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TO: <br />THROUGH: <br />FROM: <br />DATE: <br />Tames E. Chandler; County Administrator <br />ION HEAD CONCURRENCE: <br />Robert M. Keating, AIC <br />Community Development Dire <br />Sasan Rohani, AICP <br />Chief Long -Range Planning <br />Randy Deshazo / <br />Economic Development Planner <br />March 13, 2002 <br />SUBJECT: CONSIDERATION OF CONSULTANT CONTRACT FOR CDBG <br />APPLICATION SERVICES <br />It is requested that the following information be given formal consideration by the Board of County <br />Commissioners at its regular meeting of March 19, 2002. <br />BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS <br />On October 23, 2001, the Board of County Commissioners, at an advertised public hearing, <br />authorized community development staff to apply for a Housing Rehabiliation Community <br />Development Block Grant (CDBG) for the east Gifford area The Board also authorized staff to <br />initiate the process of selecting a consultant to prepare the CDBG application and administer the <br />grant, if awarded. <br />On February 12, 2002, the Board ofCounty Commissioners approved the county's CDBG consultant <br />selection committee's consultant selection prioritization list and authorized staff to begin contract <br />negotiations with the number one ranked firm, Fred Fox Enterprises, Inc. <br />Since then, staff has successfully negotiated a contract for application services with the top-ranked <br />firm, Fred Fox Enterprises, Inc The proposed contract states that the CDBG consultant will prepare <br />Indian River County's Housing Rehabiliation CDBG application and submit the application to the <br />Department of Community Affairs (DCA), for the sum of $5,000, payable only if the county is <br />awarded a Housing Rehabilitation CDBG grant If the county is not awarded the grant, the county <br />will not be charged for the application services. The proposed contract is attached to this staff report <br />(Attachment 1). <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners: <br />approve the proposed contract between the Board of County Commissioners and Fred Fox <br />Enterprises for the preparation of a Housing Rehabiliation CDBG application; and <br />authorize the Chairman to execute the contract upon approval. <br />March 19, 2002 <br />18 <br />