Summary of Specifications:
REQUEST FOR LETTERS OF INTEREST TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES AS COUNTY ATTORNEY FOR THE OKALOOSA COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS The Board of County Commissioners of Okaloosa County, FL announces that letters of interest for professional legal services as County Attorney are requested from qualified firms as a contracted service. Copies of the Request for Letters of Interest package may be obtained from the Okaloosa County Purchasing Department, 602-C North Pearl St, Crestview, FL 32536; Phone 850-689-5960 or may be downloaded from our website @ www.co.okaloosa.fl.us (Departments, Purchasing, Vendor Registration & Opportunities); this links you to the Florida Panhandle Purchasing Group website where bid specifications are posted.Selection will be pursuant to Chapter 287, Florida Statutes and Board policy. The County reserves the right to award the contract to the firm submitting a letter of interest that is responsive and results in a negotiated agreement which is most advantageous and in the best interest of Okaloosa County, and to reject any and all letters of interest or to waive any irregularity or technicality in letters of interest received. The Board of County Commissioners shall be the sole judge of the letters of interest and the resulting negotiated agreement that is in the best interest of the County and its decision shall be final.Firms desiring consideration should provide an original and seven (7) copies of their response and should furnish all information requested in the Request for Letters of Interest.All Requests for Letters of Interest should be delivered to the Okaloosa County Purchasing Department at the address listed below no later than 4:00 p.m. (local time), December 6, 2013 in order to be considered.All responses must be in sealed envelopes reflecting on the outside thereof the firm’s name and “Request for Letters of Interest to Provide Legal Services as County Attorney for the Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners.”All Letters of Interest should be addressed as follows: Okaloosa County Purchasing Dept Attn: Richard Brannon,602-C North Pearl St.,Crestview, FL 32536