Bid #2026-RFP-052. City of Lakeland, Lakeland, Florida. The City of Lakeland Employees’ Pension & Retirement System Board of Trustees (“Board”) is seeking proposals from individual attorneys or law firms with an established. Due Jun 30 (2 weeks left).
The City of Lakeland Employees’ Pension & Retirement System Board of Trustees (“Board”) is seeking proposals from individual attorneys or law firms with an established practice in employee pension and retirement matters. Responding firms must demonstrate the ability, knowledge, and expertise necessary to advise on all facets of the existing Pension Plans, including strong familiarity with pension-related Florida Statutes and experience providing advice, appellate, and trial court representation to pension boards. The purpose of this Request for Proposals (“RFP”) is to enable the Board to select an attorney or law firm to serve as legal counsel to the City of Lakeland Employees’ Pension & Retirement System (“Retirement System”). The selected attorney or firm will be engaged for a five (5)-year period, commencing immediately upon ratification of the agreement. The engagement may be extended for successive one-year periods at the sole discretion of the Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may terminate such services at any time at its discretion.
City of Lakeland issued this public solicitation in Lakeland, Florida, referenced as solicitation number 2026-RFP-052. It was published on May 26, 2026, and responses are due by June 30, 2026.
City of Lakeland in Lakeland, Florida is using this solicitation to acquire the goods, services, or construction work described above. Public agencies typically advertise this kind of work as a Request for Proposals (RFP), evaluating bidders on a combination of qualifications, technical approach, and price. Bidders responding to a public solicitation in Florida are generally expected to provide proof of liability insurance and workers' compensation, hold any applicable trade or professional license, and post performance and payment bonds for contracts above the agency's threshold.
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To submit a proposal for this RFP, review the full solicitation documents for City of Lakeland's exact scope of work, submission format, and any mandatory pre-bid meeting or site visit. Responses must be received before the June 30, 2026 deadline — public agencies routinely reject late submissions regardless of cause. Confirm how the agency accepts responses — through an electronic procurement portal, as a sealed hard-copy bid, or by email — because the required method varies by agency and a non-conforming submission can be disqualified. Vendors that have not previously contracted with City of Lakeland should confirm whether registration on the agency's vendor system is required to be eligible for award.
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