RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Administrator, or designee, to enter into a contract amendment with Ernst and Young, LLP, subject to final approval by the County Administrator and County Counsel, increasing the payment limit by $700,000, from $300,000 to an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 for COVID-19 cost recovery consulting services for the period June 2, 2020 through December 31, 2022.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Up to an additional $700,000 for a total payment limit of $1,000,000. All fees are 100% eligible for FEMA Category Z reimbursement; however, initial payments to the vendor come from the General Fund. To date, the County has paid Ernst & Young LLP $209,130; however, as the County is actively developing FEMA reimbursement claims for COVID-19 related expenditures, average monthly invoices from Ernst & Young LLP will soon exhaust the current contract payment limit.
BACKGROUND:
Federal Disaster Relief Actions
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