METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS
Pinellas County Metropolitan Planning Organization
Request for Proposals for Pinellas MPO Auditing Services
Pinellas County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)
Request for Proposal (RFP)
RFP webpage: http://www.pinellascounty.org/mpo/auditorrfp.html
Scope of Services
The Pinellas County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is requesting proposals from qualified auditing firms to provide an audit of the financial records and transactions of the MPO for the year ending September 30, 2014, with an option to provide on a year-by-year basis such services for up to two additional fiscal years.
The audit is to be conducted in accordance with requirements of the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996, 31 U.S.C. §§ 7501 et. seq., OMB Circular A-133 [49 CFR 18.26], “Audits of State, Local Government, and Non-Profit Organizations”, Section 215.97, F.S. “Florida Single Audit Act” and Rules 10.550 and 10.650, “Rules of the Auditor General”. The audit shall include a review of the accounting control structure and of the compliance with budgetary and legal requirements of the MPO.
More information regarding this RFP is available at the RFP webpage shown above.
Submittals
Questions concerning the RFP must be submitted to Alicia Parinello at aparinello@pinellascounty.org by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, July 21, 2014. Responses to all questions received will be posted at one time by 4:30 pm on Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at http://www.pinellascounty.org/mpo/auditorrfp.html.
Interested firms should send completed proposals no later than 4:30 pm on Friday, August 1, 2014. Proposals may be mailed or emailed to the address listed below.
Attention: Alicia Parinello, Planner
Pinellas County MPO
310 Court Street
Clearwater, FL 33756
Email: aparinello@pinellascounty.org
Phone: (727)464-8200
Selection Process
From the received proposals, the MPO Staff Auditor Selection Committee shall review and rank the proposals on or before Friday, August 8, 2014. Proposals are to remain in effect for 90 calendar days from date of submission. The MPO reserves the right to reject any or all proposals or negotiate changes to the proposals whenever such rejection, waiver or negotiation is in the best interest of the MPO. Firms will be ranked based upon their understanding of requested services, professional qualifications, experience, proposed fee and DBE status. The committee will negotiate a contract with the Number 1 ranked firm and present the contract to the MPO Board at their September 10, 2014 meeting. The MPO reserves the right to change the above schedule as necessary. Any changes will be posted on the Auditor RFP webpage.
PINELLAS COUNTY METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (MPO)
