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RESOLUTION NO. 98-4
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PUBLICATION OF A NOTICE
OF INTENT TO ISSUE A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
RELATING TO A CONTRACT TO PROVIDE CERTAIN PLANNING
AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND THE PREPARATION OF A
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
WHEREAS, the Community Redevelopment Agency (the "CRA") is
responsible for carrying out community redevelopment activities and
projects in the Omni Redevelopment Area and the Southeast
Overtown/Park West Redevelopment Area pursuant to a Redevelopment
Plan in effect for each such redevelopment area; and
WHEREAS, the CRA believes it may be advantageous to engage a
firm which has experience in community redevelopment and working
with community development block grant funds to provide certain
planning and administrative services to the CRA on an independent
contractor basis, including the services of a project manager; and
WHEREAS, the CRA desires to publish a notice of intent to
issue a request for qualifications for the purpose of having firms
submit statements of interest and to prepare a request for
qualifications relating to a contract -to provide services to the
CRA on an independent contractor basis.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY:
Section 1. The recitals contained in the preamble to this
Resolution are hereby adopted by reference and incorporated in this
Resolution as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The staff of the CRA is hereby authorized to
prepare a notice of intent to issue a request for qualifications
("RFQ") from firms relating to a contract to provide planning and
administrative services to the CRA on an independent contractor
basis. The notice shall set forth the CRA's intent to hire a firm
to provide technical assistance to the CRA in implementing the
CRA's redevelopment plans and raising development funds from
governmental, foundation and corporate sources. The notice shall
further advise that the CRA is seeking letters of interest from
qualified firms prior to the issuance of the RFQ.
Section 3. The staff of the CRA is hereby authorized to
prepare the RFQ. The RFQ shall seek statements of qualification
from firms with experience in community redevelopment and working
with community development block grant funds. The RFQ shall
provide, among other things, that the CRA is seeking a firm to
provide certain administrative and planning services, including the
services of a project manager, and including assistance with
raising development funds from governmental, foundation and
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corporate sources. The Chairman of the CRA is hereby authorized to
approve the form and content of the RFQ and, upon such approval, to
direct the publication of the RFQ.
Section 4. The Chairman of the CRA is hereby authorized to
create a committee to evaluate the proposals submitted to the CRA
in response to the RFQ. The committee shall evaluate the
qualification of the overall team to be provided by the responding
firms, but shall give preference to firms with offices in the State
of Florida. The committee may conduct interviews of one or more of
the responding firms. The committee shall make a report to the CRA
of its recommendations regarding the responding firms.
Section S. The approval of the Board of Directors of the
CRA shall be required prior to the execution by the CRA of any
contract to engage a firm to provide the services to the CRA
described by the RFQ. The form and content of any such contract
shall be subject to the approval of the counsel to the CRA. The
contract shall provide, among other things, for a term of one year
with three one-year renewal options, subject to performance of the
firm and availability of funding. The compensation to be paid to
the firm under the contract shall be within the budget approved for
the CRA.
Section 6. This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 2,7th day of January 1998.
ArtRur E. Teele, Jr., rman
ATTEST:
alter oeman
Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
Hollan & Knight LLP
Counsel to the CRA
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