Ocean County Opengov #301169

Ocean County Municipal Financial Advisory Consulting Services

Ocean County is seeking qualified municipal financial advisors for financing, budgeting, and labor-related consulting. - Government buyer: Ocean County Board of Commissioners, County of Ocean, Director of Finance. - Services requested: - Municipal advising for debt issuance, credit-rating upgrades or maintenance, financing and refinancing options, innovative financing or investment proposals, cash-flow models, financing reports, and feasibility studies. - Financial analysis of proposed capital projects and capital expenditure budgets, County operations, and the proposed budget. - Labor negotiation and interest arbitration support, including economic analysis and testimony, proposal and labor-cost analysis, and compensation comparisons with employee groups in comparable jurisdictions. - Experience and qualifications: Applicants must have at least two years of experience serving New Jersey public entities with annual operating budgets exceeding $400 million and active debt insurance programs. Registered Investment Advisors are preferred. - Contract term: One year; project-specific work may continue into a later phase or fiscal year with approval. Fee schedules generally remain firm during the contract period. - Named organizations and platforms: No specific financial-advisory vendor or OEM is identified. OpenGov is named as the electronic submission platform, not as the requested advisor.

Description

Ocean County is requesting qualifications for Municipal Advisor Consulting Services for a one-year contract term. Services include guidance on debt issuance and credit ratings, financing and refinancing opportunities, cash-flow modeling, capital project and budget analysis, and economic analysis and testimony for labor negotiations and interest arbitrations. The County requires at least two years of experience serving New Jersey public entities with annual operating budgets exceeding $400 million and active debt insurance programs; preference is given to Registered Investment Advisors. Proposals must be submitted electronically through the County’s OpenGov portal by October 22, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

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