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Consider recommendation from the Finance/Administrative Committee to authorize the General Manager to negotiate a contract with RSM US LLP, to conduct the EAA’s fiscal 2019 audit.
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RECOMMENDED MOTIONS:
Move the board approve the following ranked order listing of the three interviewed offerors:
1. RSM US LLP
2. Armstrong, Vaughan & Associates, P.C.
3. Weaver and Tidwell, L.L.P.
Move the board select RSM US LLP as the most qualified offeror and authorize the General Manager to negotiate a contract with RSM US LLP to conduct the EAA’s fiscal year 2019 audit, with an option to renew for four additional years.
SUMMARY:
The purpose of this agenda item is for the board to consider a Finance/Administrative Committee recommendation to approve a ranked order listing of three offerors interviewed by the committee at the July 23 meeting, and authorize the General Manager to negotiate a contract with the top ranked offeror to conduct the EAA’s fiscal year 2019 audit, with an option to renew for four additional years.
On July 1, 2019, EAA staff issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) and Statements of Interest for Audit Services. Additionally, EAA staff sent the RFQ to eighteen (18) potential firms. Of these firms, fifteen (15) were M/WBEs. The Texas Purchasing Group - Electronic Listing notified three hundred forty (340) potential firms and of those, sixteen (16) firms opened the opportunity with one (1) firm being an M/WBE.
Staff received statements of interest from six (6) offerors in response to this RFQ. EAA staff evaluated the statements of interest and recommended the following three (3) respondents be interviewed by the Finance/Administrative Committee at the July 23 meeting:
· Armstrong, Vaughan & Associates, P.C.
· RSM US LLP
· Weaver and Tidwell, L.L.P.
At the July 23 meeting, the Finance/Administrative Committee voted to recommend the board select RSM US LLP as the most qualified offeror, and authorize the General Manager to negotiate...
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