Notice to Attorneys and Law Firms interested in providing legal services to the Maui County Council, The Office of Council Services, The Office of County Auditor, and The Office of County Clerk

The County of Maui is soliciting letters of interest and statements of qualifications from attorneys and law firms licensed to practice law in Hawaii to provide legal services as special counsel to multiple county entities, including the Maui County Council, the Office of Council Services, the Office of the County Auditor, and the Office of the County Clerk. This solicitation, numbered 25-0100OCS and issued on May 14, 2025, covers contracts for legal services through June 30, 2026. Qualified applicants are expected to demonstrate expertise across a broad range of legal areas such as administrative law, ADA compliance, arbitration, constitutional law, construction, contracts, criminal defense, election law, environmental and land use law, labor law, litigation, municipal law, Native Hawaiian rights, tax law, and more. Submissions must include detailed firm and personnel information, summaries of relevant legal experience and cases, client references including governmental clients, malpractice insurance coverage statements, billing policies, and firm contact details. Letters of interest and statements of qualifications must be emailed in searchable PDF format, each file under 10 megabytes, to the Director of Council Services at least ten calendar days prior to the beginning of a month to be considered for that month. The procurement is governed by the Hawaii Public Procurement Code (Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 103D) and the Revised Charter of the County of Maui, with the incorporation by reference of the County’s standard general terms and conditions applicable to county contracts. No specific contract type, pricing schedules, or options are detailed in the solicitation; instead, cost considerations stem from the billing policies submitted by applicants. There are no packaging, marking, or shipping requirements, as the contract pertains solely to legal services. Evaluation is qualifications-based, emphasizing the professional competence, relevant case experience, and licensure status of attorneys or firms, without formal numerical scoring or explicit award methodologies stated. The solicitation requires affirmative statements on malpractice insurance coverage and any prior denial of such insurance. Communication and submission inquiries are managed through the Office of Council Services, with the Director of Council Services serving as the administrative contact and Alice L. Lee, Council Chair, designated as the Chief Procurement Officer. The contract period extends from June 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, with no explicit provisions for extensions or renewals specified in the documents.