HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-81-0828RESOLUTION NO. 8 1- 8 2 8
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE JUNE 26, 1981 PROPOSAL
OF THE FIRM OF MARSHALL AND STEVENS, INC. FOR
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A FIXED ASSETS AND DEPRE-
CIATION SYSTEM AT A COST OF $84,896; WITH FUNDS
THEREFOR ALLOCATED FROM THE SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND
ACCOUNTS FUND; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH SAID FIRM IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SAID PROPOSAL.
WHEREAS, the City's Auditor takes exception in its
opinion of the City's financial statements to the lack of
depreciation in the Enterprise and Internal Service Funds;
and
WHEREAS, such exception has a bearing upon the City's
bond ratings and will not allow the City to obtain a Munici-
pal Finance Officers Association Certificate of Conformance;
and
WHEREAS, the City has received 5 proposals from C.P.A.
and Management Service firms for the Fixed Assets and Depre-
ciation System which will enable the City to compute deprecia-
tion in the Enterprise and Internal Service Funds and thereby
eliminate one of the exceptions in the Auditor's opinion; and
WHEREAS, the proposal of Marshall and Stevens, Inc. was
rated by the Finance Department as the best proposal and also
is in the lowest fixed amount;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The June 26, 1981 proposal of the firm of
Marshall and Stevens, Inc. for the implementation of a Fixed
Assets and Depreciation System is hereby accepted at a cost
of $84,896.
Section 2. The sum of $84,896 is hereby allocated from
the Special Programs and Accounts Fund to cover the cost of
the herein acceptance.
CITY COMMISSION
MEETING OF
SEP2 4 1981
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Section 3. The City Manager is hereby authorized to
execute a contract on behalf of the City with Marshall and
Stevens, Inc., for a Fixed Assets and Depreciation System
for the Enterprise and Internal Service Funds in accordance
with the terms and conditions of the aforesaid proposal.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 24 day of September ,
1981.
MAURICE A. FERRE
M A Y 0 R
ATTEST:
RA H G. ONGIE
CITY CLERK
APPR ED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
GEORGE F. KNOX, JR.
CITY ATTORNEY
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INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO. Howard V. Gary DATE. August 6, 1981 FILE.
City Manager
su9JEcr Agenda Item for Approval
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Acting Director f nance
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w It is recommended that the attached Resolution
be approved accepting the proposal of the firm
of Marshall & Stevens, Inc., for the implemen-
tation of a Fixed Assets and Depreciation System
at a cost of $84,896, in order to provide depre-
ciation in the Enterprise and Internal Service
Funds.
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The City's auditors have taken exception in their opinion to the financial
statements for the lack of depreciation in the Internal Service and Enterprise
Funds. This qualification does not allow the City to obtain a Certificate of
Cpnformance from the Municipal Finance Officers Association. It also affects
adversely on bond ratings and consequently the cost of debt to the City.
Requests for proposals were sent by the City to the "big -eight" C.P.A. Firms,
and several Management firms. Five firms responded and were ranked as follows:
Rank Firm Cost
1 Marshall & Stevens $84,896
2 Arthur Young & Co. 95,000
3 Arthur Anderson 67,000 - 90,000
4 Peat, Marwick, Mitchell 97,720
5 Coopers & Lybrand 15,000 *
* Includes only definition of the requirements of the project
The recommended firm of Marshall & Stevens specializes in fixed assets accounting;
the other respondents are C.P.A. firms.
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cc: George F. Knox, Jr.
City Attorney
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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
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FROM Carlos E. Garcia REFERENCES:
Acting Director of Finance
ENCLOSURES.
We are enclosing a resolution accepting the proposal of the firm of
Marshall & Stevens for the implementation of a Fixed Assets and De-
preciation System for the City, for your approval.
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Appraisals by
MARSHALL
ARID STEVENS
INCORPORATED
June 26, 1981
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City of Miami
P.O. Box 330708
Miami, FL 33133
Attention: Director of Finance
Gentlemen:
Consistent with your request for proposal dated June 11, 1981, Marshall
and Stevens Incorporated is pleased to submit its recommendations for
the establishment of a Fixed Asset Management System for the City of
Miami.
Based on information provided to us and a review of your present property
records, the attached submission represents, what we believe to be, an
expeditious and feasible approach to accomplish the tasks outlined.
