Auditing Services

The vendor is required to provide auditing services to fostering the continued development and economic growth of small, racial minority-, veteran-, and women-owned businesses in an equitable and inclusive way.
- Audit schedule
•    The city will make every effort to have all year-end records ready for the audit and audit schedules prepared by April 1, 2027 
•    Preliminary fieldwork can be performed upon approval of contract. 
•    The auditor shall complete all interim work by February 28th, 2027.
•    The auditor shall provide the city, by January 31, 2027, both a detailed audit plan and a list of all schedules and confirmations to be prepared by the city. 
•    The auditor shall complete all fieldwork by May 15, 2027. 
•    The auditor shall have final drafts of the audit report and recommendations to management available for review by the finance director and city manager by June 15, 2027. 
•    The finance director and finance staff will complete the review of the draft report within two weeks following the date the final draft is provided. 
•    The auditors should be available for any meetings that may be necessary to discuss the audit reports. 
•    Once all issues for discussion are resolved, the final signed report shall be delivered to the finance director on or before June 29, 2027. 
•    It is anticipated that this process will be completed and the auditor shall deliver the final report and fifteen (15) signed copies to the finance director by July 15, 2027.
- Services required
•    The auditor to express an opinion on the fair presentation of its basic financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
•    The auditor to express an opinion on the fair presentation of city combining and individual fund financial statements and schedules in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles as well as any required supplementary information. 
•    The auditor is not required to audit the supporting schedules contained in the annual comprehensive financial report. 
•    The auditor is to provide an "in-relation-to" report on the supporting schedules based on the auditing procedures applied during the audit of the basic financial statements and the combining and individual fund financial statements and schedules. 
•    The auditor is not required to audit the introductory section or the statistical section of the report. 
•    The auditor shall also be responsible for performing certain limited procedures involving required supplementary information required by board as mandated by generally accepted auditing standards. 
•    An integral part of an audit, the auditor is expected to obtain an understanding of the internal control structure of the city and whether the internal controls have been placed in operation.
•    All city investments must be confirmed annually.
- Budget: $116,445,000.

- Contract Period/Term: 1 year
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: October 1, 2025