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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Execute An Agreement With Greenberg Traurig, P.A. For Legal Services In Utilities Matters In An Amount Not To Exceed $200,000.00 For FY 2022.
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Staff Recommends:
Approval of the attached Resolution.
Explanation:
Greenberg Traurig, P.A. ("Firm") is currently representing the City in matters regarding the water and wastewater utility system as related to general legal issues involving the six large users, primarily involving ongoing issues with the City of Pembroke Pines, one of the City's large users.
Section 38.41(C)(11)(i) of the Procurement Code exempts contracts for professional services from the competitive bid and competitive proposal requirements of the Procurement Code.
In view of the expected considerable amount of legal services that will be required to be rendered by the Firm throughout FY 2022, the Department of Public Utilities requested a proposal from the Firm for legal services in an amount not to exceed $200,000.00.
Pembroke Pines has filed three civil actions regarding the ongoing "large user agreement" issues. The City is defending the civil actions vigorously and the issues are complex. The Law Firm has devoted and will continue to devote extensive amounts of time to the City's defense of the civil actions. It is virtually certain that the civil actions will continue to be litigated for several years.
The Firm has submitted the attached agreement for FY 2022 that would authorize the payment of fees in an amount not to exceed $200,000.00 for the matters set forth in the agreement.
Fiscal Impact:
Funding for this service will be budgeted in the FY 2022 Operating Budget account number 442.400101.53600.531220.000000.000.000, subject to the approval and adoption by the City Commission.
Recommended for inclusion on the agenda by:
Keith Moran, ...
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