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.
On December 6, 2016, the BOS approved Professional Services Contract Number 071014-2 with the Bose Public Affairs Group to provide consulting and lobbying services for Gila County at the federal government level in a not to exceed amount of $75,000 for the period November 17, 2016, to November 18, 2020. (Note: The contract was dated December 6, 2016, at which time the BOS Chairman and other County staff signed it, so it would be in effect until December 5, 2020.)
It has been determined that a new contract would be more appropriate and payment for service be a monthly retainer fee of $7,000 instead of an hourly rate. The requested contract amount is an annual retainer fee of $84,000 with an additional $4,000 travel allowance if travel is necessary and approved during the course of the contract. |
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| Information/Discussion/Action to approve Professional Services Contract No. 013019 with Bose Public Affairs Group, which will terminate Contract No. 071014-2, to continue providing lobbying and consulting services at the federal government level to Gila County in the amount of $84,000 per year (at a rate of $7,000 per month) plus up to $4,000 in travel related expenses, effective February 19, 2019, through February 18, 2023. (Mary Springer) |