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“Professional” Bidding – The Consultants’ Competitive Negotiation Act

02.04.2011
Mark J. Stempler

Florida Statutes, Section 287.055 is known as the “Consultants’ Competitive Negotiation Act” or “CCNA”. The CCNA applies to the procurement of certain professional services, including architecture, engineering, landscape architecture, or registered surveying and mapping. The Act also provides requirements for design-build projects. Design-build is a construction...

Areas of Focus: Government Law & Lobbying

College of Community Association Lawyers Honors Becker & Poliakoff Founding Partner With Gurdon Buck Hall Achievement Award

01.25.2011
Gary Poliakoff (1944-2014)

Gary A. Poliakoff Recognized for Four Decade Commitment to the Common Interest Ownership Community Industry For Immediate Release Media Contact: Alan Penchansky The Pen Group Communications Tel: (305) 529-1944 email: alan@thepengroup.com FT. LAUDERDALE, FL, January 25, 2011 – Becker & Poliakoff, P.A. today announced that the College of Community Association Lawyers (CCAL) […]

Areas of Focus: Condo, Co-Op & HOA

Invitations for Bid – What They are and How They Work

01.14.2011
Mark J. Stempler

An Invitation for Bid (“IFB”) or Invitation to Bid (“ITB”) is a way of soliciting bids for a public agency’s project. They generally include the pre-determined specifications or scope of work for a project, and require bidders to submit their best price to complete the project. Price is generally the […]

Areas of Focus: Government Law & Lobbying, Local Government Lobbying & Procurement, Bid Protest