HomeMy WebLinkAbout032982 RES - 02/14/2023Resolution authorizing a one-year professional services agreement
with TelResource, Inc., of San Antonio to provide telecom billing audit
and correction services in exchange for a one-time payment of 30% of
any billing recoveries and expense savings achieved by TelResource,
based on the City's annual telecom expense of approximately
$1,500,000.00, with FY 2023 funding from the Information Service
Technology Fund.
WHEREAS, a telecommunications audit is necessary to determine if overbilling
and misbilling errors by telecom providers are occurring and to remedy those errors, with
the goal of achieving billing recoveries and long-term expense savings for the City;
WHEREAS, State law provides that all procurements involving an expenditure of
$50,000 or more are subject to statutory procurement requirements, including competitive
bids and proposals, unless an exemption applies; and
WHEREAS, although the procurement of this professional service is exempted
pursuant to the Texas Local Government Code, the City issued a request for proposals
and selected the proposer offering the most beneficial telecom billing audit and correction
services available to meet the City's needs.
Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas:
Section 1. The City Council specifically finds that the foregoing statements included in
the preamble of this resolution are true and correct and adopts such findings for all intents
and purposes related to the authorization of this procurement.
Section 2. The City Manager, or his designee, is authorized to execute a one-year
professional services agreement with TelResource, Inc., to provide telecom billing audit
and correction services in exchange for a one-time payment of 30% of any billing
recoveries and expense savings achieved for the City by TelResource for a period of 12
months following each correction or adjustment per account, as applicable.
PASSED AND APPROVED on the LI
iMday of
Paulette Guajardo
Roland Barrera
Sylvia Campos
Gil Hernandez
Michael Hunter
Jim Klein
Mike Pusley
032 982
2023:
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SCANNED
Everett Roy
Dan Suckley
ATTEST:
Reb cca Huerta
City Secretary
OF CORPUS CHRISTI
03298'
aulette Guajardo
Mayor
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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS
(City Charter Article IV, Sections 7 & 8)
I, the Director of Financial Services of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas (or his/her duly
authorized representative), hereby certify to the City Council and other appropriate officers that
the money required for the current fiscal year's portion of the contract, agreement, obligation
or expenditure described below is in the Treasury to the credit of the Fund specified below, from
which it is to be drawn, and has not been appropriated for any other purpose. Future payments
are subject to annual appropriation by the City Council.
City Council Action Date:
Agenda Item:
January 31, 2023 Legistar Number: 22-2106
Resolution authorizing a one-year professional services agreement with TelResource, Inc., of
San Antonio to provide telecom billing audit and correction services in exchange for a one-time
payment of 30% of any billing recoveries and expense savings achieved by TelResource, based
on the City's annual telecom expense of approximately $1,500,000.00, with FY 2023 funding
from the Information Service Technology Fund.
Amount Required: $
Fund Name
Accounting Unit
AcNoount
Activity No.
Amount
IT Administration
5210-23-40430
530200
Total
$
X Certification Not Required
Director of Financial Services
Date: c2I130.3