Supplemental Agenda Items - FGUA

A Working Relationship
The Florida Governmental Utility authority doesn’t just “work with governments.” We
are government, and you are our partner. Because of that, we understand the essential
need for performance, responsiveness and accountability.
Because we are government, we welcome the active participation of our member
governments. They are not clients to be managed, they are real partners in the delivery
of public services.
Our member governments, as
represented by their appointee
to our Board of Directors, have
direct participation in the
management of our facilities. A
truly collegial board, members
monitor the work, decisions,
scheduling, performance and
rates of their system — and
the others. We are subject to
Sunshine Law for public
meetings, records and all other aspects of operations. Our website includes a
searchable database of our records and we continue to develop efficient means to
provide transparency and access.
Because we already provide all of the services the Village of Islamorada needs, there’s
no lengthy familiarization period. There is no new joint venturing or consortia to get
established, oriented and working functionally.
We are presently structured to be your “single point of responsibility” as sought in your
RFQ, and the full FGUA project delivery team is ready to go to work.
FGUA has immediate access to all qualified engineering firms and other specialized
utility consultants and can “piggyback” on any existing local government contracts,
allowing immediate access to local mobilized contract resources. We recognize the
importance of maximizing the use of local contractors, and intend to do so.
All we need is an Interlocal Agreement between the Village of Islamorada and FGUA,
and we’re ready to get to work. The FGUA alternative can shorten the procurement
cycle significantly by avoiding many of the potential issues that occur with large and
high-value competitive bid processes.
Team Proposal Florida Governmental Utility Authority
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