Item 31 - Contract to Grant Thornton Public Sector LLC for American Rescue Plan Act

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Grant Thornton Public Sector LLC City of Santa Ana | RFQ 21- 093 Revised Proposal Use or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the restriction on the title page of this proposal or quotation. 2 Features and Benefits As discussed throughout our response, our team offers several differentiators s. As a large firm, we provide cost-effective access to specialized expertise as questions arise. We pride ourselves on delivering excellent client service and staffing our engagements with true subject matter experts. Features of Our Approach Benefits to the City of Santa Ana Evidence Comprehensive Understanding of Recovery Funding Options Balanced advice, and consideration for similar program models when reviewing eligibility. Our knowledge of the full recovery landscape uncovered opportunities to maximize program dollars for New Castle County (FEMA PA/CRF) and healthcare clients (PRF/FEMA PA) Compliant, Efficient Reports Grant Thornton, as one of the nation’s largest audit, tax and advisory firm, is well equipped to support the City’s ARPA reporting needs. Our team will build and maintain a framework to efficiently extract and analyze data required for reporting project performance. In our service to the nation’s largest healthcare systems our grants team built custom templates to assist our clients identify, calculate, and report expenses and lost revenues attributable to COVID-19 in compliance with Provider Relief Fund requirements. For the past 3 years, the Grant Thornton team has efficiently completed over 250 federal fiscal accountability reports, on a quarterly basis, on behalf of the state of Florida’s Region 4 subrecipients across 8 counties to the Public Assistance Program Specialized Expertise in Lost Revenue Calculations Defensible lost revenue calculations. Our team has helped dozens of clients interpret, understand, and apply methods to calculate and demonstrate lost revenues. Specialized Compliance Monitoring Expertise Our understanding and close monitoring of US Treasury OIG guidance will confirm that costs claimed are substantiated and compliant with current legislation and any and all updates to existing guidelines. The City will have access to all the knowledge we’ve gathered throughout our interactions with Federal and state agencies, including communications, best practices and compliance playbooks that have been tested against regulatory frameworks such as 2.CFR.200. These resources are constantly updated by our Subject Matter Experts who are supported by dedicated policy analysts. Grant Thornton has served as a Uniform Guidance compliance monitor for the states of Florida and Texas to efficiently review and provide compliance risk assessments and corrective action plans on over 3,100 applications for the reimbursement of over $285M through the Public Assistance Program Grant Thornton’s New Castle CRF management team has drafted several eligibility and position statements on behalf of the County to align project costs to the Treasury’s guidance requirements and 2 CFR 200 best practices. Experienced Audit Readiness The proposed team includes a dedicated single audit subject matter expert and the City can tap into an extensive network of public sector auditors In supporting the state of Florida and New Castle County, the Grant Thornton team compiles and maintains support and justification documentation in organized packages specifically set up to assist clients and demonstrating