On May 12, 2009, the Gila County Board of Supervisors approved Professional Services Contract No. 042109-PSC between Gila County and Bose Public Affairs Group (BPAG) to provide government relations services for the support of development and execution of county federal programs and projects in the monthly amount of $6,500 and in effect until June 30, 2011.
On June 7, 2011, the Gila County Board of Supervisors approved the First Amendment to Professional Services Contract No. 042109-PSC with BPAG, which extended the term of the contract from July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2013. Staff began working on amendments to the contract before its expiration. It has been determined that a new contract would be more appropriate because of the June 30, 2013, end date.
At the July 16, 2013, Board of Supervisors' regular meeting, the Board unanimously approved Professional Services Contract No. 070113 with BPAG to continue providing lobbying and consulting services at the federal government level to Gila County at the rate of $6,500 per month, effective July 16, 2013, through June 30, 2014.
On November 18, 2014, the Gila County Board of Supervisors approved Professional Services Contract No. 103114 between Gila County and Bose Public Affairs Group (BPAG) to provide government relations services for the support of development and execution of county federal programs and projects. The contract amount was issued as a not to exceed, without prior written approval from the County, amount of $50,000, for a contract term of November 18, 2014 to November 17, 2015, with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods.
On August 17, 2015, the Board of Supervisors authorized an increase of $29,645 to the contract amount, which was the amount, excluding expenses, that BPAG had estimated their projected services would be through their contract end date of November 17, 2015. The increase made a new total contract amount of $79,645 for the contract term of November 18, 2014 to November 17, 2015.
On the October 20, 2015, Board of Supervisors meeting, the Board approved Amendment No. 1 to Professional Services Contract No. 103114 to extend the term of the contract from November 18, 2015 to November 17, 2016; and to increase the contract amount from $50,000 to $75,000, to be expensed if needed and as requested. |
Since 2006, BPAG has provided consulting and lobbying services for Gila County at the federal government level and has been instrumental in obtaining funding for Gila County.
Professional Services Contract No. 103114 with BPAG was executed on November 18, 2014, on a retainer basis. As the County or BPAG sees the need to engage BPAG for consulting and or lobbying services at the federal government level on behalf of the County, either email or telephone contact is made between the County and BPAG with an estimate of the scope of services and cost. BPAG invoices the County each month, based upon the services provided, with a not to exceed, without prior written approval of the County Board of Supervisors, annual amount of $75,000.
It has been determined by staff that a new four (4) year contract would be more appropriate at this time. Professional Services Contract No. 071014-2 with BPAG will allow the County to exercise the option to renew the contract for four (4) additional years from November 18, 2016 to November 17, 2020. |