With over 50 years of service to governmental units, Marshall and
Stevens feels uniquely qualified to design, develop and implement fixed
asset systems that meet current financial reporting requirements,
tailored to the individual needs of each client served.
We trust the attached submission meets with your approval and look
forward to working with the City of Miami on this most important
engagement.
Sincerely,
MARS L AN4STE NSINCORPORATED
Thomas C. Moore
Valuation Consultant
Government Services
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OFFEROR'S EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS
(PARTIAL LIST)
Fort Pierce Utilities Autbority
P.O. Box 1480
Fort Pierce, FL 33450
Mr. Bill Bidle, Finance Director
305/464-5600
Hillsborough County Public Schools
Data Processing Center
1407 East Columbus Drive
Tampa, FL 33605
Ms. Mary Esther Raker
Director -Data Processing
813/272-4240
Pinellas County Public Schools
1960 East Druid Road
Clearwater, FL 33516
Mr. Walter Croke
Director -Data Processing
813/442-1171
City of Wilson
108-116 North Goldsboro Street
Wilson, NC 27893
Mr. Charles W. Pittman, III
Director of Finance
919/237-2121
Henrico County
P.O. Box 27032
Richmond, VA 23273
Mr. Paul Nolte, Utilities Accountant
804/747-4517
City of Petersburg
City Hall Annex
University Street
Petersburg, VA 23803
Mr. William R. Cook
804/733-3116
City of High Point
High Point, NC 27260
Mr. William Gear, Director of Finance
919/887-2511
City of Anaheim
P.O. Box 3222
Anahein, CA 92803
Mr. Darrel Ament
714/533-5783
City of Birmingham
City Hall, Room 205
Birmingham, AL 35203
Mr. Richard Martin
205/254-2205
County of Fresno
4525 East Hamilton
Fresno, CA 93702
Mr. Ed Reich
209/488-3496
City of Long Beach
333 West Ocean
Long Beach, CA
Miss Pat McGregor
213/272-4230
Milwaukee County
County Courthouse
Milwaukee, WI
Mr. Pat Flynn
414/278-4987
City of Louisville
City Hall Louisville, KY 42101
Mr. Ed Ward
502/587-3211
County of Gwinnett
240 Oak Street
Lawrenceville, GA
Mr. Winford Gower
Assistant Finance Director
404/962-1505
County of Fairfax (now under contract)
4100 Chain Bridge Road
Fairfax, VA
Mr. Warren Hutchison
Finance Director
703/691-2160
City of Lynchburg
P.O. Box 60
Lynchburg, VA 24504
Mr. Michael Hill
Finance Director
804/847-1308
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Proposal to
CITY OF MIAMI
For A
FIXED ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
ENTERPRISE AND INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS
Submitted by
MARSHALL AND STEVENS INCORPORATED
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
I. PROJECT OBJECTIVES
The proposed services will assist the City of Miami to establish a Fixed Asset
Management System which will provide information for:
A. Financial Reporting
1. Materiality Disclosure (Ref: Disclosure Guidelines of Offerings of
Securities by State and Local Governments - MFOA)
2. Audit Compliance (Ref: AICPA, NCGA/GAAFR, Rev. Sharing Act)
3. MFOA Certificate of Conformance
B. Cost Accounting
1. Rate Setting (Enterprise and IGS Funds)
2. Program Cost Recovery (Ref: 74-4)
C. Capital Expenditure Planning
1. Budget Request Substantiation
2. Capital Asset Improvements and Replacement Forecasting
D. Insurance Requirements
1. Total Insurable Value
2. Specific Values
3. Coinsurance Compliance
4. Proper Rating
5. Proof of Loss Assistance
6. Perpetuation of Insurable Values
E. Accountability and Control
1. Responsibility and Custodianship
2. Operational Efficiency
3. Maintenance Data
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8. Instruction and Training of City Personnel
(Initial Project and Perpetuation)
9. Annual Valuation and Consulting Services for Perpetuation of the System
{ F. Further, it is understood that in certain instances and for certain asset
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classes the City desires only to convert its present property systems to
a format allowing depreciation calculations based on useful life assignment.
Therefore, a physical inventory and/or valuation would not be performed.
III. PLANNING
A. City Planning
1. A project of this size and complexity requires thought and planning
to assure success. It is essential that the project have the support
and commitment of all City Department Heads at the outset since it
will require cooperation and an investment of their time.
