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Bennett Yarger & Associates, Inc. Serving the Nation's Local Governments Since 1953 Letter of Transmittal April 15, 2004 Mr. Christopher J. Russo City Manager City Hall 17070 Collins Avenue, Suite 250 Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 Dear Mr. Russo: Thank you for the opportunity to respond to your request for proposal (RFP) to conduct a study to conduct an analysis of several municipal departments including administrative services, code enforcement, human services, finance, human resources, planning, legal and city clerk. Bennett Yarger & Associates, Inc., (BY A) is one of the nation's most experienced local government consulting firms specializing in position classification, compensation, performance evaluation and related management and organization studies. Since the founding of Yarger and Associates, Inc in 1953 and the founding of Bennert Associates, Inc. in 100\ (subsequently merged), we have conducted more than 100 organization and analysis studies for local g\. ./tnments and special-purpose districts throughout the nation. We appreciate the opportunity to present Ouf qualifications for providing the City with a comprehensive review of its municipal services. As a Senior Managing Associate and subject to the final approval of BY A President and Chief Executive Officer, Richard Bennett, I am the person with the authority to negotiate and contractually bind BY A with regard to this proposal. My name, title, address, and telephone number are shown on the cover of this Proposal. I am also the person who can be contacted for prompt contract administration upon contract award and will personally serve as our firm's project director throughout the course of the project. I will be the responsible party for all project operations and activities on a day-to-day and overall basis. As project director, I will be on-site for all major project activities, including initial briefings, and project updates for the City's project coordinator, and other designated City personnel, the distribution of information, questionnaires, employee interviews (i.e., field audits), review of our draft report, regular project progress ! reports and presentations of recommendations to appropriate parties. These responsibilities will not be delegated to other staff members or associates subsequent to the signing of a contract. Based on BY A's 50+ years of experience and continuing service to local governments in conducting municipal organization and service studies we have a thorough understanding of the City's goals and objectives for the study. )