R7M - Waive Bidding for State Legislative Consulting ...

A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE WRITTEN RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY MANAGER (AS SET FORTH IN THE CITY COMMISSION MEMORANDUM ACCOMPANYING THIS RESOLUTION) AND WAIVING BY A 5/7TH VOTE THE FORMAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENT, AS PERMITTED IN SECTION 2-367(E) OF THE CITY CODE, FINDING SUCH WAIVER TO BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY TO NEGOTIATE AN AGREEMENT WITH RUBIN, TURNBULL & ASSOCIATES, INC. AND RUTLEDGE-ECENIA, (AGREEMENTS) TO PROVIDE STATE LEGISLATIVE CONSULTING SERVICES FOR A TERM OF UP TO ONE YEAR, FOR A FEE OF $54,000 (PAYABLE IN EQUAL MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS) FOR EACH FIRM AND INCLUDING SUCH OTHER TERMS AS ARE CUSTOMARY IN SIMILAR AGREEMENTS FOR SUCH SERVICES; AND FURTHER, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENTS.