COST RECOVERY AND REDUCTION SERVICES

The County of Orange, County Procurement Office (hereinafter referred to as “County”), is soliciting proposals from qualified firms (hereinafter referred to as “Respondents”) for Cost Recovery and Reduction Services. Respondents must meet the minimum qualifications and requirements as set forth within the RFP and be capable of providing services identified in the Scope of Work herein.

The County of Orange is comprised of 22 Departments and over 18,000 employees located throughout the County. The County’s core businesses are public safety, public works, construction management, public health, environmental protection, regional planning, public assistance, social services, and aviation.

The County is seeking to retain qualified firms to provide the County with Cost Recovery and Reduction Services for the purpose of obtaining cost savings/refunds through audits and assessments relating to billing invoices and taxes. Contractor shall review, audit, and implement applicable billing rates amongst all County accounts in an effort to provide Cost Recovery and Reduction Services.

In an effort to reduce current billing costs and ensure all rates are secured and correct amongst service providers, Contractor will provide to the County expertise in billing audits with the primary goal of cost reduction. The Contractor will review and audit in depth County accounts to recover overpayment and correct billing rates, calculation methods and tariffs including taxes.

The County has multiple contracts with service providers for the of the following services:

• Utilities
• Waste & Recycling
• Telecommunications
• Document Management
• Treasury Services
• Shipping & Logistics

The usage of this contract will be “as needed” basis and usage are not guaranteed.