FROM: Robert Thompson, General Manager
Originator: Lorenzo Tyner, Assistant General Manager
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PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR GENERAL LEGAL SERVICES IN THE AREAS OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND AIR QUALITY
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GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION
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RECOMMENDATION:
Approve a Professional Consultant Services Agreement with Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP for General Legal Services in the areas of Environmental Law and Air Quality, Specification No. CS-2024-1440BD, for the period beginning July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2029 with one (1) optional five-year renewal.
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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 to 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
Approve a Professional Consultant Services Agreement with Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP (Allen Matkins) for General Legal Services in the areas of Environmental Law and Air ...
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