STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance and Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: February 10, 2021
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Elizabeth Reich
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SUBJECT
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Authorize the third of three, two-year renewal options, to the professional services contract with MuniServices, LLC for franchise fee compliance and recovery services for the Office of the City Auditor - Estimated Total Net Revenue: $80,000
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BACKGROUND
This professional services contract will continue to provide the City with franchise fee compliance and recovery services for electric, natural gas, cable/video service, and/or certificated telephone providers. This contract will also continue to allow the contractor to conduct review and recovery services to assist the City with the detection, documentation, and correction of errors and omissions related to franchise fees for electric, natural gas, cable/video service, and/or certificated telephone providers.
The City will pay the contractor a 25 percent contingency fee based on the revenue received from the correction of detected and documented franchisee reporting errors; contingency fees are a result of the contractor's work, and apply to all franchise fees, penalties, and interest collected from the maximum examination period allowable from the franchisee.
The contingency fee also applies, for a period of 24 months, to revenues received after the contract period for deficiencies identified by the contractor during the contract period. The City will not pay any fee to the contractor until monies recovered for the City have been received from the franchisee.
On November 10, 2015, the City Council authorized a living wage policy that requires contractors to pay their employees a "living wage" rate as established annually by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Living Wage Calculator for Dallas County by Resolution No....
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