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Summary of Findings <br />Final interviews included the following firms: Vavrinek, Trine, Day & Co.; Galina LLP, <br />JJACPA, Inc. and Maze and Associates. <br />Staff recommends Maze and Associates. In addition to their extensive auditing and <br />consulting experience with municipalities and other non - profits, the Maze and <br />Associates practice also includes broad private sector experience in industries such as <br />banking and commercial enterprises. The City desires a firm with both municipal and <br />private sector experience. A firm with a high level of city experience will ensure that the <br />auditors are current with municipal best practices and the latest Government Accounting <br />Standards Board Pronouncements (GASB Policies). <br />Maze and Associates has experience with numerous government agencies, including <br />comparable cities such as the City of Palo Alto, City of Alameda and the City of <br />Livermore. These cities are similar in that they have enterprise funds, qualify for a single <br />audit, are audited for grant compliance, and maintain redevelopment agencies. In <br />addition, Maze & Associates offers other services such as fraud investigation, fee and <br />user studies, performance audits, revenue enhancement assistance, and debt financing <br />analysis. Maze & Associates pricing was competitive and is proposed at $55,910 for the <br />fiscal year ending 2010 -11, $56,748 and $57,599 for the fiscal years ending 2011 -12 <br />and 2012 -13, respectively. <br />