APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
___________________________
CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO
ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH
WEAVER AND TIDWELL, LLP FOR FORENSIC AUDIT SERVICES FOR
A ONE-YEAR TERM WITH THE OPTION TO EXTEND FOR AN
ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR WITHOUT RETURNING TO COUNCIL, FOR
A TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FOUR HUNDRED
AND NINETY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($490,000)
WHEREAS, in alignment with the Office of the Mayor and City Administration’s ongoing efforts to evaluate and strengthen the City’s contracting procedures and implement best practices to improve accountability and transparency, the City is seeking forensic audit services for an independent assessment of contract and fiscal activities associated with all phases of capital improvement projects and human services, executed between July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025; and
WHEREAS, Oakland Municipal Code section 2.04.051.A requires a competitive request for proposals (RFP) or request for qualifications (RFQ) process for the award of professional services contracts; and
WHEREAS, on November 14, 2025, the City issued a formal Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 386529,2 for forensic audit services and received four proposals by the closing date of January 2, 2026; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Workplace and Employment Standards (DWES) conducted a Bid and Proposal Review to evaluate each proposal’s responsiveness to the City’s Local/Small Local Business Enterprise (L/SLBE) requirements, and issued a determination on January 30, 2026 finding that two of the vendors – Protiviti Government Services, Inc. and Weaver and Tidwell, L.L.P. – qualified by meeting the 20 percent L/SLBE requirement for this contract; and
WHEREAS, an internal, cross-department staff working group conducted interviews with Protiviti Government Services, Inc. and Weaver and Tidwell, LLP on April 13, 2026 and scored each vendor’s proposal, and based upon this evaluation the staff working group recommended Weaver and Tidwell, LLP to be awarded a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) for forensic audit services; and
2 WHEREAS, under the proposed scope of work, the vendor will perform an independent assessment of financial statements, development of contracts, disbursement of funds, and any other relevant contract and fiscal activities associated with all phases of capital projects and human services, executed July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025, to include performance, recovery, and contract audits in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, as well as identify areas of process improvement opportunities and transaction mapping from original project inception through transaction completion cycle, and upon completion deliver a report of findings to City leadership; and
WHEREAS, the Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 2.04.030 stipulates that City Council authority is required for contract awards for professional services in excess of $250,000; and
WHEREAS, the City Administrator seeks authority to enter into a professional services agreement with Weaver and Tidwell, LLP for forensic audit services for a one-year term with the option to extend for an additional one year without returning to Council, for a total contract amount not to exceed four hundred and ninety thousand dollars ($490,000); and
WHEREAS, funding for this contract is available in Purchasing Fund (4550), Finance and Management: Administration Organization (08111), and DP080 Administrative Project (1000007), as shown in Table 1 below
Table 1: Project Funding Sources
Fund
Source
Organization Account Project Program Amount
4550:
Purchasing
08111:
Finance &
Management:
Administration
54930:
Professional
Services
1000007:
DP080
Administrative
Project
IP59:
Financial
Management
$490,000
Total
Project:
$490,000
; and
WHEREAS, the City Administrator has determined that the services to be provided pursuant to this agreement are of a professional, technical and temporary nature and shall not result in the loss of employment or salary by any person having permanent status in the competitive service; now, therefore, be it
3 RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby authorizes the City Administrator to negotiate, enter into and amend, as appropriate, a professional services agreement with Weaver and Tidwell, LLP for forensic audit services for a one-year term, with the option to extend for an additional one year without returning to Council, for a total contract amount not to exceed four hundred and ninety thousand dollars ($490,000).
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - BROWN, FIFE, GALLO, HOUSTON, RAMACHANDRAN, UNGER, WANG,
AND PRESIDENT JENKINS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
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