A Request for Proposal (RFP) was issued on Friday, January 16, 2015 to select a qualified firm to provide Insurance Broker Services. Two (2) responsive proposals were received and reviewed by an Advisory Committee comprised of the following individuals: 

Name	Title	Division
Karen Zito (Chair)	Claims Supervisor	Claims Supervisor
Brian Battles	Deputy CFO	Office of Business & Financial Services
Alana Brenner	City Clerk	City Clerk's Office
Christopher McCullion	Deputy CFO	Office of Business & Financial Services
Laurie Botts	Division Manager	Real Estate Division

 Based on the information presented in the proposals and the evaluation criteria set forth in the RFP, the firms were ranked by the Advisory Committee in the following order:

Ranking	Firm	Location
1	Brown & Brown of Florida, Inc.	Daytona Beach, FL
2	Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services, Inc.	Orlando, FL

The initial contract term is three years with an option to renew for two (2) additional one (1) year terms.  The estimated expenditure for the initial three year term is $240,000. 

Brown & Brown of Florida, Inc. did not include a M/WBE and VBE Participation Plan.

Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services, Inc. M/WBE and VBE Participation Plan for this contract is as follows:

Approval of the ranking established by the Advisory Committee and approval and authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to negotiate and execute contracts and subsequent renewals with the top two ranked firms, Brown & Brown of Florida, Inc. and Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services, Inc., as indicated above.  The final negotiated agreements will be subject to review and approval by the City Attorney’s Office.