2. However, the investment in time should be minimal, limited to the
assemblage of cost records and construction and engineering data
and the providing of access to areas to be included.
3. It is essential that one person be appointed to head the project for
the City before commencement of any work. This person would have the
responsibility for continuing the System after completion of initial
project. The appointee must have some knowledge of property account-
ing and be authorized to make decisions regarding the project.
Preferably this individual would be selected from the City's present
organization, familiar with the City's accounting procedures and
policies.
B. Joint Planning
1. Our Project Manager would meet with you to finalize your property
accounting principles and prepare a detailed work plan:
a. Review asset accounting procedures, depreciation convention and
method, useful life assignment procedures and set a cutoff date
for inventory and costing.
b. Review department cost centers and chart of accounts and funds.
c. Define codes to be used in the System.
d. Establish parameters for asset record conversion from present
property listing.
e. Review available cost records.
f. Review the work schedule and establish procedures to gain access
to security areas, locked rooms and to other areas where prior
arrangements are required.
g. Arrange for staff working space.
2. We recommend that a meeting be held with key members of the various
departments to introduce our Project Manager who would outline the
Work Plan Schedule and answer any questions about the project. The
meeting should include, but not be limited to, City personnel from
the following areas:
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c. Building Service Equipment: Plumbing
Electrical
—; Heating, ventilating and air conditioning
2. Improvement Other Than Buildings generally consist of:
a. paving --parking lots
_a b. Fencing --buildings, parking lots
c. Concrete work --building walks
d. Miscellaneous structures --sheds
e. Plumbing --site, not building plumbing
f. Electrical --outside area lighting
3. Data to be recorded will include types of construction, dimensions,
appurtenances, occupancy and use, and insurance exclusion amounts.
Improvements within 25 feet of building perimeters will be included
with the building.
B. Original Cost Record/Accounting
1. To establish the necessary cost record for accounting, auditing and
financial reporting purposes, Marshall and Stevens will establish an
original cost record based on acquisition cost and date for each
building and improvements other than buildings. Costs generally
include:
a. Construction cost (or allocated purchase)
b. Fixed equipment costs
c. Architect's fees
d. Inspection and other fees
e. Costs of permits and licenses
i f. Applicable sales tax
j g. Insurance and interest during construction, if applicable
h. Other incidental expenses
2. Original costs will be assigned on the basis of the City's records,
provided that they are furnished to our staff in an expeditious manner,
assembled by project or building account. Various sources may be
available:
a. General ledger, audits and other financial records
I b. Architect's request for payment documents
c. Project files
d. Reports issued to agencies such as the HUD
—' e. Inventory files, cards
f. Maintenance records
— g. Purchase orders and invoices
h. Council minutes, ordinances and resolutions
i. Deed files
— j. Capital improvement budgets
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b. Depreciated Reproduction Cost
Physical deterioration and functional and economic obsolescence,
relevant for insurance purposes, will be observed and deducted
to arrive at Depreciated Reproduction Cost.
c. Exclusions and Insurable Values
In computing Insurable Values, the value of items specifically
excluded from coverage in accordance with your present insurance
policy will be deducted to arrive at Insurable Reproduction Cost
and Depreciated Insurable Value. A copy of the current property
insurance policy must be provided to Marshall and Stevens by the
City prior to the start of this project.
V. MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
A. Assets to be Converted
1. A review of a portion of the City's Inventory Control report, as
furnished to us, indicates that for the majority of machinery and
equipment assets assigned to the Enterprise and Internal Service
Funds, adequate data is available to convert this information
directly to the Marshall and Stevens Fixed Asset Management System.
Certain enhancements to the data base will be necessary as part of
this conversion effort. Those elements are as follows:
a. Useful life assignment
b. Locational codes (if elected)
c. Class codes
d. Modification of certain field headings to coincide with System
calculations
2. For assets to be directly converted to the new System, other data
elements required by the City, such as year-to-date and life -to -date
depreciation, will be calculated by the System through normal System
processing. In summary, only those elements required for basic
System operation will be added to the City's present Master File.
B. Assets to be Inventoried
For those assets carried in the City's present record that do not contain
complete information as to original acquired cost or date of acquisition,
Marshall and Stevens suggests that a physical verification and inventory
of those assets be accomplished to determine estimated age and to provide
any other essential data prior to System entry. Procedure for this phase
of the engagement is outlined in C below.
