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Approving Recommendation of Award - Legal Services P2012000030
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SUMMARY:
On behalf of the Water Authority, the City of Albuquerque Purchasing Division, issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit proposals from qualified law firms to provide a full array of legal services to the Water Authority. The RFP was posted on the City's Sicomm website and advertised in the local newspapers. Two (2) responses were submitted for evaluation. An ad hoc evaluation committee reviewed, evaluated, and scored the responses in accordance with the evaluation criteria published in the RFP. Listed below are the respondents' composite scores.
Offeror Total Composite Score
Stelzner, Winter, Warburton, 2,870 of 3,000
Flores, Sanchez, and Dawes, P.A.
Cuddy & McCarthy 2004 of 3,000
The committee recommended the award of the contract to Stelzner, Winter, Warburton, Flores, Sanchez, and Dawes, P.A. as this firm had the highest composite score and is qualified to perform the work. The Executive Director concurs with the committee recommendation. The Board's approval of the recommendation of Stelzner, Winter, Warburton, Flores, Sanchez, and Dawes, P.A. will authorize the Executive Director to enter into contract negotiations with the firm.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding for this contract is included in the Water Authority's FY 2013 budget. Actual utilization is dependent upon litigation requirements and other legal related services.