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AGREEMENT EXTENSION WITH BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ, PC FOR FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE REPRESENTATIVE SERVICE OF LUKE AIR FORCE BASE
Staff Contact: Brent Stoddard, Director, Intergovernmental Programs
Purpose and Recommended Action
Recommendation
This is a request for City Council to authorize a one-year extension of the contract with Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC for federal legislative consultant services for continued protection of the mission of Luke Air Force Base (AFB) on behalf of the West Valley Partners, and authorize the City Manager or designee to automatically renew the contract annually upon the consent of the west valley communities that make up the West Valley Partners for up to two additional years...by
Background
In 2006, 14 West Valley communities (West Valley Partners) conducted a national search for the hiring of a consulting/legal/public relations team to develop and execute a strategy which would ensure the long-term viability of Luke AFB. As a result of the competitive process, Steve Hyjek with the Washington, D.C. based firm, Hyjek & Fix, Inc., was selected. Since that time Steve Hyjek left that firm and joined the firm of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC. Through the collaborative efforts of the West Valley communities, Arizona's Congressional Delegation and Steve Hyjek, the Air Force announced in August 2012 that Luke AFB was the selected site for F-35 Active Duty Training. The members of the West Valley Partners collectively agreed to extend the current contract for an additional year.
The current contract with Baker Donelson was entered into by the Council in August 2013 and expires December 31, 2014. The contract allows for three one-year extensions. This extension would be the first of those three. The contract extension exactly mirrors the existing contract in terms of costs and scope of work. The timely contract extension will prohibit any gap in fe...
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