C. Inventory Procedures
1. Verification
Experienced and qualified members of the professional staff of
Marshall and Stevens will conduct a field inventory of the City's
machinery, equipment, furniture and fixtures pertaining to Enterprise
and Internal Service Fund operations. The assets will be listed by
location and fund in one of the following categories:
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3. If the appropriate original cost data is not available or cannot be
provided as described above, the normal original cost will be estab-
lished by Marshall and Stevens using one of the following methods:
a. Research the normal cost at date of acquisition from our
historical pricing records.
b. Determine current reproduction cost new and apply reverse
cost trends to the date of acquisition.
4. An estimate of the Total Useful Life of each building or improvement
will be made. This estimate, together with the estimated date of
acquisition, will be the basis for the ratio of expired life to
remaining life to provide depreciation reserves to date for applicable
funds. In arriving at our opinion of Total Useful Life, consideration
will be given to:
a. The type, character and reasonable life expectancy under past
and projected operating conditions relative to the designed use;
b. Functional obsolescence and developing technology;
c. Economic obsolescence resulting from changing economic conditions
in relationship to the use of the facilities;
d. The City's history, policies or plans regarding capitalization
of maintenance, major repairs or replacement of facilities.
C. Coding
1. The following codes will be assigned to buildings and improvements
other than buildings when supplied to our Project Manager by the City
at the beginning of this project.
a. Site designations
b. Building numbers
c. Departments
d. Funds
e. Sources of revenue
f. Accounts
2. This data must be furnished by the City in schedule form.
D. Current Valuation
1. Current Reproduction Cost New information is required for (1) adequacy
of property insurance coverage, (2) capital expenditure planning for
replacement, and (3) maintenance decisions.
2. Marshall and Stevens will utilize the following valuation procedures:
a. Reproduction Cost New
Each building and improvement other than buildings will be valued
at Reproduction Cost New. Consideration will be given to labor
and material costs in the local area to replace the property in
like kind and quality, plus the indirect costs for architect's
and engineer's fees, inspection fees, licenses, applicable sales
tax, insurance and other incidentals.
b. Depreciated Reproduction Cost
Physical deterioration and functional and economic obsolescence,
relevant for insurance purposes, will be observed and deducted
to arrive at Depreciated Reproduction Cost.
c. Exclusions and Insurable Values
In computing Insurable Values, the value of items specifically
excluded from coverage in accordance with your present insurance
policy will be deducted to arrive at Insurable Reproduction Cost
and Depreciated Insurable Value. A copy of the current property
insurance policy must be provided to Marshall and Stevens by the
City prior to the start of this project.
V. MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
A. Assets to be Converted
1. A review of a portion of the City's Inventory Control report, as
furnished to us, indicates that for the majority of machinery and
equipment assets assigned to the Enterprise and Internal Service
Funds, adequate data is available to convert this information
directly to the Marshall and Stevens Fixed Asset Management System.
Certain enhancements to the data base will be necessary as part of
this conversion effort. Those elements are as follows:
a. Useful life assignment
b. Locational codes (if elected)
c. Class codes
d. Modification of certain field headings to coincide with System
calculations
2. For assets to be directly converted to the new System, other data
elements required by the City, such as year-to-date and life -to -date
depreciation, will be calculated by the System through normal System
processing. In summary, only those elements required for basic
System operation will be added to the City's present Master File.
B. Assets to be Inventoried
For those assets carried in the City's present record that do not contain
complete information as to original acquired cost or date of acquisition,
Marshall and Stevens suggests that a physical verification and inventory
of those assets be accomplished to determine estimated age and to provide
any other essential data prior to System entry. Procedure for this phase
of the engagement is outlined in C below.
C. Inventory Procedures
1. Verification
Experienced and qualified members of the professional staff of
Marshall and Stevens will conduct a field inventory of the City's
machinery, equipment, furniture and fixtures pertaining to Enterprise
and Internal Service Fund operations. The assets will be listed by
location and fund in one of the following categories:
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a. Capitalized Equipment - Individual Control
Those equipment items (1) which can be identified by manufacturer,
model and serial number and, as such, are identifiable from other
like items; (2) have a unit original cost of $100 or more, and:
(3) have a useful life in excess of one year will be listed
individually. Generally, this classification includes business
communications equipment and maintenance equipment.
b. Capitalized Equipment - Group Control
Those equipment items (1) which are homogeneous and not individually
identifiable; (2) may or may not have a unit cost of $100 or more
but the City's practice is to purchase in groups and capitalize
the total group cost and (3) have an average group life in excess
of one year, will be listed by homogeneous grouping by each year
capitalized within each department, location and fund.
c. Minor Equipment - Noncontrollable
Those equipment items which are expensed for accounting purposes
but are included for insurance purposes only will be grouped by
building and department with a general description of the group.
