HomeMy WebLinkAbout062112-A1R1 - General - Contract - Dearmon Analytics LLCFirst Amendment to City of Fort Worth Vendor Services Agreement with Dearmon Analytics Page 1 of 5
FIRST AMENDMENT TO AND RENEWAL OF FORT WORTH CITY
SECRETARY CONTRACT NUMBER 62112
Vendor Services Agreement with Dearmon Analytics
This FIRST AMENDMENT TO AND RENEWAL OF FORT WORTH
CITY SECRETARY CONTRACT NO. 62112 (“First Amendment”) is made and
entered into by and between the City of Fort Worth,a home-rule municipal corporation
of the State of Texas (“City”), acting by and through its duly authorized Assistant City
Manager, and Dearmon Analytics LLC (“Vendor”), acting by and through its duly
authorized governing person.
WHEREAS, City and Vendor are parties to a Vendor Services Agreement
pursuant to which Vendor provides analysis and forecasting of sales and property tax
receipts as well as other revenues, the same being City Secretary Contract Number 62112
(“Contract”); and
WHEREAS, the Contract provides for an initial term of one year and up to three
renewal options of one year each ; and
WHEREAS, the parties wish to revise the scope of services to be provided and to
renew the Contract for an additional year.
NOW, THEREFORE, City and Vendor, do hereby covenant and agree as
follows:
1. That Fort Worth City Secretary Contract No. 62112 is hereby renewed and
extended for an additional one-year term, commencing October 1, 2025, and ending
September 30, 2026 (the “Renewal Term”).
2. That for purposes of the Renewal Term, Exhibits A and B are repealed and
replaced with the versions attached to this First Amendment.
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3. That all other terms and conditions of Fort Worth City Secretary Contract No.
62112 that are not amended herein shall remain in full force and effect throughout the
Renewal Term.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this First Amendment in Fort
Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, this ______ day of ___________________, 2025.
CITY OF FORT WORTH DEARMON ANALYTICS LLC
____________________________________________________
______________Jacob Dearmon
Assistant City Manager Governing Person
Approved as to Form and Legality:
By: ________________________
Denis McElroy
Assistant City Attorney
Original Contract: No M&C Required
Amendment and Renewal: No M&C Required
Attest:
By: ________________________
Jannette S. Goodall, City Secretary
Contract Compliance Manager:
By signing I acknowledge that I am the person
responsible for the monitoring and administration
of this contract, including ensuring all performance
and reporting requirements
By: ________________________
S. Brady Kirk, Assistant Director
Vendor Services Agreement – Exhibit A Page 3 of 5
EXHIBIT A
SCOPE OF SERVICES
Deliverable 1: Sales Tax Reports
Deliverable 1a: Annual 7-year forecast using long-run annual observations. Provide at least three
scenarios or provide a range of possible outcomes. Only for aggregate net payments.
First Deliverable Due Date: First draft of 7-year forecast due January 15
Final Deliverable Due Date: Final draft due February 25
Deliverable 1b: Stress testing exercise for aggregate net payments as an alternative modeling process
using either FED’s stress testing dataset.
Deliverable Due Date: End of the month of April each year
Deliverable 1c: Commentary and Presentation Material
Deliverable Due Date: As needed basis
Deliverable 1d: (Up to times per year (by default December, February, April,
June, July, and -months
might be moved around depending on the need))
Monthly Sales Tax Forecast – provide month-by-month forecasts.
Local Economic Conditions Model – need monthly series data
Multiple models
Quarterly Sales Tax Forecast – forecast based on quarterly series
Fiscal Year Forecast for current and next FY based on monthly forecasts
Monthly Forecasts – approximately 20 or so series (should timely data be made available)
National, State, Local Economic Indicators – including BLS industry-level local employment
and earnings statistics. Other data available upon request.
Three monthly scenarios: Baseline, Pessimistic, Optimistic.
Deliverable Due Date: Targeting 10 calendar days from the date the monthly sales tax data is
made available by the Texas Comptroller or by the City of Fort Worth
Deliverable 1e: Brief monthly meeting (as requested by the City with a minimum of a 10-calendar day
advance notice) discussing current economic conditions and forecast.
Deliverable Due Date: The City may request meetings and presentations to occur on a more or
less frequent basis provided the City gives at least a 10-calendar day notice subject to scheduling
availability
Deliverable 2: Franchise Fees: Forecasting with scenarios (optimistic, base, pessimistic) of franchise fee
revenues using payment history, economic indicators (gas, cable, minor telecom, any others), and other
pertinent data
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A. Quarterly forecasting for use in current year budget management and next year’s budget planning
Deliverable 3: Optional Additional Services
A. Analysis and Forecasting
B. Optional analysis upon request and billable at prespecified rate
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EXHIBIT B
PRICE SCHEDULE
The all-inclusive price for the services as described in Exhibit A is as follows:
Deliverable 1 series: $35,000
Deliverable 2 series: $7,500
Deliverable 3 series: dependent on hours (not to exceed a total of $42,500)
One third (1/3) of the amounts above will be considered due and payable subject to the following
conditions:
The City receives and accepts all deliverables that are scheduled to be due through the
end of the month of February each year
Vendor provides an invoice meeting the City’s invoicing requirements
Payment will be rendered “net 30” from the date the vendor invoice is received assuming
the associated deliverables are accepted by the City
The remaining Two-thirds (2/3) of the amounts above will be considered due and payable subject
to the following conditions:
The City receives and accepts all remaining deliverables
Vendor provides an invoice meeting the City’s invoicing requirements
Payment will be rendered “net 30” from the date the vendor invoice is received assuming
the associated deliverables are accepted by the City
With respect to “Optional Additional Services – Analysis and Forecasting”, any additional
analysis and forecasting service(s) outside of those described in deliverables 1 and 2 must be
agreed to, in writing, by the City and Vendor. The estimated not-to-exceed amount will be based
on an estimated number of hours for each task billed at a rate of $225.00 per hour. Any invoice
for “Optional Additional Services – Analysis and Forecasting” will be paid net 30 from the date
the vendor invoice is received assuming the associated the deliverable(s) are accepted by the City.