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Holland & Knight Agreement <br />December 16, 2013 <br />Page 3 <br />The top tier consultant firms were invited to participate in the oral interview process to allow <br />staff to further assess their respective proposals. On February 26, 2013, the top tier <br />consultant firms were interviewed by an oral interview selection panel consisting of the City's <br />Acting Chief of Police, the Executive Director of Public Works, and the Executive Director of <br />Government Relations for the Orange County Transportation Authority. <br />Each consultant firm was allotted one -hour to give a presentation outlining their services <br />and to answer questions from the selection panel members. The selection panel ranked the <br />interviews and proposals based upon the following criteria detailed in the RFP: <br />1. Overall qualifications of proposed team and experience in the required <br />areas. <br />2. Demonstrated prior experience with similar operations in the public /private <br />sectors. <br />3. Project management acumen including ability to effectively work <br />together with city staff, customers and stakeholders. <br />4. Oral communication /interpersonal skills. <br />Similar to the rating panel process, proposals were rated individually by each oral interview <br />selection panel member on the basis of a possible 100 points. Subsequently, each panel <br />members' individual scores were tallied and totaled according to each proposal, for a total <br />possible score as follows: <br />Consultant Firm <br />Final Score <br />Rankinq Pro osal <br />Holland & Knight <br />286 <br />1 <br />The Ferguson Group <br />275 <br />2 <br />Patton Boggs <br />273 <br />3 <br />Holland & Knight scored highest in the initial interview rating panel process and highest in the <br />oral interview process and as a result on April 1, 2013, staff recommended the selection of <br />Holland & Knight to represent the City's legislative and policy interests in Washington, D.C. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />Funds are available in the Public Works Administrative Services account (no. 10117601 - 62300) <br />and General Fund Legislative Affairs (no. 01104012 - 62300). <br />25G -3 <br />