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Section 23: OPA Elections Subject: Northstar Software Decision Msg# 1019494
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Ted,
Your account of B&F's recommendation seems to contradict that of Viola and the other's who attended the meeting. John Viola stated on May 23: "Requests for Proposals should be solicited from HOA Management Companies (Outsourcing). The request should ask that cost data be submitted in a manner consistent with the cost data supplied by the software vendors. Enough companies should be solicited to ensure OPA receives at least three responses. At minimum there should be some type of analysis from management detailing outsourcing was reviewed and a decision was made to either go the next step requesting proposals or why we decided not to pursue.” Now, you are stating that Legum ONLY providing a software quote meets this recommendation. It does not. What is more troubling is your recent comments of "6. We will have completed our due diligence which might allow for a vote on the 27th, and if they are included, would certainly not have a new board overturning a decision two weeks later based on failing to include this last option. Don't include them and the argument will be made we purposely excluded them, regardless of facts. At this point, I think we want to include them so we have checked all the boxes and can say we did our due diligence. So my recommendation is to grant the delay, reschedule the demonstration day and keep moving forward. " It certainly seems that you are pushing strongly for a vote on July 27th, WITHOUT THE RECOMMENDED RFP. What are you afraid of? That the wizard won't be able to wave his magic wand if someone else has their hands in our software? So lock the association into a contract now so after the election, the new board will be faced with a healthy penalty for steering away from the Wizard's plan? Anyone who is even considering a vote for you should hold their ballot until July 28th, and see what the real Ted Moroney does should a vote be requested. No wonder assessments needed to go up, need to write that healthy check to NorthStar and whomever else is in that proposal. Will the public actually see the real numbers in the motion to approve, with detail, or will it be like your motion for the FD in May? How much is T&U being paid for their consulting services in the deal? Brett |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: Brett, If you were to talk to John Viola he would confirm that I am in lockstep with him regarding a full airing of L&N’s ability to provide a platform similar to that provided by other software vendors. In fact, it is an extension way beyond the “proposal” you obtained last year for back office finance operations. This proposal is a full apples to apples comparison with the other providers across the board. As you may be aware, or maybe not, not all HOA management firms are interested in this type of arrangement and L&N first had to pass the whole idea through corporate. The result may be a hybrid in comparison with some of the other software providers. By that I mean it may require re-badging employees in some areas. I specifically urged the board to include L&N and I believe that without their participation apples to apples with the other providers a new board would overturn any decision. I am not sure what you consider a partial evaluation or where you even heard that, because unlike last summer’s proposal, this is a full spectrum request. L&N’s Advanced Technology Group is well engaged and will be providing OPA a proposal in the next week and follow that with a demonstration day at some point to include TWG, department heads, and the B&F Committee to see the product and be able to compare it to the others including Northstar. Subsequent to that a recommendation will come to the Board. As I stated to the board depending on timing this “might allow for a vote on the 27th” and as I told at least one person I believe that may simply not be possible. I certainly expect the inclusion of L&N’s proposal and demonstration prior to a final recommendation, and that is the due diligence I referenced. If this can all be completed to the satisfaction of the B&F Committee and TWG and a recommendation forthcoming in less than 18 calendar days then it could make the 27th. However, from a practical standpoint that is a very tight window. Ted |
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