Title
Auditing and Consulting Services - MCC 180241 (Ordinance S-47336)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to allow additional expenditures under Contract 150616 with Eide Bailly LLP; Contract 150617 with Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker, LLC; Contract 150635 with MGT of America Consulting, LLC; Contract 150640 with Heinfeld, Meech, & Co.; Contract 150641 with REDW, LLC; Contract 150642 with Myers and Stauffer LC; and Contract 150660 with CliftonLarsonAllen LLP for the purchase of auditing and consulting services for the Regional Wireless Cooperative (RWC) under the Office of Government Relations and the Information Technology Services Department. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The additional expenditures will not exceed $404,000.
Report
Summary
This contract provides external expertise for auditing and consulting services. The RWC, per its governance, must be financially audited annually by an external auditor. It is budgeted for each year and its findings are shared with the Board of Directors. In addition, the Information Technology Services Department (ITS), in support of maintaining citywide Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance, will utilize an external auditor to obtain a PCI certified Qualified Security Assessor to perform services required for PCI Data Security Standards (DSS). Compliance with PCI DSS is mandated by the payment card industry in order for the City to process payment card transactions. Services will include, but are not limited to, a report on compliance, a gap analysis, an analysis of the existing PCI structure, and assistance to the City in providing guidance and recommendations on improving current processes. Additional funds are needed to add RWC and ITS as authorized users. The City Auditor Department currently utilizes these contract services.
Contract Term
The contract term is June 1, 2019 through May 31, 2024.
Financial Impact
Upon approval of $404,000 in additional funds, the revised aggregate value of the contract will not exceed $984,000. Funds are available in the RWC (under the Office of Government Relations) and ITS Department budget.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
This contract was originally approved by City Council on June 5, 2019.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by City Manager Ed Zuercher and the Regional Wireless Cooperative under the Office of Government Relations and Deputy City Manager Toni Maccarone and the Information Technology Services Department.