MODIFICATION NUMBER ONE TO CONTRACT FOR SERVICES BETWEEN
<br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY AND VOLTEDGE, INC., DBA ADY VOLTEDGE AND ALSO DBA
<br />ADY ADVANTAGE, FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES
<br />This agreement is entered into in this 21st day of April 2015 by and between the Board of County
<br />Commissioners of Indian River County, a Political Subdivision of the State of Florida, 1801 27th Street,
<br />Vero Beach, FL 32960-3365, hereafter referred to as "COUNTY", and Voltedge, Inc., dba Ady Voltedge
<br />613 Williamson Street, Suite 201 Madison, WI 53703, hereinafter called "CONSULTANT", to modify the
<br />Economic Development Positioning Analysis and Action Plan Developer's Contract for Services signed by
<br />COUNTY and CONSULTANT and dated June 17, 2014, hereafter referred to as "CONTRACT".
<br />WHEREAS, on April 13, 2014, COUNTY issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for qualified
<br />firms to complete a comprehensive countywide economicdevelopment positioning analysis, prepare a
<br />report and action plan, conduct a community stakeholders project kickoff summit, and present the report
<br />and action plan at the conclusion of the project; and
<br />WHEREAS, on May 14, 2014, twelve (12) complete proposals were received in response to the
<br />RFP; and
<br />WHEREAS, on May 19, 2014, a consultant selection committee reviewed the proposals and
<br />developed a short-list of three consulting firms to interview; and
<br />WHEREAS, on May 23, 2014, the consultant selection committee interviewed the short-listed
<br />firms and ranked the firms; and
<br />WHEREAS, on June 10, 2014, COUNTY approved the consultant selection committee's
<br />consultant ranking and authorized staff to begin contract negotiations, starting with the number one
<br />ranked firm for a contract price of up to $80,000; and
<br />WHEREAS, on June 17, 2014, COUNTY approved an $80,000 contract with CONSULTANT to
<br />complete a range of proposed services, including conducting a community leader's project kick-off
<br />meeting, interviewing various officials, groups, and key individuals to obtain economic development
<br />perceptions, completing a sites and buildings analysis, preparing a competitive positioning assessment of
<br />COUNTY's target industries, and preparing and presenting an economic development positioning
<br />analysis report and action plan; and
<br />WHEREAS, that contract lists additional optional items that, pending COUNTY approval, could
<br />be added to the contract and completed by CONSULTANT at additional cost; and
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<br />- Modification #1 to Agreement - Ady Advantage V3.docx
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