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City of Sunny Isles Beach Attn: City Clerk March 4, 2019 Page 3 If selected, the City w 11 have access (cell phone and home number access seven days a week) to every lawyer at the Firm. However, in order to ensure that the City receives the most complete, efficient and cost effective service available in a timely and easily accessible manner, we are proposing that Lillian Arango will sit as City Attorney and Daniel Espino will be backing her up. In addition, we invite you to review the "Team Sunny Isles Beach" section of our proposal which contains a more detailed description of the top tier group of attorneys that will have primary responsibility for handling City matters. The Firm currently serves as city attorney for approximately 20 cities tluoughout Florida; however, the Firm's current workload will not have any impact on our ability to provide high quality, timely and cost-effective legal services to the City. We view our current workload as aiding our ability to provide quality and efficient legal services to our municipal clients in that there is seldom an issue that we face for one of our cities that we have not previously addressed in other municipal representations. As such, we are not forced to learn on the job and the City will benefit greatly from our familiarity with the legal issues it faces. Both Ms. Arango and Mr. Espino have the necessary capacity to be able to fully address the City's general municipal legal needs. The Firm warrants and represents that at all times during the term of its agreement with the City, it and its attorneys shall remain in good standing with the Florida Bar and shall maintain all required licenses, certifications and permits required under federal, state and local law to perform legal services on behalf of the City. Basis of Compensation The Firm proposes two options for compensation, the first being a blended hourly rate for all attorney work performed for the City, and the second being a fixed monthly retainer with certain excluded services billed hourly. The Firm believes that either scenario referenced below will result in legal costs to the City that are lower than what is budgeted by the City for FY 2018-2019. Regardless of which option is selected, the Firm will also bill the City for costs incurred by the Firm in providing legal services to the City, such as court reporter and mediator fees, expert fees, courier services, etc. In addition, the Firm requests that under either scenario referenced below, the Firm's fees would be subject to an annual three percent increase. Option l: Hourly hate Option For this option, the firm proposes that a blended hourly rate of $260/hom• for all attorney time for legal services provided by Firm attorneys for the City. The Firm will provide paralegal services at no charge. This rate would apply regardless of the nature of the legal service being provided by the Firm and regardless of the identity, title and/or years of experience of the attorney providing such service. o, WE COLER& BIERMAN AN At txE Caosswnos or Bus xr.ss, Govewunsexr &'rxE Cnw