IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Counselor to execute a twelve-month Legal Services Agreement, with two twelve-month options to extend, with the Hardwick Law Firm, LLC of Kansas City, MO, under the terms and conditions of Request for Qualifications No. 23-056, at a cost to the County not to exceed $100,000.00.
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RESOLUTION NO. 21388, August 28, 2023
INTRODUCED BY DaRon McGee, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the County Counselor's Office has a need for outside counsel to provide specialized legal services related to its contractual relationships with the Kansas City Royals and the Kansas City Chiefs and the teams' lease agreement for the Truman Sports Complex; and,
WHEREAS, the Director of Finance and Purchasing issued the Request for Qualifications No. 23-056 seeking responses from qualified firms and a total of five responses were received and evaluated; and,
WHEREAS, the responses were evaluated based on relevant experience and expertise of the firms in this specialized area of law; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to section 1054.6 of the Jackson County Code, the Director of Finance and Purchasing recommends the award of a twelve-month Legal Services Agreement, with two twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of specialized legal services for use by the County Counselor's Office to the Hardwick Law Firm, LLC of Kansas City, MO, as the best qualified response; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Counselor be and hereby is authorized to execute a twelve-month Legal Services Agreement with two twelve-month options to extend with the Hardwick Law Firm, LLC, at a cost to the County not exceed $100,000.00; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the Agreement, to the extent that sufficient appropriations to the usin...
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