RESOLUTION NO. 427
AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH HODGSON RUSS, LLP REGARDING BOND COUNSEL SERVICES
Introduced: 11/9/20
By: Audit and Finance Committee:
WHEREAS, The Albany County Purchasing Agent in cooperation with the County Comptroller issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) regarding bond counsel services for Albany County, and
WHEREAS, The Comptroller’s Office has reviewed the responses of four institutions that were received and considered criteria such as the firm’s qualifications and experience, plan implementation and cost proposals, and
WHEREAS, The Comptroller has recommended that a contract for bond counsel services be awarded to Hodgson Russ, LLP based on a comparison of the criteria set forth above, now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to enter into an agreement with Hodgson Russ, LLP, Albany, NY 12207 for bond counsel services according to fee arrangements specified in the firm’s RFP response, for a term commencing December 1, 2020 and ending November 30, 2023, with an option to renew the agreement for two additional one-year terms, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the County Attorney is authorized to approve said agreement as to form and content, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the County Legislature is directed to forward certified copies of this resolution to the appropriate County Officials.