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<br />City of Sunny Isles Beach |Request for Proposal No. 15-12-01 20 <br /> <br />regulations and shall perform the audit and provide the required Auditor Reports in compliance <br />with the applicable Laws and Regulations of the State of Florida, including requirements of the <br />Department of Banking & Finance, and rules adopted by the Auditor General for the form and <br />content of governmental unit audits. <br /> <br />h. Describe any litigation in excess of $500,000 filed against the Firm in the State of Florida over <br />the last three years. Also, describe any terminations, suspensions, censures, reprimands, <br />probations or similar actions against the Firm or any member of the Firm's firm by the Florida <br />State Board of Accountancy in the past three years. <br /> <br />Technical Qualifications <br /> <br />a. Provide a brief profile of the Firm, including location, the business legal status (corporation <br />partnership, etc.), date the business was formed, and the number of professional staff <br />employees at the office from which services under this engagement would be performed. <br /> <br />b. Describe the Firm's (local office for national firms) experience in providing accounting and <br />auditing services to Florida local governments. <br /> <br />c. The Firm must be a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. <br /> <br />d. Indicate the Firm's experience auditing governments that use MCSJ/Edmonds financial system <br />software. <br /> <br />Qualifications of Personnel Assigned: <br /> <br />a. Provide a positive statement that the audit team supervisor (or equivalent) meets the following <br />minimum qualifications: licensed by the State of Florida as a certified public accountant in good <br />standing, five years of experience in governmental accounting and auditing, and three years of <br />supervisory experience. It is anticipated that the audit supervisor will be on-site during the <br />course of the engagement and actively involved in all aspects of the audit. · <br /> <br />b. Provide a professional resume of personnel to be assigned to this engagement. These resumes <br />should be for the partner, the manager or supervisor, and the senior for this engagement. The <br />resume should include continuing education in governmental auditing and other governmental <br />audit engagements that they have undertaken. <br /> <br />c. Describe the assigned staff's experience in providing assistance with implementation of new <br />GASB Statements and providing guidance on maintaining the Certificate of Achievement for <br />the CAFR. <br /> <br />d. Describe how the qualification of the audit team over the term of the contract will be assured. <br />Engagement partners, managers, other supervisory staff may be cha nged if those personnel <br />leave the firm, are promoted, or are assigned to another office. Those personnel may also be <br />changed for other reasons with the permission of the City. However, in any case, the City <br />retains the right to approve or reject replacements. <br /> <br />e. The audit team members must be reviewed with and approved by the City prior to the beginning