External Audit Services

The vendor required to provide external audit services for include:
•    The audit firm will perform an audit of all funds of the city. 
•    The audit will be conducted in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the country and government auditing standards, issued by the comptroller of the country. 
•    City staff will prepare the letter of transmittal, management’s discussion and analysis (MD&A) and the statistical section of the annual comprehensive financial report (ACFR). 
•    The audit firm shall prepare all the financial statements, notes to the financial statements and the required supplemental information (RSI) for the city’s ACFR, and provide an electronic copy of completed ACFR in pdf format and 10 bound copies each year. 
•    The audit firm will render their auditors’ report on the basic financial statements which will include both government-wide financial statements and fund financial statements. 
•    the audit firm will also apply limited audit procedures to management’s discussion and analysis (MD&A), required supplementary information, and supplemental information.
•    The audit firm will express an opinion on the city’s compliance with the single audit act and the provisions in accordance with office uniform guidance (2 cfr 200) and other applicable laws and regulations.
•    The audit firm will prepare the single audit report and provide an electronic copy in pdf format.
•    The audit firm will complete the data collection form and required filing with the federal audit clearinghouse and provide the city with one electronic copy in pdf format of the data collection form each year.
•    The audit firm will perform an audit on the air quality improvement trust fund of the city.
•    The audit will be conducted in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the country.
•    The audit firm shall issue a separate “management letter” that includes recommendations for improvements in internal control, accounting procedures and other significant observations that are considered to be non-reportable conditions.
•    The audit firm shall provide at a minimum eight hours of continuing professional education (CPE) each year to the city’s professional accounting staff.

- Contract Period/Term: 3 years
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: January 15, 2026