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INSURANCE ON RILE A-2020-035 VVORK MAY PROCEED UNTIL INSURANCE EXPIRES b6lm /2ozo CLERK OF CUUNCIL DATE AGREEMENT WITH WHITE NELSON DIEHL EVANS LLP 0 :ryISUt,t favuA ro �J TO PROVIDE AUDITING SERVICES THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into on this 31 day of March, 2020 by and between White Nelson Diehl Evans LLP, a limited liability partnership, ("Auditor"), and the City of Santa N Ana, a charter City and municipal corporation organized and existing under the Constitution and co laws of the State of California ("City"). N RECITALS a A. The City desires to retain an Auditor having special skill and knowledge in the field of providing professional auditing services. B. Auditor represents it is recognized as a competent and qualified certified public accountant, duly authorized to practice and licensed as such by the California State Board of Accountancy, and is able and willing to provide auditing services to the City. C. In undertaking the performance of this Agreement, Auditor represents that it is knowledgeable in its field and that any services performed by Auditor under this Agreement will be performed in compliance with such standards as may reasonably be expected from a professional consulting firm in the field. NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual and respective promises, and subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows: 1. SCOPE OF SERVICES Auditor shall perform its Annual Independent Audit for the two fiscal years ending June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2021. Services shall be performed pursuant to the Auditor's January 14, 2020, proposal attached hereto as Exhibit A. The Executive Director of Finance and Management Services Agency for the City can issue a written request that Auditor provide other auditing services during this term. Any increase in the overall compensation, noted in Section 2.a. below, for said services are subject to approval by the City Council for the City of Santa Ana. 2. COMPENSATION a. City agrees to pay, and Auditor agrees to accept as total payment for its services for City, the rates and charges identified in Exhibit A. The total sum to be expended during the initial term for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020 shall not exceed $185,630. The total sum to be expended, for an extension period exercised per Section 3, below, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021 shall not exceed $185,630. The total amount to be expended during the term of this Agreement shall not exceed $371,260. b. Payments to Auditor shall be made within forty-five (45) days after receipt by City of invoices from Auditor, which shall be rendered not more often than monthly. Special examinations, surveys, or detailed reports of any nature outside the scope of this Agreement shall be billed separately by Auditor and must be specifically authorized in Page 1 of #27965v2