town Solicitor when a prosecution involves Town Solicitor functions
- Exercise independent professional judgment regarding prosecutorial decisions
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Qualifications and experience of the proposed Town Prosecutor | Not specified |
| Municipal prosecution, courtroom and trial experience | Not specified |
| Rhode Island municipal or governmental experience | Not specified |
| Relevant references and past performance | Not specified |
Minimum qualifications
- Skilled and regularly engaged in the type of work outlined
- Appropriate courtroom and trial experience
- Requisite experience, ability, sufficient capital, facilities, and plant to enable performance
- Experience serving as a municipal prosecutor or handling comparable governmental prosecution is desirable
Documents to include with your response
- Proposal Form with addenda acknowledgment
- Non-Collusion Affidavit
- Proposer's Statement Regarding Insurance Coverage
- Proposer Statement of Relevant Experience
- Designated Town Prosecutor résumé
- Backup attorney identifications and experience descriptions
- At least three references from municipal, governmental, or other clients
- Conflict of interest disclosure and description of conflict management process
- Proposed compensation structure in a separate sealed envelope
Key dates
- Questions due
- 4:00 pm on Tuesday, November 10, 2026
- Written response to questions available as an addendum on or before
- Thursday, November 12, 2026
- Proposals due
- 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 17, 2026
How to submit
- Method
- Sealed hard copy delivered to the Finance Office
- Instructions
- Deliver to Town Finance Director, 350 East Main Rd, Middletown, RI 02842, labeled MIDD-027-010. Submit one original marked MASTER and 15 copies. Cost Proposals must be submitted in a separate sealed envelope.
Contract details
- Place of performance
- Middletown, RI
- Insurance and bonding
- Workmen's Compensation and Unemployment Liability; Comprehensive General Liability; Professional Liability with a limit of $1,000,000 per claim and in aggregate; Automobile Liability; all insurers must defend the Town.