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<br />Gerstle, Rosen & Goldenberg, P.A.
<br />Certified Public Accountants
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<br />Mark R. Gerstle, C.P.A.
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<br />Robert N. Rosen, C.P.A.
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<br />Brian K. Goldenberg, Partner
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<br />Letter of Transmittal
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<br />July 13, 2010
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<br />City of Sunny Isles Beach
<br />18070 Collins Avenue, City Clerk
<br />Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160
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<br />Re: Request for Proposals - RFP NO.1 0-06-01
<br />Professional Auditing Services
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<br />Gerstle, Rosen & Goldenberg, P.A., Certified Public Accountants (GRG), in response to
<br />your above referenced solicitation issued on June 10, 2010, thank you for this
<br />opportunity to present our proposal to provide professional auditing services to the City
<br />of Sunny Isles Beach, FL (City) for three years with the initial fiscal year ending
<br />September 30, 2010, with two one-year options.
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<br />GRG fully understands the work to be performed, and is firmly committed to perform the
<br />audit engagement within the time period specified.
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<br />GRG believes that it is imminently qualified to perform the audit services for the City
<br />because of the extensive training and experience of its professional staff in providing
<br />governmental auditing, accounting and management services. The firm is embarking on
<br />the expansion of its auditing practice by creating a new management advisory services
<br />(MAS) department, and therefore, GRG, as a firm, has limited relevant government
<br />project experience. Many professional staff members of GRG, however, possess in-
<br />depth, hands-on, experience in auditing Federal, state and local governments that has
<br />enabled them to have a comprehensive understanding of GAO Government Auditing
<br />Standards, the goals and objectives of governments and their desire to operate in an
<br />efficient, effective and economical manner. These experiences have been attained by
<br />either direct employment with, or by providing independent CPA firm services to,
<br />government agencies. The audit team will be led by Mark Gerstle, CPA, name partner
<br />of GRG, assisted by a team of auditors with experience in auditing local governments
<br />such as Boca Raton, Miami Beach, Homestead and Hypoluxo. In addition, the firm will
<br />assign a Certified Fraud Examiner to participate in the examination of the internal
<br />controls of the accounting and reporting systems and conduct such tests that may be
<br />warranted.
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<br />On May 18, 2010, the Federal government awarded GRG a multi-year, multi-million
<br />dollar contract to provide (a) financial audits, (b) performance audits, (c) complementary
<br />audit services, and (d) accounting services to all Federal government departments and
<br />agencies as well as state and local governments including OMB audit programs
<br />including single-audits.
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<br />2630 N.E. 203rd Street
<br />Suite 104
<br />Aventura, Florida 33180
<br />Phone: 305-937-0116
<br />Fax: 305-937-0128
<br />Fax: 305-937-0337
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<br />3835 N.W. Boca Raton Blvd.
<br />Suite 100
<br />Boca Raton, Florida 33431
<br />Phone: 561-447-4000
<br />Fax: 561-447-4004
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<br />999 Vanderbilt Beach Road
<br />Suite 200
<br />Naples, Florida 34108
<br />Phone: 239-262-1773
<br />Fax: 239-263-0166
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