When Michael Lefkowitz contacted me about auditing our telecom, energy. water/sewer. and credit card billing. I admit. I was a little skeptical at first. but since there was no up front cost, I decided to give it a try. I was hopeful thai he would uncover a few dollars in savings. Within two months. we had more funds than I ever dreamed possible.

First, Michael examined our utility bills: he was immediately suspicious that something was wrong. I guess those years in the hotel business gave him special insight into reading and understanding water/sewer, electric, and telecom bills What was amazing was that ECS did not solely examine the bills. Michael personally conducted a thorough examination of our premises. Where past auditors met only with our executive members and office staff, Michael met with our chief engineer and maintenance men. He examined our cooling towers and water/electric meters and questioned them about things like waste water and the diameter of various pipes.

When he presented his findings, we were astonished to discover that we had been double billed by the county for over 15 years. That would have been the end for most auditing Gompames, but not for ECS. Michael went to the county, spoke to various officials, and within two months, he handed me a check for more than $75,000, representing overages for the past 4 years (the most permitted by current law).

Once again, that is not the end. Michael is now pushing the county to enact special legislation allowing us to recover funds from prior to those 4 years. By following ECS recommendations we will also save a considerable amount on our credit card billing and telecom usage, in the future. For the water/sewer, in addition to the past overages.