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The Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to approve DWSD Contract 6008015 with Insight Global, LLC utilizing Sourcewell Cooperative Agreement #061324-IGT, for Temporary Staffing Services to support the Internal Auditor, for a total contract amount not-to-exceed $300,000.00 and a term of two years. This also authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
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Agenda of October 21, 2026
Item No. 2026-206
Contract No.: 6008015
Contractor: IG True Grit Holdings, LP dba Insight Global, LLC
Address: 1224 Hammond Drive, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30346
Satellite Office Location: 243 W. Congress Street, Floor 3, Detroit, MI 48226
Contract Amount: $300,000.00
Contract Term: 11/1/26 - 10/24/28
TO: The Honorable
Board of Water Commissioners
City of Detroit, Michigan
FROM: Gary Brown, Director
Detroit Water and Sewerage Department
RE: Proposed Contract No. 6008015
For Temporary Staffing Services to support the Internal Auditor
Insight Global, LLC
MOTION
Upon recommendation of Marqaicha Welch, Procurement Manager, the Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department, authorizes the Director to approve DWSD Contract 6008015 with Insight Global, LLC utilizing Sourcewell Cooperative Agreement #061324-IGT, for Temporary Staffing Services to support the Internal Auditor, for a total contract amount not-to-exceed $300,000.00 and a term of two years. This also authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND & JUSTIFICATION
DWSD Finance Department is responsible for assuring the effective management and financial integrity of DWSD operations by developing, implementing and monitoring department-wide plans, policies and systems in the areas of budget administration, program analysis/evaluation, finance and accounting, internal controls, financial systems, grants management, strategic planning, and performance metrics.
The DWSD Internal Audit Manager is responsible for internal audit and review of all functions performed throughout DWSD, as determined by the annual risk assessment and internal audit planning process as well as ad hoc requests. The Internal Audit Manager regularly evaluates departments/divisions of the agency to determine if they are in compliance with applicable Federal and State laws, City Ordinances, uniform rules, regulations, guidelines, policies, precedents, business law, corporation finance, and economics related to the area of work.
The DWSD Internal Audit function requires access to specialized technical subject matter expertise to support internal audit activities, including assurance, advisory, compliance, risk management, and other project-related activities on an as-needed basis. Due to the current limitations in DWSD’s staffing resources, the need for specialized technical support is not available internally.
The objective of this procurement is to establish a contract with a staffing service provider to supply temporary technical resources on a project-by-project basis. Resources will supplement the DWSD Internal Audit team, by providing specialized expertise in support of audit execution, assurance services, risk assessments, compliance initiatives, investigations, advisory services, and other strategic projects.
PROCUREMENT METHOD
DWSD’s Finance Department submitted requisition #548000 which was approved by Budget on 6/16/26. DWSD Procurement Policy approves participation in a cooperative purchasing agreement from another public purchasing consortium. Sourcewell is a Minnesota service cooperative agency. This agency issued a competitive solicitation Request for Proposal #061324 which included Staffing Solution Services.
The DWSD Procurement Policy requires that Detroit Based Businesses (DBB) or Detroit
Resident Businesses (DRB) must be provided an exclusive opportunity to submit a bid that is equal
to or less than the cost of the cooperative purchase price, provided the DBB or DRB will meet or
exceed all the terms and conditions of the original Sourcewell Contract. An Intent to Respond (ITR) was advertised on the Michigan Inter-Governmental Trade Network (MITN) for 14 calendar days. MITN published this opportunity to 463 companies subscribing to the relevant NIGP code(s), 118 vendors downloaded the bid package and 28 bid intents were submitted. Two vendors responded; Decima LLC and Vision IT. Decima LLC is a Certified Detroit Based Business; however, their submission was deemed non-responsive and non-responsible.
Insight Global, LLC clearances expire 11/4/26 and a formal contract document has been sent to the vendor for signature.
SUMMARY
A. Contract No.: 6008015
B. Contractor: Insight Global, LLC
C. Contract Term: 11/1/26 - 10/24/28
D. Contract Amount: $300,000.00
E. Funding Source: O&M Funds
F. Projected Fiscal Year (FY) Expenditures: FY 26-27: $100,000.00
FY 27-28: $150,000.00
FY 28-29: $50,000.00
G. GL Strings:
5720-20169-484171-617900-000207-10790-0000-000000 - 47% Water
5820-20180-494171-617900-000228-15805-0000-000000 - 53% Sewer
This proposed contract was presented to the DWSD Finance Committee on October 7, 2026. Per the DWSD Procurement Policy, no further approvals are required.