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JOE CAROLLO �giNifts
MAYOR
MEMORANDUM
To: � `i Honorable Members of the City Commission
From: '�--lvlayor Joe Carollo
Date: December 17,1998
Subject: Special Meeting
P.O. BOX 330708
MIAMI. FLORIDA 33233-0708
(305)250-5300
FAX (305) 854-4001
I hereby call a special meeting of the city commission to be held on Friday,
December 18,1998 at 2:00 p.m. for the purpose of reviewing the
recommendations of the Evaluation Committee ranking proposals for State
Lobbying services, and for the city commission to select a firm and direct the city
manager to negotiate with the top ranked firm.
C: Donald Warshaw, City Manager
Alex Vilarello, City Attorney
Walter Foeman, City Clerk
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Honorable Mayor and Members of December 17, 1998
the Ci - Commission SUBJECT:
State Lobbying Ser�7ces
FROM : � r=�--�.,�,� REFERENCES:
Doi Id H. Warshaw
City Manager ENCLOSURES
RECOMMENDATION:
It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission accept the Evaluation
Cornmittee's rankings of proposers for RFQ 97-98-116 State Lobbying Services:
1. Joint denture: Ronald L. Book, P.A., The Honorable Mike Abrams,
Pamela Burch Fort of The Commerce Group, and Rosario Kennedy of
Rosario Kennedy & Associates
2. Joint Venture: Shutts & Bowen, Public Private Partnership and Cruz &
Associates
3. Joint Venture: Miami Legislative Consultants (Holtzman, Krinzman &
Equels, , The Honorable Luis C. Morse, Fausto Gomez of Gomez &
Barker and Bob Levy of Robert M. Levy & Associates)
BACKGROUND:
On September 8, 1998, the City Commission approved the issuance of a Request
For Qualifications ("RFQ") to solicit for State Lobbying Services. Sixproposals
were received on November 13, 1998. having reviewed the proposals submitted
and participated in presentations and interviews, an evaluation committee of five
individuals recommended the aforementioned firms in rank order.
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December 16, 1998
Donald )1. Warshaw
City Manager
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, Florida 53133
Dear Mt. 'Warshaw:
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Vice PresWcnl
Public Affairs
After having reviewed the proposals of cash proposer and participated in
presentations and interviews, I am pleased to submit in you the following
rankings on behalf of the Evaluation Committee for the Request for Qualifications
to solicit State Lobbying Smvices.
1. Joint Venture: Ronald L. Book, P.A., The Honorable Mike A trams,
Pamela Burch Fort and Rosario Kennedy
2. Joint Vmturca: Shuns & Bowen, Public Private Partnership and Cruz
& Associates
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3. Joint Ventura: Mimtknislauve Consultants (Holtzman, Kr =tan
& Equols:, The Honorable Luis C. Mom, Fausto Gomez and Robert
M. Levy & Associates)
1t is my belief— and the belief of the CAimmittee — than any one of these funs
could provides excellent setviees to the City of Miami during 1999 Lcgi slative
Session and throughout the year.
Please express my thm*s to each member of the Evaluation Committee for a
thorough review of each 1'tFQ, and for an axccllent afternocm of interviews.
Suicerely,
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R. R rode
Chairperson
Stme Lobbying Services Evaluation Committee
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Mimi. Florida 33106. M
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EVALUATION COMMITTEE NIEATBERS
RFQ 98-99-017
STATE LOBBYING SERN ICES
RATER #1
Christina Abrams, Director
Dept. of Conferences, Conventions &
Public Facilities
Dena Bianchino, Assistant City Manager
Planning and Development
RATER#3
Matt' Louise Tighe
Sr. Vice President
Governmental 1 Regional Affairs
Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
RATER # 4
Mama L. Wiley
Special Assistant to the City Manager
RATER ## S
R Ray Goode
Vice President, Public Affairs
Ryder System, Inc.
RFC NU. 88-98-017 TABULATION BY THE EVALUATION COWAIT7EE
FOR
STATE LOBBYING SERVICES
TOTAL
SCORES
PROPOSERS RANKING
I.
Nabors, Gibin S Nickerson
315 S. Calhoun St., Ste. 800 - 3"
M 5
Tallahassee, Fla. 32,ot
Non -Local
Joint Venture_,.'
Ronald C- Book, P.A., et at
�«
490
#
2999 N.E.191 Street, P.H. #8
Ave nture, FIs. 33180
a, ,
Dade County
" `�.
re e
I
Greenberg TraurigA;
k
><I
i,1 l;
I
1221 Brickell Avenue
l° '
402
' Ut-1
4
Mlemi, Fla- 33131ar�rl'
_-
Local
Ruden, Mcaosky, Smith, Schuster
Uj tiNt
4, r
6 Rrrssell, P.A.
" u i
701 BrlckeN Ave„ Ste. 1900
Itf
297
6
Miami, Fla. 33131
Local
Joint Venture
"
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Shutas & Bowen LLP, at at
215 South Monroe St., Ste. 804
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434
t i
' , x
j.
2,-ti
TaNahse ese, Fla. 32301
T�
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John Venture
Holtzman, Krinzmen, Equals & Furls, el al
2601 Bayshore Dr,, Ste. 600
432
Miami, Fla- 33133
-
Local
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APPROVED BY:
Judy S. Carter
Chief Procurement Officer
APPROVED BY:
Director / Designee
DATE:
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