Legislation Details

File #: 24-0692    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Contract - Amendment Status: Passed
File created: 1/23/2024 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 1/30/2024 Final action: 1/30/2024
Title: Request that the County Judge execute an amendment to an agreement and a renewal option with Deloitte & Touche LLP in the amount of $786,976 for external audit services for Harris County, the Flood Control District, the District and County Clerk registry funds and related entities through January 24, 2025 (210201), MWDBE Contracted Goal: 10%, MWDBE Current Participation: 5.6%.

Department: Purchasing

Department Head/Elected Official: DeWight Dopslauf

 

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA

Type of Request: Contract - Amendment

 

Project ID (if applicable): 210201

Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 10%

MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): 5.6%

Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal:  N/A - Goal is not 0% and is listed above

 

Request Summary (Agenda Caption):

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Request that the County Judge execute an amendment to an agreement and a renewal option with Deloitte & Touche LLP in the amount of $786,976 for external audit services for Harris County, the Flood Control District, the District and County Clerk registry funds and related entities through January 24, 2025 (210201), MWDBE Contracted Goal: 10%, MWDBE Current Participation: 5.6%.

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Background and Discussion:

Harris County is required to have an independent annual audit of the combined financial statements of the

County and related entities. Deloitte & Touche’s agreement with the County is up for renewal for the time period of 1/25/24 - 1/24/25. This is the second renewal of a five year agreement with Deloitte & Touche for these external audit services.

 

This third amendment adds a new engagement letter to the agreement and adds settlement funds for additional services.

 

Expected Impact:

N/A

 

Alternative Options:

Solicit bids through the RFP process

 

Alignment with Goal(s):

_ Justice and Safety

_ Economic Opportunity

_ Housing

_ Public Health

_ Transportation

_ Flooding

_ Environment

X Governance and Customer Service

 

Prior Court Action (if any):

Date

Agenda Item #

Action Taken

1/25/22

275

Passed

1/31/2023

339

Amendment #1 and Renewal #1 approved

3/23/2023

3

Amendment #2 approved

 

Location: N/A

Address (if applicable): N/A

Precinct(s): Countywide

 

Fiscal and Personnel Summary

Service Name

External audit services

 

FY 24

FY 25

Next 3 FYs

Incremental Expenditures (do NOT write values in thousands or millions)

Labor Expenditures

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$

Non-Labor Expenditures

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$

$

Total Incremental Expenditures

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$

$

Funding Sources (do NOT write values in thousands or millions)

Existing Budget

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$

$

$

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$

$

$

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$

$

$

Total Current Budget

$

$

$

Additional Budget Requested

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$

$

$

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Total Additional Budget Requested

$

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Total Funding Sources

$

$

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Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs)

Current Position Count for Service

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Additional Positions Requested

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Total Personnel

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Anticipated Court Date: 1/30/2024

Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): N/A

Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item

Contact(s) name, title, department: Amy Perez, Deputy Executive Director, OMB

Robert Brown, Senior Buyer, Purchasing

Attachments (if applicable): Letter, Amendment