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~ I I I II I II 'I II II 'I II ,I !I !. II II ,I :1 !I I II I G~~ Gerstle, Rosen & Goldenberg, P.A. Certified Public Accountants Proposal I. General Requirements Gerstle, Rosen & Goldenberg, P.A., Certified Public Accountants (GRG), located in Aventura, FL, in response to your solicitation RFP NO.1 0-06-01 issued on June 10, 2010, thank you for this opportunity to present our proposal to provide professional auditing services to the City of Sunny Isles Beach, FL (City) for three years with the initial fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, with two one-year options. GRG fully understands the work to be performed, and is firmly committed to perform the audit engagement within the time period specified. GRG believes that it is imminently qualified to perform the audit services for the City because of the extensive training and experience of its professional staff in providing governmental auditing, accounting and management services. The firm is embarking on the expansion of its auditing practice by creating a new management advisory services (MAS) department, and therefore, GRG, as a firm, has limited relevant government project experience. Many professional staff members of GRG, however, possess in- depth, hands-on, experience in auditing Federal, state and local governments that has enabled them to have a comprehensive understanding of GAO Government Auditing Standards, the goals and objectives of governments and their desire to operate in an efficient, effective and economical manner. These experiences have been attained by either direct employment with, or by providing independent CPA firm services to, government agencies. The audit team will be led by Mark Gerstle, CPA, name partner of GRG, assisted by a team of auditors with experience in auditing local governments such as Boca Raton, Miami Beach, Homestead and Hypoluxo. In addition, the firm will assign a Certified Fraud Examiner to participate in the examination of the internal controls of the accounting and reporting systems and conduct such tests that may be warranted. 2. Independence GRG declares that the firm is independent of the City as defined by generally accepted government auditing standards and the U.S. Government Accountability Office's Government Auditinq Standards (Yellow Book). In addition, the firm is independent of all of the component units of the City as defined by those same standards. GRG has never had any professional relationships involving the City or any of its component units, therefore, there are no conflicts of interest relative to performing the proposed audit. GRG agrees to give the City written notice of any other professional relationships with the City entered into during the period of the proposed agreement. 3. Legal and License Matters This is to affirm that the firm and assigned key professional staff are properly licensed to practice in the State of Florida. In addition, this is to certify that GRG is a legal and