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AI# 13092
Regular City Council Meeting
7.15.
12/03/2024:
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Agenda Item
Resolution - City Manager:
Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Contract 18128, for lobbying consultant services.
Item Summary
A Request for Proposal (RFP) was published in order to select a lobbyist to represent the interests of the City of Lubbock to the legislators in Austin and in Washington, D.C.
In response to RFP 24-18128-MA, three firms responded and were evaluated by the Selection Committee who reviewed and rated the qualifications and preliminary proposals based on the following criteria.
Qualifications and Experience - 30%;
Rates and Expenses - 30%;
Methodology - 25%; and
References - 15%.
The Selection Committee evaluated the proposals and arrived at the following scores.
Firm
Points
Blackridge, Austin, Texas
90.75
Hance Scarborough, LLP, Austin, Texas
89.6
GAP - Government Affairs Professional of Texas, Austin, Texas
81.6
The committee recommends the highest ranked proposer, Blackridge of Austin, Texas, with compensation of $138,000 per year, plus itemized and approved expenses.
The compensation is to be paid in monthly installments of $11,500, and the term of the contract is one year, with 4 optional, one-year extensions.
Fiscal Impact
Contract 18128 with Blackridge, for $138,000 per year, is to be paid in monthly installments of $11,500, plus itemized and approved expenses, and is funded in the Operating Budget.
Staff/Board Recommending
W. Jarrett Atkinson, City Manager
Attachments
Resolution - Blackridge Contract
Contract - Blackridge
Project Summary - Lobbying Consultant Services
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