IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION authorizing the Chairman of the Legislature to execute an Agreement with CRA, Inc., of Vienna, VA, for the furnishing of a comprehensive performance audit of the Jackson County Department of Corrections, pursuant to the terms and conditions of Request for Qualifications 61-16, at a cost to the County not to exceed $300,000.00, subject to appropriation in the 2017 budget.
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RESOLUTION NO. 19343, December 7, 2016
INTRODUCED BY Crystal Williams, Theresa Galvin, Garry Baker, Tony Miller, Scott
Burnett, Alfred Jordan, Dennis Waits, Dan Tarwater III, and Greg Grounds, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, the Legislature has determined that it is in the County's best interest to retain an independent, comprehensive, performance audit to review the operations, staff, structure, and facilities of the Jackson County Department of Corrections; and,
WHEREAS, by Request for Qualifications (RFQ) No. 61-16, the Director of Finance and Purchasing did solicit the submission of qualifications from firms interested in providing this audit; and,
WHEREAS, the Director distributed eighty-five notifications and received five responses thereon, one of which was rejected as non-responsive, with the four remaining respondents evaluated as follows:
RESPONDENT POINTS
CRA, Inc. 90
Vienna, VA
CGL Management Group 75
Sacramento, CA
Matrix 74
Mountain View, CA
NSA 67
Alexandria, VA
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WHEREAS, the proposals submitted were evaluated on the basis of qualifications, experience, references, and ability to perform timely; and,
WHEREAS, following evaluation of the proposals, the evaluation committee has recommended the award of a contract for these services to CRA, Inc., of Vienna VA; and,
WHEREAS, the Legislative Auditor recommends the award of a contract for the performance audit of the Jackson County Department of Corrections be made to CRA, Inc., of Vienna, VA, at a cost to the County not to exceed $300,000.00, subject to appropriation in the 2017 County budget; and,
WHEREAS, CRA, Inc., has agreed that this project will be completed under a five percent DBE/WBE/MBE goal; and,
WHEREAS, execution of an Agreement for these services is in the best interest of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Jackson County; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute for the County an Agreement with CRA, Inc., in a form to be approved by the County Counselor; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the contract, subject to appropriation in the 2017 Jackson County budget.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 19343 of December 7, 2016, was duly passed on December 12, 2016 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ________8_________ Nays ______0_______
Abstaining ______0_______ Absent _____0_______
Excused _______1_______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient to meet this obligation will be appropriated in the 2017 Jackson County annual budget.
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Date Chief Financial Operations