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Finance and Management Services <br />www.santa-ana.org/finance <br />Item # 31 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />December 21, 2021 <br />TOPIC: Award a contract to Grant Thornton Public Sector LLC for American Rescue Plan <br />Act (ARPA) Consulting Services <br />AGENDA TITLE: <br />Award a Contract to Grant Thornton Public Sector LLC for American Rescue Plan Act <br />(ARPA) Compliance Consulting Services, in an Aggregate Amount not to Exceed <br />$181,300, for a Six-Month Term (Revive Santa Ana Program) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Grant Thornton Public Sector <br />LLC for ARPA Consulting Services for a six-month term with the option for one six-month <br />renewal, for a total aggregate amount not to exceed $181,300, subject to non-substantive <br />changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />On July 20, 2021, the City Council authorized the Revive Santa Ana Spending Plan made <br />possible by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) through U.S. Department of Treasury <br />(DOT) Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF). The spending plan <br />is intended to protect and revive the Santa Ana community as it emerges from the impacts <br />of the COVID-19 pandemic. <br />The City is responsible for the effective administration of these funds in accordance with <br />the SLFRF Compliance and Reporting Guidance and the Uniform Guidance of the Office <br />of Management and Budget (OMB). The City must implement robust internal controls <br />and effectively monitor the Revive Santa Ana projects to ensure compliance with all <br />applicable federal rules and regulations. In order to support City staff with these efforts, <br />$200,000 of the Revive Santa Ana funds has been allocated to Accounting & Compliance <br />for Federal Funding. The Finance & Management Services Agency plans to utilize the <br />funds to hire a consulting firm that can assist the City with navigating and complying with <br />the evolving and complex regulatory and programmatic SLFRF guidance. <br />A total of ten professional firms submitted proposals in response to the Request for <br />Qualifications (RFQ) No. 21-093 . The ten proposals were evaluated and ranked by a <br />Review Committee (Committee) composed of the Assistant Director of Finance and