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Exhibit 23.5
LETTERHEAD OF JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT
December 9, 2000
The Board of Directors
DemandStar.com Inc.
1200 Pine Island Road
Suite 600
Plantation, FL 33324
We hereby consent to the inclusion of the Opinion of Janney Montgomery Scott
LLC dated November 17, 2000 as an Appendix to the proxy statement/prospectus
filed as part of the Form S-4 Registration Statement of Onvia.com Inc., and to
the references to our firm as in the text of said proxy statement/prospectus.
In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we come within the
category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities
Act of 1933 or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
/s/ Janney Montgomery Scott LLC
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
