Agenda Item Name:
Title
Contract #11486, First Amendment to Agreement for Professional Legal Services with Bryant Miller Olive
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Presenter:
Sylvia Torres 352.374.5218
Description:
Contract #11486, First Amendment to Agreement for Professional Legal Services with Bryant Miller Olive
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approve the First Amendment to Agreement for Professional Legal Services with Bryant Miller Olive and authorize the Chair to execute same
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Prior Board Motions:
The BoCC approved retaining special counsel to provide as-needed legal services related to identifying, evaluating and implementing project delivery methods for various County projects, and other services as requested
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
Increase of $35,000 from Special Expense; original contract was also funded from Special Expense; 001.04.0490.519.34.00. There is sufficient funding for this expense from the initial set aside for the Sports Complex that was done at Midyear.
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Background:
In November 2019, the County issued a Requests for Qualifications seeking qualified law firms to assist the County with its P3 projects, including the Event Center. After evaluating all submittals, and upon approval by the Board, the County entered into an Agreement for Professional Legal Services with the law firm of Bryant Miller Olive PA. That agreement has an annual Not to Exceed Amount of $50,000. Due to the complexity of the Event Center transaction and the related negotiation, the annual Not to Exceed Amount needs to be increased for FY 2020-2021 to provide sufficient funds for the firm to complete the Event Center Project for the County. Staff is requesting that the Board approve an $35,000 increase to the annual Not to Exceed Amount for FY 2020-2021. Thereafter, the annual Not to Exceed Amount will return to the prior amount of $50,000.