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THE BOARD NEXT DISCUSSED A LETTER FROM CHARLES E. <br />RAINEY, COMMISSIONER -OF PINELLAS COUNTY, REGARDING A CONSULTANT <br />SELECTION POLICY, AS FOLLOWS: <br />PIl®TELLAS c®LJI®TT�' <br />130AF;ZID ®V c®LINTY C®1�11��SI®1o7��� <br />PHONE 443-3064 6 315 HAVEN STREET '��(1 wr � <br />® CLEARWATER. FLO�RIDAI�33816'1 <br />��• F- <br />at rl n:, y�y,•. <br />CHARLES E. RAINEY C' <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONER C\� i J <br />October 19, 1979vc- <br />f <br />TO: Each Member of the State Association of County Commissi--6tir_s, <br />FROM: Charles E. Rainey, Commissioner Representing Pinellas County <br />Dear Commissioner: <br />Recently I had the opportunity to speak before the State Association of <br />County Commissioners. The subject was to bid or not to bid by consultants, <br />i.e. engineers, architects, et cetera - <br />I received so many requests for copies of Pinellas County's Consultants' <br />Selection Policy, as well as our Procedure for the Selection of Consultants <br />that I felt it might be to everyone's advantage to share the experience that <br />Pinellas County has enjoyed by requiring a fee to be stipulated on all con- <br />sultant engineers, architects and inost_rvcently C.P.A._firms. <br />Enclosed you will find a Consultants' Selection Policy, as well as the pro- <br />cedure that we follow, and a copy of-the-debaLe -that-- presented to the <br />State Association of County Commissioners in Pensacola. I can tell you <br />that the procedure that we have used is sound and a money saver. Pinellas <br />County has already enjoyed a consultants' savings of over a quarter of a <br />million dollars in engineering and architect fees. <br />In this time when the demands of the Federal Government are so great_ and <br />the State constantly placing the tax burden on local government; we need <br />every vehicle to save. I suggest to you !that this is one avenue that has <br />proven successful and that you might pursue it. <br />Also enclosed is a copy of a letter from the President of the Senate and <br />the Speaker of the House indicating that they are considering competitive <br />bidding on C.P.A. firms. I sincerely:.hope that*you find this method <br />financially advantageous to your County; and if I may be of further service <br />to you or yours, please do not hesitate to call upon me. <br />With warm personal -regards, I remain <br />R <br />L,HAR ES E. RAiNEY <br />CER:cj <br />Enclosures <br />NOV 71979 <br />"PINELLAS COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER" <br />61 <br />Bob 42 PAGE . 6 <br />I <br />NA <br />\41 D� <br />q <br />'! :Q :.4rrtel`1l•^�Mt�tl'a�" <br />`.g ;i <br />PIl®TELLAS c®LJI®TT�' <br />130AF;ZID ®V c®LINTY C®1�11��SI®1o7��� <br />PHONE 443-3064 6 315 HAVEN STREET '��(1 wr � <br />® CLEARWATER. FLO�RIDAI�33816'1 <br />��• F- <br />at rl n:, y�y,•. <br />CHARLES E. RAINEY C' <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONER C\� i J <br />October 19, 1979vc- <br />f <br />TO: Each Member of the State Association of County Commissi--6tir_s, <br />FROM: Charles E. Rainey, Commissioner Representing Pinellas County <br />Dear Commissioner: <br />Recently I had the opportunity to speak before the State Association of <br />County Commissioners. The subject was to bid or not to bid by consultants, <br />i.e. engineers, architects, et cetera - <br />I received so many requests for copies of Pinellas County's Consultants' <br />Selection Policy, as well as our Procedure for the Selection of Consultants <br />that I felt it might be to everyone's advantage to share the experience that <br />Pinellas County has enjoyed by requiring a fee to be stipulated on all con- <br />sultant engineers, architects and inost_rvcently C.P.A._firms. <br />Enclosed you will find a Consultants' Selection Policy, as well as the pro- <br />cedure that we follow, and a copy of-the-debaLe -that-- presented to the <br />State Association of County Commissioners in Pensacola. I can tell you <br />that the procedure that we have used is sound and a money saver. Pinellas <br />County has already enjoyed a consultants' savings of over a quarter of a <br />million dollars in engineering and architect fees. <br />In this time when the demands of the Federal Government are so great_ and <br />the State constantly placing the tax burden on local government; we need <br />every vehicle to save. I suggest to you !that this is one avenue that has <br />proven successful and that you might pursue it. <br />Also enclosed is a copy of a letter from the President of the Senate and <br />the Speaker of the House indicating that they are considering competitive <br />bidding on C.P.A. firms. I sincerely:.hope that*you find this method <br />financially advantageous to your County; and if I may be of further service <br />to you or yours, please do not hesitate to call upon me. <br />With warm personal -regards, I remain <br />R <br />L,HAR ES E. RAiNEY <br />CER:cj <br />Enclosures <br />NOV 71979 <br />"PINELLAS COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER" <br />61 <br />Bob 42 PAGE . 6 <br />I <br />