Generally, this classification includes miscellaneous office
accessories, tools, shop equipment (general) and minor lab items.
B. Original Cost Record/Accounting
1. To establish the necessary cost record for accounting, auditing and
financial reporting purposes, Marshall and Stevens will establish an
original cost record based on acquisition cost and date for each
individual machine or capitalized group. Costs generally include:
a. Purchase or assembled cost
b. Freight and installation
c. Applied sales tax
2. Original costs, if available, will be assigned on the basis of the
City's records provided that they are furnished at a centralized
location to our staff.
3. If the appropriate original cost data is not available or cannot be
provided as described above, the normal original cost will be estab-
lished by Marshall and Stevens using one of the following methods:
a. Research the normal cost at date of acquisition from our
historical pricing records.
b. Determine current reproduction cost new and apply reverse cost
trends to the date of acquisition.
c. Applicable sales tax
4. An estimate of the Total Useful Life of each item or homogeneous group
will be made. This estimate, together with the estimated date of
acquisition, will be the basis for the ratio of expired life to
remaining life to provide depreciation reserves to date for applicable
funds. In arriving at our opinion of Total Useful Life, consideration
will be given to:
a. The type, character and reasonable life expectancy under past and
projected operating conditions relative to the designed use;
b. Functional obsolescence and developing technology;
c. Economic obsolescence resulting from changing economic conditions
in relationship to use;
d. The City's history, policies or plans regarding capitalization of
maintenance, major repairs or replacement.
C. Coding
1. The following codes will be assigned to Machinery and Equipment when
supplied to our Project Manager at the beginning of the project:
a. Site designations
b. Building numbers
c. Departments
d. Funds
e. Source
f. Accounts
2. This data must be furnished by the City in schedule form.
3. In addition, Marshall and Stevens will apply its Classification Codes
to the following classes of property to provide increased control and
facilitate information retrieval for special purpose reports in the
future:
a. Office machines and equipment
b. Office furniture and fixtures
c. Machinery and equipment
d. Communications equipment
e. Non -licensed vehicles
f. Licensed road vehicles
D. Current Valuation
1. Current Reproduction Cost New information is required for (1) adequacy
of property insurance coverage, (2) capital expenditure planning for
replacement, and (3) maintenance decisions.
2. Marshall and Stevens will utilize the following valuation procedures:
a. Reproduction Cost New
Each item or group of capitalized equipment and each group of
expensed equipment will be valued on the basis of Reproduction
Cost New.
b. Depreciated Reproduction Cost
Physical deterioration and functional and economic obsolescence
relevant for insurance purposes will be observed and deducted
to arrive at Depreciated Reproduction Cost.
c. Exclusions and Insurable Values
In computing Insurable Values, the value of items specifically
excluded from coverage in accordance with your present insurance
policy will be deducted to arrive at Insurable Reproduction Cost
and Depreciated Insurable Value.
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VI. VEHICLES
A. Mobile and vehicular equipment (licensed and unlicensed totaling approximately
1,100 in aggregate number) should be included in the Fixed Asset Management
System for depreciation purposes as well as accountability and insurance
valuation.
1. Due to the high level of mobility normally associated with this class
of assets, it is difficult, if not impossible, to physically inventory
each vehicle while in service.
2. Marshall and Stevens assumes that a complete list of such items can be
provided to our Project Manager for inclusion within the System.
3. Further, we understand that such a listing will include original cost
to the City, together with proper descriptive data for identification
and useful life assignment. Fee estimates do not complete a physical
verification of vehicles, or research of original cost from other
sources. We will, however, add to the present record other required
data elements for proper System entry prior to report processing.
(Useful life asset class and locational codes, if required.)
VII. REPORTS
Dependent upon the method of processing ultimately selected by the City should
the City elect to purchase the Marshall and Stevens Fixed Asset Management
Software System, the following report format would be applicable. Should the
City elect to use in-house programming or other fixed asset system, the
following data would not necessarily apply.
