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Council rejects grant-writing and federal-lobbyist bids, orders revised RFPs
Summary
After reviewing proposals and cost ranges, the council voted to reject submitted proposals for a grant-writing team and federal lobbyist and directed staff to reissue RFPs that incorporate council feedback and additional evaluation criteria.
The West Covina City Council voted Jan. 21 to reject all proposals in two requests for proposals—one for grant-writing/management services and one for federal lobbyist services—and directed staff to reissue both RFPs incorporating council feedback on evaluation criteria and performance history.
Lede: Staff had circulated results from competitive RFPs: 15 proposals for a grant-writing team and six for federal lobbying. Staff summarized vendor scoring and estimated price ranges; the highest-ranked federal lobbying proposer offered a $42,000 annual retainer while some proposers quoted as…
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