AWARD TO OTHER THAN LOWEST RESPONSIBLE OFFEROR 

 

VENDOR SELECTED FOR AWARD

 

Name: E.C. Ortiz & Co., LLP

Address: 333 South Des Plaines Street, Suite 2-N, Chicago, IL 60661

Phone/Fax: 312-876-1900 / 312-876-1911

Vendor Contact Person: Edilberto C. Ortiz

 

 

NATURE OF CONTRACT

 

Contract Number: 18-8-51800-10 and 19-8-51800-10

Description of goods/services: Financial Audit of the 270 Fund of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the year ended 6/30/19; Compliance examination of EPA, the EPA Trust Fund Commission and the Pollution Control Board for the two years ended 6/30/18.

 

Contract Term (beginning/ending dates):Estimate start date of 5/25/18 through 6/30/18 through and 7/1/18 through 6/30/19

Renewal Option:                  Yes  ___X__     No   _____ 

Amount of Award (excluding renewal option):  $ __468,000_______

 

 

SOURCE SELECTION

Method of Source Selection:    IFB   _____           RFP  _X____

Date Solicitation Issued: March 16, 2018

Date Responses Due: April 13, 2018

Number of Responding Offerors: 4

Number of Unsuccessful Offerors: 3

Listing of All Offerors Considered But Not Selected:

1)      Sikich LLP

2)      Crowe Horwath

3)      Adelifa LLC

 

JUSTIFICATION FOR SELECTING HIGHER PRICED VENDOR AND BASIS FOR DETERMINATION THAT PRICE IS FAIR AND REASONABLE

One other proposal was lower in price but also lower in total points.  For this engagement, price was established as being a less important factor in the selection process than the elements represented by technical score.

 

OAG CONTACT PERSON

Name: Jane Clark

Title: Director, Financial/Compliance Audits

Phone: 217-782-0811

E-mail: jclark at auditor.illinois.gov

 

 

PUBLICATION DATE: 5-18-18

PROCUREMENT OFFICER SIGNATURE:

 

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