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Request for Proposals: Legal Services

May 6, 2008
Answers to questions received

April 21, 2008
The Long Island Power Authority (“Authority”) invites proposals from experienced law firms in response to this Request for Proposals (“RFP”) to provide legal services to the Authority and its subsidiary, LIPA (collectively referred to as “LIPA”). Proposers may submit proposals to provide all or a portion of the services set forth in Section V of this RFP. LIPA may select one or more firms to provide the services requested herein.

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Calendar of Events The schedule of key dates in this RFP is as follows:

	Issuance of RFP	April 21, 2008
	Deadline for Submission of Questions	April 30, 2008
	Submission of Notice of Intent to Propose	May 7, 2008
	Proposal Due Date	May 14, 2008
	Interviews (if desired)	Week of June 2nd
	Proposed Board Action	June 2008

Questions
Questions regarding this RFP should be faxed to LIPA’s designated contact, Lynda Nicolino, at (516) 719-9812, on or before Wednesday, April 30, 2008. Responses to the questions will be posted on the Authority's web site at www.lipower.org on a rolling basis. No other communication of questions and answers will be made.

Notice of Intent
Each interested party should fax a brief Notice of Intent to Lynda Nicolino, also at (516) 719-9812, on or before Wednesday, May 7, 2008. Such notice should contain the Proposer’s name, address, phone number, e-mail address and contact person. Submission of a Notice of Intent is strongly encouraged, although not a pre-requisite for submitting a proposal.

Any contact beyond that allowed in this RFP may be grounds for disqualification from the RFP process.

Submission of Proposals
Six (6) copies of your proposal and a copy on CD in either Microsoft Word or PDF format, are due no later than 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14, 2008, in a sealed package or packages. All proposals should be delivered to:

Long Island Power Authority
333 Earle Ovington Boulevard, Suite 403
Uniondale, NY 11553
Attention: Lynda Nicolino, General Counsel

Proposals received after the Proposal Due Date will not be considered, nor will faxed or e-mailed proposals, whenever received. Failure to submit a proposal on time will not be waived by LIPA under any circumstances (e.g., traffic conditions, mail or courier failure, etc.).

LIPA will not provide reimbursement for any costs or expenses incurred in connection with this RFP, including the costs of preparing and submitting a response, providing any additional information or attending an interview. All material that is submitted in response to this RFP will become the sole property of LIPA. LIPA expressly reserves the right to utilize any and all ideas submitted in the proposals received unless covered by legal patent or proprietary rights which must be clearly noted in the proposal submitted in response to the RFP. See also RFP Section VI.C.3.

Interviews of the top-qualifying firms may be conducted at LIPA’s discretion on a specific day or days to be disclosed later in the RFP process. All top-qualifying Proposers will be notified of the exact interview date(s) in advance.

Contract Period
The term of the contract will be for a period of five years. LIPA may terminate the contract, or postpone or delay all or any part of the contract, at any time, in its sole discretion, upon written notice.

Contact Information
Pursuant to State Finance Law sections 139-j and 139-k, this RFP includes and imposes certain restrictions on communications between LIPA and Proposers during the procurement process. A Proposer is restricted from making “Contacts” (i.e., an oral, written or electronic communications which a reasonable person would infer as an attempt to unduly influence the award, denial, or amendment of a contract) from issuance of the RFP through final award and approval of the resulting Procurement Contract by LIPA and the Office of the State Comptroller (“restricted period”) to any LIPA staff (or consultants) other than as designated herein, or to any LIPA Board member, unless it is a contact that is included among certain statutory exemptions as set forth in State Finance Law section 139-j(3) (a). LIPA’s designated contacts for this RFP, as of the date hereof, are Lynda Nicolino, General Counsel and Michael Standridge, Director of Corporate Contracts and Procurement. LIPA employees other than the designated contact are required to obtain and document certain information when Contacted during the restricted period. Such Contacts will be considered by LIPA when making a determination of the responsibility of the Proposer pursuant to these two statutes. Certain findings of non-responsibility can result in rejection for contract award, and in the event of two findings within a 4 year period, the Proposer is debarred from obtaining governmental Procurement Contracts. Further information about these requirements will be provided via separate addenda to this RFP.