FROM: Robert Thompson, General Manager
Originator: Lorenzo Tyner, Assistant General Manager
SUBJECT:
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PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR GENERAL LEGAL SERVICES
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GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION
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RECOMMENDATION:
Authorize Board Chairman Chad P. Wanke, to enter into a Professional Consultant Services Agreement with Best Best & Krieger LLP for General Legal Services, Specification No. CS-2024-1440BD; and appoint Scott Smith as Principal General Counsel; for a five-year term beginning July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2029, with one (1) optional five-year renewal, in a form approved by Special Counsel.
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BACKGROUND
In September 2023, the Steering Committee established the General Legal Services Ad Hoc Committee to review the current general legal services contract, the policy and process surrounding the contract, and potentially bid general counsel legal services.
The current general legal counsel, Woodruff and Smart, has been serving Orange County Sanitation District (OC San) since 1975. An informal competitive solicitation process was conducted in 2005, resulting in the incumbent being awarded a contract for the services, with Bradley R. Hogin named as Principal General Counsel. In 2008, the agreement was amended to annually adjust rates by Consumer Price Index.
RELEVANT STANDARDS
* Comply with applicable employment and labor laws
* Ensure the public's money is wisely spent
* Maintain positive employer-employee relations
* Provide a safe and collegial workplace
PROBLEM
A solicitation for general legal counsel services has not been conducted since 2005. The Steering Committee requested that the General Legal Services Ad Hoc Committee evaluate the need to conduct a formal solicitation for general legal counsel services.
PROPOSED SOLUTION
A rigorous procurement process overseen by the General Legal Services Ad Hoc Committee and the Steering Committee recommends approval of a Professional Consultant Service...
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