Title
[Contract] Utility Cost Recovery Audit Services
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FileID
File ID: 2025-01113
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Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Pass a Motion authorizing the City Auditor to execute a Professional Services Agreement with American Utility Auditors, LLC for an amount not-to-exceed $500,000 to provide Utility Cost Recovery Audit Services.
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Contact
Contact: Farishta Ahrary, City Auditor, (916) 808-7266, fahrary@cityofsacramento.org, Office of the City Auditor
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Presenter
Presenter: None
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Agreement
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: This report seeks the City Council’s approval for the City Auditor to execute the attached professional services agreement with American Utility Auditors, LLC for an amount not-to-exceed $500,000 to provide Utility Cost Recovery Audit Services; this agreement is contingency-based, with no upfront cost to the City and compensation based solely on successful cost recovery and/or verifiable future cost savings.
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PolicyConsiderations
Policy Considerations: The City Auditor’s intent to provide Utility Cost Recovery Audit Services is consistent with the City Auditor’s fiscal year (FY) 2025-26 Annual Work Plan.
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EconomicImpacts
Economic Impacts: None.
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EnvironmentalConsiderations
Environmental Considerations: None.
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Sustainability
Sustainability: None.
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Commission/Committee Action
Commission/Committee Action: Not applicable.
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RationaleforRecommendation
Rationale for Recommendation: The Office of the City Auditor issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) on April 29, 2025. It is in the best interest of the City to enter into a contract with American Utility Auditors, LLC, determined to be the most responsive proposal received in the competitive bidding process, for an amount not-to-exceed $500,000; this agreement is contingency-based, with no upfront cost to the City and compensation based solely on successful cost recovery and/or verifiable future cost savings.
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FinancialConsiderations
Financial Considerations The proposed agreement has a one-year term for a total not-to-exceed amount of $500,000; this agreement is contingency-based, with no upfront cost to the City and compensation based solely on successful cost recovery and/or verifiable future cost savings.
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LocalBusinessEnterprise
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): The selected vendor is not an LBE.
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