As Needed Outside Legal Counsel Services for the Commission on Police Practices (CPP)

Project Title
As Needed Outside Legal Counsel Services for the Commission on Police Practices (CPP)

Invitation #
10089829-22-V

Bid Posting Date
08/24/2021 1:56 PM (PDT)

Project Stage
Bidding

Bid Due Date
09/24/2021 2:00 PM (PDT)

Response Format
Electronic and Paper

Project Type
RFP (Request for Proposal)

Response Types
Line Items
Response File
General Attachment
General Attachment
General Attachment

Type of Award
Lump Sum

Categories
91800 - Consulting Services
91874 - Legal Consulting
96149 - Legal Services, Attorneys
96150 - Legal Services Including Depositions And Expert Witness Testimony


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Department
Purchasing & Contracting Department

Address
1200 Third Ave
Suite 200
San Diego, California

County
San Diego

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Pre-Bid Meeting Information

Pre-Bid Meeting
No

Online Q&A

Online Q&A
Yes

Q&A Deadline
08/31/2021 12:00 PM (PDT)

Contact Information

Contact Info
Vanessa Delgado 619-236-6248
CDelgado@sandiego.gov

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Description

Scope of Services
The City of San Diego (City) is seeking qualified outside counsel to provide as-needed legal services to the City’s Commission on Police Practices (CPP or Commission), which provides civilian oversight of the City’s Police Department.
In November 2020, City voters approved San Diego City Charter (Charter) section 41.2, which created the Commission as an investigatory body of the City, independent of the Mayor and the Police Department. The Commission has certain mandatory duties and discretionary powers, as described in the Charter. The City Council (Council) may, by ordinance, mandate additional duties and authorize additional powers for the Commission, consistent with the Charter and applicable federal and state law. The Council has created the Office of the Commission on Police Practices, which is headed by the Commission’s Executive Director, and will include City staff once the Commission is fully operational.
In accordance with Charter section 41.2, the Commission must retain its own legal counsel, independent of the City Attorney, for legal support and advice in carrying out the Commission’s duties and actions. The Commission intends to hire a full-time City employee to serve as General Counsel to the Commission, once the Council has formally appointed Commission members and approved Commission rules and procedures. It is currently anticipated that the employment of General Counsel will occur in Fiscal Year 2023, which begins July 1, 2022 and ends June 30, 2023. Until the General Counsel is hired, the Commission intends to use independent, outside counsel (Outside Counsel) employed through a City contract on an as-needed basis. The Commission also intends to maintain a contract with Outside Counsel, for use on an ongoing, as-needed basis, once the General Counsel is hired and at the direction of the General Counsel.

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