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Approve ranking order for RFP L-50-16 Independent Auditing Services, and authorize staff to negotiate a contract with the highest ranked firm RSM US LLP.
(Fiscal Impact: No cost at this time.)
TABLED FROM JULY 26, 2016
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(Staff Contact: Suzette Sibble)
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Summary Explanation/Background:
RFP L-50-16 was issued to obtain responses from professional firms to provide independent auditing services to the City to prepare the annual audit of financial statements. City Commission approval of the ranking order presented by the Audit Selection/Evaluation Committee is requested, and authorization is requested for appropriate City staff to negotiate contracts with the highest ranked firm, RSM US LLP. Further authorization is requested to continue with the succeeding ranked firms should an impasse occur in the negotiations with the recommended firm. This solicitation was assigned a voluntary 15% Local Business participation goal and a 15% Small Business Enterprise (SBE) participation goal; the highest ranked proposer has indicated no Local Business participation and 15% SBE participation.
This item was tabled at the July 26, 2016 City Commission meeting at the request of the City Commission pending the review of the minutes transcripts for the July 2011 City Commission meeting, to be provided to the Commission by the City Clerk's Office. Please refer to Finance Department memo #16-140 for further discussion and Attachment 1 to said memo for a copy of the minutes transcripts.
Origin of request for this action: Staff
Fiscal impact and source of funding: No cost at this time.