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Item # 17
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
November 15, 2022
TOPIC: Construction Auditing Services for the Carnegie Navigation Center
AGENDA TITLE:
Approve an Amendment to the Agreement with Ankura Consulting Group, LLC to
Provide Construction Auditing Services for the Construction of the Carnegie Homeless
Navigation Center (General Fund)
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to the agreement with Ankura
Consulting Group, LLC (“Ankura”) to provide services for the review and analysis of
billings for construction of the Carnegie Homeless Navigation Center by Dyer 18 LLC
("Dyer"), increasing the total not-to-exceed amount by an additional $50,000, subject to
non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney.
DISCUSSION
On August 5, 2022, the City’s Attorney’s Office (“CAO”) entered into Agreement #N-
2022-215 for Ankura to conduct an audit review of billings and billing practices
regarding construction of the homeless shelter by Dyer 18 LLC. Prior to entering into
this Agreement, CAO negotiated discounted rates with Ankura to conduct this audit.
Since August 5, Ankura and CAO have worked steadily on this matter. A review of costs
to maintain services for this audit necessitated this request to the City Council. Ankura
has consistently made itself available to CAO regarding this matter and the amendment
to increase compensation will ensure completion of the requested work product.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
There is no environmental impact associated with this action.
FISCAL IMPACT
Funds are available in the City Attorney’s Contract Services-Professional account (no.
01108032-62300):
Fiscal Year Amount
2022-23 $50,000
Total $50,000
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EXHIBIT(S)
1. First Amendment to Agreement with Ankura Consulting Group, LLC
Submitted By: Sonia Carvalho, City Attorney
Approved By: Kristine Ridge, City Manager
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FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH
ANKURA CONSULTING GROUP, LLC TO PROVIDE
FORENSIC CONSTRUCTION AUDIT SERVICES
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT to the above-referenced agreement is entered into on November 15, 2022, by
and between Ankura Consulting Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Ankura”), and the
City of Santa Ana, a charter city and municipal corporation organized and existing under the Constitution
and laws of the State of California (“City”).
RECITALS
A.The parties entered into Agreement No. N-2022-215 (“Agreement”) dated August 5, 2022, to
engage Ankura due its special skill and knowledge in the field of forensic construction auditing.
B.The Agreement is current and in-effect and runs through either the completion of services or
termination by the Parties, as detailed in the Agreement.
C.The parties now wish to amend the Agreement to increase the overall compensation to the
Agreement. No further changes are contemplated by this Amendment.
The Parties therefore agree:
1.Section 2, Fees and Expenses, is hereby amended to increase the not-to-exceed amount of this
Agreement by $50,000.
2.Except as modified by this First Amendment, all terms and conditions of the Agreement, shall remain
in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this First Amendment to the Agreement on the
date and year first written above.
ATTEST CITY OF SANTA ANA
_______________________________ ______________________________
KRISTINE RIDGE
Clerk of the Council City Manager
APPROVED AS TO FORM ANKURA CONSULTING GROUP, LLC
SONIA R. CARVALHO
City Attorney
By: ___________________________ _______________________________
John M. Funk Peter Badala
Chief Assistant City Attorney Sr. Managing Director