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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Issue Blanket Purchase Agreements To The Two Highest Ranked Firms, Gray Robinson, P.A. And Floridian Partners, LLC, To Provide State And Local Lobbying Services For A Combined Annual Amount Not To Exceed $100,000.00 Over A Three Year Period.
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.
Explanation:
The City of Hollywood desires to contract with qualified firms to perform lobbying, consulting, and advisory services at the State and local level. Contracting with lobbyists is an integral component of promoting the City's policies and efforts at the State level, including but not limited to the Governor's Office, Florida Senate, Florida House of Representations and various State agencies. Likewise, similar services are desired at the local level to assist with the City's relations with Broward County and other municipal and regional partners.
On July 13, 2021, RFP-4677-21-OT was posted on the City's website and advertised and sent to 1,200 firms and viewed by 39 vendors on Bidsync.com, in accordance with Section 38.43 of the City's Procurement Ordinance. RFP-4677-21-OT was opened at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 12, 2021, and resulted in proposals from the following seven firms:
1. Becker & Poliakoff, P.A. (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
2. Capital City Consulting, LLC (Tallahassee, Florida)
3. Converge Public Strategies (Miami, Florida)
4. Floridian Partners, LLC (Tallahassee, Florida)
5. GrayRobinson, P.A. (Tallahassee, Florida)
6. Rubin Turnbull & Associates (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
7. Sun City Strategies, LLC (Hialeah, Florida)
On September 8, 2021, the State and Local Lobbying Services Selection Committee ("Selection Committee") met to evaluate and rank the proposals. Evaluation of the proposals was based upon the approved Evaluation Criteria esta...
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