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HomeMy WebLinkAbout5993 t $s RESOLUTION NO. 5,993 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT AND LETTER OF AGREEMENT WITH TELECOMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT CORPORATION FOR THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS . SECTION 1 . The City Manager is hereby authorized to enter into a contract with Telecommunications Management Corporation wherein Telecommunications Management Corporation will evaluate the cable television bid proposals . A copy of the contract and letter of agreement is attached to this Resolution and made a part hereof as though set out herein word for word. SECTION 2 . Telecommunications Management Corporation will give its recommendations of the proposals by priority. SECTION 3 . This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption . ADOPTED : August 15, 1978 ATTEST: pent 46d/ APPROVED City Clerk Mayor ' p111°" TELECOMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT CORP. E, ■� 6380 Wilshire Boulevard • Suite 808 • Los Ahgeles, California 90048 (213) 653-0810 July 27 , 1978 Ms . Susan Fleming City Manager' s Office City of Little Rock City Hall Markham & Broadway Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Dear Ms . Fleming: In response to your inquiry, Telecommunications Management Corp. (TMC) is pleased to provide this quotation to provide consultant services to the City of Little Rock in connection with the evaluation of cable television franchise applications . It is our understanding that the City intends to solicit applications by September 1, 1978 , with a due date of October 16 , and a desired evaluation report by December 13. There is no problem in TMC meeting these deadlines . As general background information, Telecommunications Management Corp. (TMC) is a professional consultant firm specializing in providing technical, economic and management services in the general field of telecommunications , with particular emphasis upon cable communications and cable tele- vision systems . We have no ties with any system operator or equipment manufacturer, and are completely independent in our judgements . About 60% of TMC ' s revenues derive from government clients, primarily at the municipal level, although work has also been performed for state and federal agencies . An addi- tional 20% of revenues is derived from research and non-profit organizations . A list of representative clients and assign- ments is attached. Many of these assignments included the task of evaluating cable television franchise applications . Thus , TMC ' s principal staff has specific and intensive experience in the kind of evaluation required by the City of Little Rock. 4 Ms. Susan Fleming July 27, 1978 Page 2 In this respect, the following points may be noted: o TMC has developed a formal, objective procedure for evaluation of franchise applications. The criteria and weighting factors are submitted for approval by the City. Once approved, they are applied in a consistent manner so that the evaluation can be reviewed and completely audited by the City and all applicants. The technique, while relatively simple, avoids the comparison of "apples against pears" which so often takes place with respect to the many complexities inherent in cable system proposals . Consequently, agreement or disagreement with the evaluation are not clouded in semantics or ambiguities . o TMC' s background includes not only the necessary experience in cable system economics , but also in the ancillary technical and management factors that have a strong impact upon economic forecasts and projec- tions . It is impossible, for example, to analyze accurately a 10-year or 15-year economic projection for a cable system without this technical and management experience. o TMC, in its economic analysis of cable systems , utilizes the most modern and powerful analytic tools, including computer modeling. TMC has updated and modified industry-standard models , such as those developed at Stanford University for the National Cable Television Association, and at the Rand Corporation for its many cable studies, and has applied its updated program to a large number of systems. All of the above factors are considered important in terms of estblishing TMC ' s qualifications to be of service to the City of Little Rock. Nevertheless, the best indications of TMC' s capability must come from two sources : o Examples of TMC' s actual contract-end-items , such as reports and publications . o Client references. 0 I T1 1.3 Ms. Susan Fleming July 27, 1978 Page 3 Consequently, TMC is submitting, for the information of City of Little Rock officials, copies of recent assignment reports. Any other of our contract end-items , if not con- sidered proprietary by the client, is also available. Also provided are typical client references . Additional references can be provided if desired. TMC urges the City of Little Rock to feel free to contact any of our clients at any time to determine the level of satisfaction with TMC's performance. The proposed Statement of Work, including terms and conditions , is provided as an attadhment and may be used as part of a contractual document, if acceptable to the City. We have no objection to inclusion of any other contractual requirements considered standard for Little Rock. We trust that this proposal is fully responsive to the City of Little Rock' s requirements , and we look forward to working with the City on this assignment. Thank you for the opportunity to offer our services. Sincerely, x /�7 CARL PILNICK President CP/k Attachment Enclosures STATEMENT OF WORK EVALUATION OF CATV FRANCHISE APPLICATIONS FOR THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK I. Scope. Telecommunications Management Corp. (TMC) shall perform an evaluation of the CATV franchise applications received by the City of Little Rock. The evaluation shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following, for each application: o Analysis of degree of responsiveness to the City' s requirements, as reflected in the solicitation of applications. o Technical analysis of proposed cable system design, capacity, flexibility, growth potential, and capability to provide services of interest to the City. o Financial analysis of applicants ' proforma projections, with an indication of the degree of realism reflected in the projections . o Analysis of benefits to cable subscribers, such as services offered, rates, etc. o Analysis of benefits to the City, such as franchise fees and other considerations . o Evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of each applicant. The end-product shall be a written report, providing both the details of the evaluation and the conclusions reached. The report shall be completely auditable, in that the rationale for all conclusions shall be included. II. Methodology The methodology and evaluation procedures used shall be generally similar to those described in the TMC report, "City of Jacksonville -- Evaluation of Cable Television Franchise Applications" , modified to meet the City of Little Rock's special requirements. I ti - 2 TMC shall submit to the City, for its approval or modifi- cation, the criteria and weighting factors proposed for use in the evaluation. These shall be submitted within one week after authorization to proceed. The City ' s approved version shall be utilized. III . Personnel Mr. Carl Pilnick, President of TMC, shall be the Principal Consultant for this assignment, with support from other TMC personnel as required. IV. Schedule TMC shall submit its proposed evaluation and weighting criteria to the City within one week after contract initiation, in a form similar to Tables 1 and 2 of the above-referenced City of Jacksonville report. TMC shall deliver the final evaluation report no later than December 4 , 1978. V. Cost TMC shall perform all tasks, to the City ' s satisfaction, on a firm, fixed-price basis . The price includes an initial visit to Little Rock, a visit to review the final report with the City, and one visit to attend the public hearing or Board of Directors session at which the issue of cable television franchises will be discussed. The cost of additional visits , if desired by the City, shall be negotiated at TMC ' s standard man/day rates, plus out-of-pocket expenses . The price shall be determined by the number of applications received and evaluated, as follows : 1-2 applications $ 5, 000 3-5 applications $ 7 , 800 6 or more applications $ 9 , 500 TMC shall invoice the City for 60% of the total price four weeks after contract inception. The remaining 40% shall be invoiced at the time of submission of the final report, and shall be due upon City acceptance of the report. ....