Wednesday, October 20, 2010

4 AUDITORS ARE CONSIDERING BIDS FOR RFP WATER AUDIT

    Four companies as of 10-19 are considering submitting bids for the RFP water audit for the water billing problems at the Brockton water department. Those companies are Oconnor and Drew PC, PA Consulting Group, The Abrahams Group and Woddard and Curran.
     The Abraham Group have had dealings with Brockton in the past, on their website Brockton is listed and how they worked,
   "Developing End of Year Reporting Schedules for the Lowell, Framingham, Newton and Brockton Public Schools on the MUNIS and Pentamation software systems." 
     It was unclear on there site if this was the same MUNIS system that is currently being used by the water department. The other companies can be looked at by clicking on their link and reading their resumes.

Woddard and Curran on their site states,

"Water and Sewer Billing System End-to-End Audit

 City of Quincy, MA
 Woodard & Curran worked with the newly elected Mayor and new Department heads to repair a broken billing system. Issues from data collection rates and accuracy to billing and reporting where reviewed, discussed, and corrected as part of a quickly moving audit project. Daily modifications to staff protocols and methods were made collaboratively to focus on accuracy and timeliness without increasing labor effort. The project helped build a progressive Water and Sewer system for the City."

If any other companies submit or inquirer about the water audit, BrocktonBeat will get the information out as soon as possible. There will be a meeting this Friday at 11am at City Hall with the potential auditors and all are welcome to attend.



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