Title
Contract GLWA-CS-132, Change Order No. 3
Proposed Audit Fee Change Order for the FY 2018 Audit and Other Technical Services
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Agenda of: February 13, 2019
Item No.: 2019-033
Amount: $62,500.00
TO: The Honorable
Board of Directors
Great Lakes Water Authority
FROM: Sue F. McCormick
Chief Executive Officer
Great Lakes Water Authority
DATE: February 13, 2019
RE: Contract GLWA-CS-132, Change Order No. 3
Proposed Audit Fee Change Order for the FY 2018 Audit and Other Technical Services
MOTION
Upon recommendation of Nicolette N. Bateson, Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer, the Board of Directors (Board) of the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA), approves Change Order No. 3 for audit services Contract GLWA-CS-132 with Rehmann Robson in the amount of $12,500 for the FY 2018 audit and $50,000 for other technical professional services as needed; and authorizes the CEO to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND
The firm of Rehmann Robson was selected as auditors for the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) in January 2017. The contract executed provided for the base fees only which were directly related to the audit for FY 2016, FY 2017, and FY 2018.
JUSTIFICATION
The audit for FY 2018 was started in October 2018 and completed with the issuance of the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) on December 14, 2018 prior to the State of Michigan's submission due date. The audit went smoothly, and there were no extraordinary challenges for FY 2018 as there was with the first two audits (such as accounting for the bifurcation and implementing Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 69, Government Combinations and Disposals of Government Operations, for FY 2016 followed by other technical matters and delays to work through to a Memorandum of Understanding for FY 2017). Nevertheless, in completing the CAFR this year, there was a substantial level of rewo...
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