| Date published: | August 13, 2025 |
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The Maynard Retirement Board (“Board”) is requesting qualification statements from recognized law firms and individual attorneys within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts interested in providing legal services.
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- Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission
Maynard Retirement Board Request for Proposal
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL – LEGAL SERVICES
SECTION I. SUMMARY AND PURPOSE
The Maynard Retirement Board (“Board”) is requesting qualification statements from recognized law firms and individual attorneys within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts interested in providing legal services for matters involving the Town of Maynard Contributory Retirement System (“System”).
The purpose of this Request for Proposal (“RFP”) is to allow the Board to select firms and / or individual attorneys qualified to provide legal services on an as needed basis in the following areas:
• Representation of the Board in administrative proceedings held in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 32 and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Regulations (“CMR”) 840 CMR - Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission;
• Litigation matters and other disputes involving matters related to M.G.L. Chapter 32 and 840 CMR - Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission;
• Legal advice on matters pertaining to the Board’s administration of the System, including, but not limited to, System membership, creditable service, regular compensation, disability retirements, domestic relations orders, investment management agreements, contracts, and related documents in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 32 of the General Laws and 840 CMR - Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission.
A firm or an individual attorney responding to this RFP may respond with respect to any or all of the categories and may ultimately be selected in more than one such category.
SECTION II. GENERAL INFORMATION
All terms, conditions, requirements, and procedures included in this RFP must be met for a response to be qualified as responsive. A response that fails to meet any material term, condition, requirement or procedure of this RFP may be deemed unresponsive and disqualified. The Board reserves the right to waive or permit cure of non-material errors or omissions.
The Board reserves the right to modify, amend or cancel the terms of the RFP at any time. All responses must be submitted in accordance with the specific terms of this RFP. No electronic responses may be submitted in response to this RFP.
The date of release for this RFP is Tuesday, August 12, 2025. Proposal must be received at the Board prior to 3:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, September 23, 2025. Proposals will not be accepted after the closing date and time.