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RESOLUTION N?O. 01- 929
A RESOLUTION OE THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION,
WITH ATTACHMENT (S) , AUTHORIZING TIAs::. CITY
ATTORNEY TO ISSUE A REQUEST FOR
QUALIFICATIONS, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE
ATTACHED FORM, 1110 ESTABLISH A LIST
COMPRISTNG NOT MORE THAN FIVE LAW i*'IRMS THAT
DO NOT PERFORM 1,0BBY.TNG SERVICES BEFORE THE
CI`1'Y OF MIAMT. AND QUALIFIED TO PROVIDE BOND
COUNSEL SERVICES TO THE CITY OF MIAMI.
WHEREAS,
the City
Attorney wishes to
establish a
list of
quaiif-Jed law
firms to
provide bond counsel
services to
the City
of Miami.; and,
tiHERI]AS, it is directed that the list be limited to
include: a maximum r:umiDer of five law firms and that the law
firms not be involved in performincj lobbying services before the
WHEREAS, to establish such a list. a Request for
Qualifications must be issued, whereby firms are requested to
submit. Lllei.r qurxliLic4itions for consideraui.on.
CITY COMMISSION
MEETING ce.
SCP 1 3 2001
Resolution No.
NOW THEREFORE, BE !T RESOLVED BY '1. -TIE COMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MI7-N1. , 1' LORIDA:
Secy i cn
i.
'rize rec.it—.als and
findings cont,:ii.ned in the
Pi eamble to
this
Resolution are
adopted by reference and
incorporated
as :'..f:
fully set {c)rth in
this Section.
Section 2. The City Attorney is authorized -l" to issue a
Request For Qualifications, in subs tanL-ia1ly tlttached form,
to establish a ii.st comprising not more than five law firms that
do not pe f_orr.1 lobbying services before the City o- Miami and
that are qua1.1_i.cd to provide bond counsel services to the City
of Miami- .
section
3.
'Phis Res9o!ULiOn shall
become
effective
imn':ed'_ate:l.y
upon
its adoption and signature of
Lhe Mayor.=
7
Tho herein autt:ori.zac.i.on is f irtl•:er. subject to compliance wicli a=-1
requirements that may be imposed by the City Attorney, including but not
l.imi.ted to chose prescribed by applicable City Charter. and Code
provisions.
If the Mayor does not :sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at
the end of ten calendar days from Che date it was pars::;ed and adopted. TE
the Mayor vetoes tl:ies Resolution, it ihall. become effective immediately
upon override of the -eta by the City commission.
Page: 2 of 3 01- 929
PASS,' -'D AND ADOPTED Lhis . 13th day o]E _ September 0 2001.
JOB CAROLLO, MAYOR
In @cc,) rdanrx,! wiui .,Jnr if I in! I; fill f'(ivF,,I of
this legistation by h10iiSld j)1,'G0 i .- t
now
beconies effective witi-i Ilio c;l;i,;r.c! of 'ien (10) clays from thn daic7: of cumn-iiGi7Jon action
regarding same, without the IMaycir exercising a vote.
d- -4/2
City Clerk
AT'-1'ES'1': Waltg7x- J. Voei�an,
V AL'E' J. POEMAN, CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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CITY OF MIAMI
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
MEMO"J3 1 M
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TO: Mayor and Members of the ity /mmission
FROM: Alejandro Vilarelld, City Attora'ey
DATE: August 30, 2001
RE: City Commission Meetin September 13, 2001
Proposed resolution rel Ing to issuance of Request for Qualifications
to establish a list of q li.fied bond counsel firms (J-01-564)
At the request of the City Manager, the attached legislation has been prepared for placement on
the September 13, 2001 City Commission Agenda. The resolution authorizes the City Attorney to
issue a Request for Qualifications to establish a list of law firms qualified to provide Bond Counsel
Services to the City of Miami for future bond issues.
W609:BSS
e: Carlos A. Gimenez, City Manager
Walter J. Foeman, City Clerk
Elvi G. Alonso, Agenda Coordinator
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
BOND COUNSEL
INTRODUCTION
The City of Miarni wishes to utilize the services of law firms having principal offices in
Miami to assist in matters relating to the sale of general obligation bonds and other debt
instruments. Further, it is the desire of the City Commission to create savings to the City and to
provide an opportunity for interested law firms to submit their qualifications for review. Firms
selected by the City Commission shall be placed on a "qualified bond counsel" list and will be
given the opportunity to bid on each bond issue offered by the City. 'Tile City Commission shall
exercise authority over the choice of any co -counsel desired to be used by firms that are selected
by the City Commission.
QUALIFICATION CONSIDERATIONS
A. Assurance that a senior partner with expertise in bond financing will be responsible fbr
the legal work and will be accessible to the City to miswer inquiries and discuss the
progress of the issue from time to tinle.
B. Evidence of depth of legal talent with capacity to handle bond work.
C. Expertise in the field of federal income tax, project funding or other applicable
specialized areas.
D. Maintain a principal office in the City of Miami.
E. Provide assurance of representative minority pai-mership in the firm.
F. Provide evidence of volume of pro bono work performed within the City of Miami,
SUBMISSION OF DATA
The following data shall be provided:
1. Resumes of senior partners or principals who will be servicing the City account.
2. Resumes of associates or other affiliates that may be servicing the City account.
3. Resume of other principals in the finii that may be servicing the City account.
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REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS _
4. List of specific bond issues within the last ten years that the firm or a principal has beet)
an active participant by including, but not limited to the following data:
a. Purpose of issue (housing honds, general purpose construction, etc.).
h. Type of issue (G.O., Revenue).
C. Size and life of issue ($30M/20 ,years).
d. Date sold and location.
C. Number of bidders and interest rate of successful bidder
f. Governmental unit issuing.
g. hole of firm or principal (counse), co -counsel).
h. Ajry problems associated with the sale and delivery of bonds.
5. Submit data relating to the size ol'the law Chin to include:
a. Number of principals, partners, associates, etc.
b. Office location(s).
C. Research capabilities.
d. Staff and clerical support.
6. Statement and supporting documents related to areas of expertise.
7. Statement and supporting documents reflecting the extent of minority participation.
8. Statement and supporting documents relative to areas of pro Bono services to the
community.
METHOD OF SUBMISSION
An original and six (6) copies ofqualifecations and all data to be submitted to:
ALEJANDRO VII.ARELLO
City Attorney
Miami Riverside Center
444 S.W. 2"" Avenue Suite 94i
Miami, FI. 33130