Excerpt
from a Special Report on
the CTRMA
Prime
Strategies, Inc.
CTRMA’s first contractor was Prime Strategies, Inc.,
an Austin transportation consulting firm led by its
principal, Mike Weaver. Prime Strategies is also
Williamson County’s road bond manager for its
multi-corridor transportation plan, which will build
roads using $350 million in bonds approved by voters in
2000.
In 2002, Williamson and Travis counties retained
Prime Strategies “to assist in the formation and initial
operations of CTRMA.”[43]
Prime Strategies subcontracted with Brian Cassidy of the
Austin law firm Locke Liddell & Sapp LLP for general
counsel services.
In January 2003, Williamson County transferred its
transportation consulting contract with Prime Strategies
to the newly created CTRMA.[44]
At that time, the CTRMA board asked Weaver and Cassidy
to serve as an interim staff for the authority and to
begin developing requests for qualifications for
professional services. In February 2003, the
CTRMAboard
approved procurement policies and procedures prepared by
Weaver and Cassidy.[45]
The two continued to operate as CTRMA’s interim staff
until Prime Strategies’ contract expired on August 31,
2004.
The CTRMA board subsequently selected Brian Cassidy
of Locke Liddell & Sapp over several competitors to
serve as the authority’s contracted general counsel, a
position he still holds.
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REPORT: Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority: A
Need for a Higher Standard (3/05)
]
