September 11, 2012
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Item number:Item #43
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$175K
City spending $175,000 in public funds on outside legal counsel for pending litigation and other matters. Citizens deserve transparency on major legal costs and the cases being defended or pursued.
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Counterparty:
Hand Arendall LLC
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract award
September 11, 2012
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Item number:Item #34
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$150K
City will spend $150,000 in general fund money through June 2013 on outside legal counsel for ongoing litigation and other legal matters. This is a sole-source contract with no competitive bidding process.
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Counterparty:
Balch & Bingham
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Contract award
September 11, 2012
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Item number:Item #35
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$100K
City commits $100,000 in general funds to outside counsel for ongoing litigation and legal matters through June 2013. Sole-source contract bypasses competitive bidding.
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Counterparty:
Christian & Small
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Contract award
September 11, 2012
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Item number:Item #36
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$100K
General fund dollars go to outside legal counsel for city litigation and legal work through June 2013. Sole-source contract with no competitive bidding.
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Counterparty:
Cooper Law Firm
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Contract award
September 11, 2012
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Item number:Item #37
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$100K
City commits $100,000 in general funds to outside counsel for ongoing litigation and legal matters through mid-2013. Sole-source procurement bypasses competitive bidding.
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Counterparty:
Walker Law LLC
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Contract award
September 11, 2012
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Item number:Item #41
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$20K
City commits $20,000 in public funds to outside counsel for unspecified litigation and legal matters through June 2013.
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Counterparty:
Kittren Walker
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract award
September 11, 2012
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Item number:Item #42
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$10K
City will spend $10,000 from the general fund to hire Everette Wess for litigation and legal matters through June 30, 2013.
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Counterparty:
Everette Wess
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Contract award
September 11, 2012
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Item number:Item #38
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$10K
Sole-source contract commits public funds to outside counsel for ongoing litigation and legal matters through June 2013.
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Counterparty:
P. Alan Goodwine
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Contract award
September 11, 2012
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Item number:Item #39
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$10K
City spending $10,000 from general fund on legal representation for unspecified litigation. Services run through June 30, 2013.
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Counterparty:
Arthur Shores Lee
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Resolution
September 11, 2012
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Item number:Item #40
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$10K
City commits $10,000 from general funds to law firm Tyrone Townsend for ongoing litigation and legal matters through June 2013. Sole-source selection bypasses competitive bidding.
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Counterparty:
Tyrone Townsend
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Contract award
September 11, 2012
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Item number:Item #47
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City commits to a lobbying/government relations firm on a sole-source basis through 2016. Taxpayers deserve transparency on who the city hires for advocacy work and under what terms.
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Counterparty:
Handprint Bell Consulting Group, LLC, dba Handprint Government Affairs
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
September 11, 2012
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Item number:Item #29
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City continues port modernization planning with a specialized consultant. Phase 2 work will shape Birmingham's waterfront strategy and competitiveness.
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Counterparty:
AECOM Technical Services, Inc.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
September 4, 2012
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Item number:Item #32
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$51K
City renews software contract for online legal research used by municipal staff. Spending locked in at $51K annually through 2030.
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Counterparty:
Thompson/West, St. Paul, Minnesota
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Resolution
August 28, 2012
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Item number:Item #43
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$10K
City spends public funds to conduct bond election allowing voters to decide on major capital projects. Election administration costs are essential to democratic process.
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Counterparty:
Jefferson County
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
August 21, 2012
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Item number:Item #40
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$15K
Birmingham Museum of Art moves forward with Norman Rockwell exhibition by hiring specialized shipper to safely pack and crate artwork for transport.
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Counterparty:
Atelier 4, Inc.
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Contract award
August 21, 2012
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Item number:Item #46
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$2K
Grasselli neighborhood funds go toward maintaining the community entrance sign's landscaping. Payment covers grass, shrubs, and grounds appearance.
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Counterparty:
Green Life Lawn Services, LLC
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Funding source:
Special Tax
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Action type:
Contract award
📍
Location:
Grasselli
August 14, 2012
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Item number:Item #34
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$130K
City commits to annual lease payments of $129,600 for three years (up to $388,800 total) for unspecified property. Citizens should know which city assets are leased and to whom.
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Counterparty:
J.B. Mazer, LLC
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract award
August 14, 2012
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Item number:Item #12
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$100K
City Council meetings will continue to be professionally video-recorded and made available to the public. This sole-source contract covers annual recording services and related production work.
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Counterparty:
Mid-South Productions LLC, Birmingham, Alabama
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Contract award
August 14, 2012
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Item number:Item #44
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$44K
MBA Engineers will study feasibility of a pedestrian project on 16th Street. Results will inform whether the city moves forward with construction.
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Counterparty:
MBA Engineers, Inc., Birmingham
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract award
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Location:
16th Street
August 14, 2012
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Item number:Item #33
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$41K
City maintains its geographic information system (ARC/I mapping platform) essential for city planning, public safety, and infrastructure management. Five-year contract locks in annual costs.
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Counterparty:
ESRI, Inc., Redlands, California
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
August 14, 2012
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Item number:Item #13
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$17K
City commits $17,225 to engineering design for a new walking track on Cotton Avenue in the West End neighborhood, moving the project toward construction.
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Counterparty:
CE Associates, Birmingham
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract award
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Location:
Cotton Avenue - West End
August 14, 2012
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Item number:Item #49
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$10K
Municipal bond elections require coordination with the county. This payment covers election administration costs to give voters a chance to decide on the city's borrowing authority.
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Counterparty:
Jefferson County
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Funding source:
Bond
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Action type:
Resolution
August 7, 2012
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Item number:Item #46
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$14K
Birmingham spends $14,160 in general funds to buy three icemakers with storage bins for city operations.
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Counterparty:
Icemakers, Inc.
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Contract award
July 31, 2012
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Item number:Item #16
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$46K
Sole-source contract for subsurface exploration and storm water monitoring on an infrastructure project (likely Crossplains area). Site investigations inform project design and safety.
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Counterparty:
Terracon, Birmingham
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract award
July 31, 2012
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Item number:Item #15
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$26K
Birmingham contracts with Atlanta firm for professional consulting on an unspecified city service. Details about the consulting scope are cut off in the agenda.
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Counterparty:
The Segal Company, Atlanta, Georgia
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract award