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