Three complete sets of the original report will be furnished to the City
consisting of:
A. An appraisal certification specifying the date and purpose of our report.
B. A general description of the assets included, techniques used to gather
data and prepare reports and definitions of the terminology and codes used
in the reports.
C. A summary of the insurable values of included assets by building location
and in total for the City showing:
1. Reproduction Cost New
2. Insurable Reproduction Cost
3. Depreciated Reproduction Cost
4. Depreciated Insurable Cost
5. Exclusions
D. A computer generated report of assets by Department within Fund which
displays for each asset or group of assets:
1. Buildings, Improvements Other Than Buildinas, Machinery and Equipment:
a. City
b. Site designation
c. Building number
d. Department
e. Fund
f. Source of revenue (provided by City)
g. Class code
h. Asset description (model number; serial number; manufacturer,
when available)
i. Asset number
j. Quantity
k. Acquisition year
1. Estimated useful life
m. Replacement year
n. Depreciation reserve
o. Acquisition cost
p. Reproduction cost new
q. Unrecovered cost
r. Current year depreciation
s. Account
VIII. DATA PROCESSING/COMPUTER SOFTWARE
A. Marshall and Stevens Fixed Asset System
Marshall and Stevens has developed a software system specifically designed
to meet the Fixed Asset requirements of governmental units. Because of
our specialization in the governmental area, our system is a culmination
of many years of experience with specific requirements facing local govern-
ment today.
The Marshall and Stevens Fixed Asset Management System is a series of
computer programs designed to integrate a governmental unit's various
asset information requirements into a functional system. It is the result
of the maturing of computer technology, system design, and over 40 years
of implementation capabilities --in answer to the complexity of information
requirements. Its goal is the efficient, centralized collection and
timely, economical processing and dissemination of all asset data.
1. General Features
Incorporates flexible options and the most recent governmental
accounting, auditing, and financial reporting requirements for Fixed
Asset Accounting.
Meets the specific requirements of each user. Within the total
government unit, individual divisions, and departments can specify
its own:
Organization and Location Control
Report Options
Variable Processing Frequency
Special Request Reports
Accounting Procedures
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3., Processing and Hardware Features
Program reliability and ease of modification make the system highly
responsive to present and future user needs.
Lucid and well -organized documentation is provided for all user and
data processing departments.
The system is installed to the client's specific hardware and operating
system requirements.
File conversion assistance and user training are provided.
Seven levels of organizational and/or location control column headings
are not fixed, but can be specified for each user.
These seven levels and 35 other fields can be selected for sequencing
and totaling reports.
User can specify summary or details, where to have page breaks,
single or double spacing.
Insurance Value Updates:
Price change indices and depreciation change factors can be
provided annually for each class of property. The updated
reports will provide totals by location and property class.
4. Accounting Features
Six Depreciation Methods
Sum of the Year's Digits
200% Declining Balance
0 150% Declining Balance
1 125% Declining Balance
Straight Line
Remaining Life
Four Capitalization Prorate Conventions
Actual Months
Half Year
• Modified Half Year
Alternate Modified Half Year
F. All fees are plus applicable travel and living expenses of professional
staff, not to exceed 12% of the primary fee.
G. Fees, upon award of contract, will be payable as billed during the course
of the assignment by the City of Miami.
X. GENERAL
A. All field notes and working papers prepared as a part of this engagement
will remain on file with Marshall and Stevens for a period of five years
after delivery of our reports. They will be available for reference
should the City be challenged to substantiate an insurance claim or if
needed in an audit or property accounts.
B. A reconciliation will not be made between the results of this project and
existing financial statements of the City due to the prior lack of
recording retirements and the possibility of unrecorded additions through
the years.
This proposal is submitted by:
MARSHALL AND STEVENS INCORPORATED
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Thomas C. Moore
Valuation Consultant
Government Services
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Enclosures Addendum A
Addendum B
Addendum C
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ADDENDUM A
LIST OF PROPERTIES
1. Orange Bowl
2. Marine Stadium
3. Miami Stadium
4. Bay Front Park Auditorium
5. Coconut Grove Auditorium
6. Dinner Key Marina
7. Miamarina
S. Watson Island Marina
9. Miami River Marina
10. Motor Pool Building
11. Heavy Equipment Maintenance Garage
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