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Bridal said the department expects to release the RFP at the end of January, hold a pre-submittal conference in early February, and set a proposal due date of March 17, 2025. The evaluation and negotiation timeline provided to the committee calls for evaluation in April, contract negotiation by June and City Council consideration in September for a planned Jan. 1, 2026 start date.

Bridal described the planned evaluation criteria: experience, background and qualifications (35 points); proposed plan (35 points); pricing (15 points); local preference (10 points); and veteran-owned small-business preference points (5 points). She said audited financial statements will be required and that the SBATA program has been waived for this solicitation. Bridal also said the funding source for the contract will be the city’s benefits fund and that the current contract expires at the end of the calendar year.

The item was presented as a briefing; no committee action was taken at the Jan. 14 meeting.

Key dates: RFP release late January 2025; pre-submittal conference early February; proposals due March 17, 2025; evaluation in April; negotiations by June; Council consideration in September; proposed contract start Jan. 1, 2026.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","San Antonio - Audit and Accountability Committee - Jan 14, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The city’s Human Resources director briefed the Audit Committee on plans to issue an RFP for group and supplemental life insurance covering more than 13,000 employees, with an estimated $2.54 million annual cost and a three-year base term plus renewal options; proposals are due March 17, 2025.","taxTitle","San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas","taxId",2771,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6673067,"San Antonio schedules solicitation for $22.7 million Channel Phase 4 drainage project",142,165000,307000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2111908-03b1008a48acdbc16025893a40053613&start=165&end=307","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2111908-03b1008a48acdbc16025893a40053613/thumbnail_165000.jpg","/articles/6673067/San-Antonio/Bexar-County/Texas/San-Antonio-schedules-solicitation-for-227-million-Channel-Phase-4-drainage-project","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6673067-5f29619229f4d807964473d9c8a60bde/orig.mp4?Expires=1771167866&Signature=f7hIwcJj3RTY4gXifdUg6Qs2tOZl7zq9QZA3u8vEkDhslI475xUjr9csknyyEB9xUrcK0L4s~E5RdvCiDjQFj1kw~uqkqiUGAobCd6E3lf-WI0gQ3Yy5iE0IvZka8AvFTpkbbXb9nCJkSRr6QBak0ZL8xkdHcDz6pdOXxRGyuaKNLxwJc9IkY8CTRt3ixPjLf6SBA1IM5olVapUpP84q3rm2w5B3jty5OcRq8tRpVE-ilsbOiV2U4ER57uS6bu9Rw86ouh6NwvlZQZ-ib4eQKYeOXVeHK6Jjls7YscJ9hgwgzdKKtJvIO49da6kUFUoXtdxJ7zVKXHpoyBVmlp6PcQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City of San Antonio’s Public Works Department told the Audit Committee on Jan. 14 it will release a solicitation for construction services for Channel Phase 4 — a drainage project covering Lowery Drive to St. Cloud and Placid Drive from Sage to Pardo Circle — with an estimated construction value of about $22.7 million and an anticipated completion in summer 2027.

Razi Oseini, the city’s director of public works, said the solicitation will be issued on Feb. 5, with a pre-submittal conference planned for Feb. 19 and proposals due March 25. Public Works anticipates returning to committee in June 2025 and seeking City Council approval in August 2025.

Oseini described the planned procurement process and evaluation criteria. The solicitation will be advertised through the city’s normal channels and the evaluation committee will include representatives from the City Manager’s Office, Public Works and the San Antonio Water System. Oseini listed weighted criteria as presented to the committee: experience, background and qualifications of firm key personnel and subconsultants (reported as 25 points); understanding of the project and proposed management plan (15 points); experience in the San Antonio region and past experience (10 points); price proposal (40 points); and an additional 10 points identified in the presentation as an SBA prime-contractor program allocation. He also said a 14% MWB requirement and a 1% AAB requirement will apply.

Oseini said 457 vendors are registered in the city’s vendor system and that Public Works will follow the city’s normal advertising process. He noted the city’s political-communication restrictions for an election year will begin immediately and a political-contribution prohibition will apply 10 days after the RFP is issued.

The item was a briefing only; the committee did not take formal action on the solicitation at the meeting.

