I. RECOMMENDATION:
Authorize City Manager to approve the proposal received from Bryant L. Jolley for Auditing Services for Fiscal Years 2019-2021 with an option to extend for an additional two years.
II. BACKGROUND:
The City of Coalinga has been using the firm of Price Paige for the Fiscal Years 2015-2018.
III. DISCUSSION:
On February 19, 2020 the City released a request for proposals for Auditing Services for fiscal years 2019-2021 with an option to extend for an additional two years. There were three responsive proposals received from Bryant L. Jolley; Moss, Levy, Hartzheim, LLP; and Mann, Urrutia, Nelson CPAs & Associates, LLP.
Among the proposals received the proposal received from Bryant L. Jolley scored the highest in the areas of qualification of the firm, qualifications of the firm personnel, relative experience, completeness of the response, and reasonableness of the cost proposal in total.
The firm of Bryant L. Jolley have specialized in the auditing of cities and special districts over the past 40 years and have performed over 500 district and city audits. Their firm consists of five professional staff who have over ninety years combined governmental auditing experience making us premier auditors of local governments. They have provided quality audits and assistance to City staff over the years we have been engaged as the City auditor in the past.
IV. ALTERNATIVES:
V. FISCAL IMPACT:
The total cost of the auditing services for Fiscal Year 2019 Audit will be $41,000 to be allocated to the following funds with their respective percentages; General Fund(20%), Assessments Fund(5%), CPFA(10%), Water Fund(15%), Gas Fund(15%), Wastewater Fund(15%), Sanitation Fund(2%), Transit Fund(2%), and Successor Agency Fund(15%).
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