State Government Consulting Service

The Vendor is required to provide state government consulting service for include:
• Monitor and keep authority staff informed of existing and proposed state legislative and regulatory policy issues and actions that would positively or negatively impact the authority, the airport or other authority interests.
• Proactively identify opportunities to develop legislation and regulations that will benefit the authority, the airport or other authority interests.
• Prepare comments or otherwise respond to proposed legislative changes, regulatory changes and other executive branch actions that may impact the authority, the airport or other authority interests.
• Develop and update the authority's annual legislative agenda and develop strategies necessary for its implementation.
• Maintain liaison between the authority and the country delegation in the state legislature and provide assistance to the delegation any matter that furthers the objectives of the authority's legislative agenda.
• Serve as a liaison between the authority and the state legislature, executive branch, and other officials in state government as identified by the authority.
• Proactively promote the authority's position on policy matters to elected officials, their staff, and other decision makers through personal contact, written correspondence, and testimony.
• Prepare letters in support of the authority's position to members of the state legislature, legislative committees, executive branch agencies or other key stakeholders and forward to the authority for approval and signature.
• Provide copies of bills, amendments, committee reports and analyses, regulations, or other information available that is related to the authority's interests, when requested.
• Prepare testimony to be presented by authority staff or authority board members before legislative or regulatory bodies.
• Arrange and attend meetings with state officials and help establish relationships between state legislators or state agency representatives and the authority.
• Proactively identify opportunities and provide assistance to obtain grants for capital projects, environmental initiatives and other airport-related programs and projects.
• Attend authority board meetings, management meetings, staff briefings, or other meetings when requested.
• Develop and participate in strategic coalitions with associations and governmental organizations in furtherance of the authority's legislative agenda as requested.
• Register, on behalf of the authority, with the necessary state officers and agencies, and comply with all reporting requirements mandated by the fair political practices commission (“FPPC”), and any other legal requirements.
• Frequent written updates to the authority on activities related to all items listed above.