2016-545-E Risk Mgmt. - Willis of North Carolina - Business Continuity Planning

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DocuSign Envelope ID:FCC003D1-05FF-4218-868F-50402CE3790D 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY At the request of Orange County, North Carolina, Willis Towers Watson is pleased to submit this proposal for business continuity management consulting. The proposed services are as follows: • Complete a business impact analysis(BIA) for approximately 12 departments located within Orange County over a three day period. • Provide a written summary based on the data and information captured in the BIA. This will provide the foundation for any future business continuity plan (BCP) development. • If requested,return to North Carolina to conduct a formal presentation to Orange County leadership and/or BCP steering committee. 2. WILLIS TOWERS WATSON BUSINESS CONTINUITY MANAGEMENT The Willis Towers Watson Business Continuity Planning Team is located throughout North America,the United Kingdom, the Pacific Rim and Australia. Our team includes certified business continuity professionals as well as several personnel who have completed project work within the Willis Risk Control and Claim Advocacy Practice. Our approach utilizes business continuity management methodologies and industry best practices to meet stated objectives. We follow the guidelines and practices in the Subject Areas contained in the Professional Practices for Business Continuity Planners, developed by the Disaster Recovery Institute International. Furthermore, these subject areas were incorporated into the 2016 edition of the National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA) Standard 1600 titled Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity/Continuity of Operations Programs, which was approved as an American National Standard on December 4, 2015. 3. OBJECTIVES Orange County's overall strategic objective is to maintain operational resiliency and uphold their responsibilities to its stakeholders. In order to accomplish these objectives, Orange County finds itself in need of developing a business continuity plan. We understand these objectives to be: • Create a standard for BCP that will address its operating needs for internal controls and recovery capabilities; 4III-° ;