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