Key dates announced by Public Works: solicitation release Feb. 5, 2025; pre-submittal conference Feb. 19; proposals due March 25; committee review June 2025; anticipated City Council consideration in August 2025. Completion is estimated in summer 2027.","The City of San Antonio Public Works Department briefed the Audit Committee on a planned solicitation for Channel Phase 4 drainage construction, with a projected $22.7 million construction cost and a procurement timeline that includes a Feb. 5 solicitation release and Aug. council approval.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6673071,"Audit finds widespread compliance gaps in San Antonio home-improvement programs; committee accepts report",1723,733000,2456000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2111908-03b1008a48acdbc16025893a40053613&start=733&end=2456","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2111908-03b1008a48acdbc16025893a40053613/thumbnail_733000.jpg","/articles/6673071/San-Antonio/Bexar-County/Texas/Audit-finds-widespread-compliance-gaps-in-San-Antonio-home-improvement-programs-committee-accepts-report","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6673071-7ebd00860f7130a3a52725df37ff7f03/orig.mp4?Expires=1771167866&Signature=gyw2E393HjsxaQUkWPYhNyLReUw9DYnw329pIQSaJJS3C0lBeyxyufXnEW8wvt4Muir8PwGqoJWV-SnTHA1~2SpQaIsK~r2kaPxuuKKS9YxCHsVGGxp18oogeIqHvCN2w66fFPJ0RIvj~H2BWnF~pRPwdVnjRGyRZjWJ3U3KAH3uksZ53tDXdVbj9i24iB9z49NZybYE2GPwlElelGJPt-FMgsY97YnbySjefhBNR9qJsm1tZ7JHOGxb6cJXBgr1gHXWp95h18TGmKqKI8pQIe-4qARagMgZTfb1SmnRwD20kOVj4905wOfV0-XJDgnT5vfB6hTBSvPzNA7W0gDGQg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The San Antonio Audit Committee on Jan. 14 accepted the City Auditor’s report AU 23-027, concluding that the Neighborhood and Housing Services Department’s home-improvement programs were not managed in accordance with NHSD’s internal policies and procedures.

The audit manager, Abigail Estevez of the City Auditor’s Office, told the committee that auditors reviewed 29 projects spanning NHSD’s major-repair, minor-repair and Under One Roof programs and found 27 with at least one instance of noncompliance. \"Overall, our conclusion was that the home improvement programs were not managed in accordance with NHSD's internal policies and procedures,\" Estevez said.

The report identified specific weaknesses auditors said increase the risk of errors or improper payments. Examples cited included projects approved without required eligibility documentation (such as mortgage statements or homeowner-insurance proof), projects that proceeded before required approvals or restrictive covenants were filed, contractors lacking adequate insurance, change orders executed before required approvals and at least one instance where a project was paid in full before work began. The audit also found missing customer survey records, poorly supported performance measures reported in the budget book and excessive user access to participant data.

Veronica Garcia, director of NHSD, told the committee the department has taken steps to address the findings. \"All of the corrective actions that we identified have been completed,\" Garcia said, and described reorganizing staff, updating policies and procedures, tightening fiscal and contract controls, working with the City Attorney’s Office on lien and change-order processes, retraining staff and restricting SharePoint access to reduce excessive user permissions.

Councilman Brian White, who represents District 10, repeatedly pressed on the scope and potential consequences of the findings. Quoting the audit executive summary, White said the report found NHSD’s programs created \"an environment vulnerable to fraud, waste, and abuse.\" He asked whether auditors had identified any questionable costs; Abigail Estevez replied auditors did not identify questionable costs and emphasized the report’s focus on the need for stronger internal controls.

Auditors and NHSD officials also discussed timing for follow-up work. The City Auditor’s Office said it had already reviewed and cleaned up files the department volunteered for review and will perform a formal re-audit in early fiscal 2026 that will sample projects implemented after the corrective steps. The auditor’s office also said it conducted an initial review of more than 500 NHSD files and returned incomplete files for correction.

Committee members discussed next steps for oversight. Chair Villagran said the audit committee may form a subcommittee or hold further sessions to examine how departments scale policies and staffing when a large influx of funds occurs; NHSD noted that its workload increased substantially after a 2023 housing bond that provided $45 million in new funds.

The committee voted by voice to accept the auditor’s report. The vote was taken by voice; no roll-call tally was recorded in the meeting minutes.

The audit report and NHSD responses are expected to be monitored through the auditor’s follow-up work in fiscal 2026. The Audit Committee meeting adjourned at 10:49 a.m.","The San Antonio Audit Committee accepted city auditor report AU 23-027, which found that Neighborhood and Housing Services Department (NHSD) home-improvement programs were not managed in accordance with NHSD policies; NHSD says corrective actions have been completed and the auditor plans a follow-up audit in early fiscal 2026.","actionData","errors"]

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