Department of Education, University of Central Florida

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
University of Central Florida

Auditing and Accounting

NOTICE TO CONSULTANTS

The University of Central Florida on behalf of its Board of Trustees announces that Professional Services in the discipline of General Auditing and Accounting.

Project: General Project Auditing and Accounting

Project and Location: University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.

The professional services to be rendered will consist of the auditing of various design and construction projects to examine accounting procedures and the amounts expended to architects and contractors.

FORM OF PROPOSALS

It is the University’s intention to have professionals in the disciplines of General Auditing to submit proposals to the University. Proposal reviews, selection, and interviews will be conducted once the proposals have been received.

Five (5) bound copies of the required proposal data shall be submitted to: Mrs. Gina Seabrook, Facilities Planning, 4000 Central Florida Blvd., Post Office Box 163020, Orlando, FL 32816-3020. Submittals must be received by 5:00 p.m. (Local Time), August 24, 2010. Facsimile (FAX) submittals are not acceptable and will not be considered. Late submissions will not be accepted.

The selection committee members have elected not to meet with proposed firms. Please do not contact the selection committee.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR GENERAL AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING

General Auditing and Accounting firms desiring to apply for consideration must include a letter of application and should have attached:

1.     A copy of the firm’s current Professional Registration Certificates from the appropriate governing board. An applicant must be properly registered at the time of application to practice its profession in the State of Florida. If the applicant is a corporation, it must be chartered by the Florida Department of State to operate in Florida.

Applications that do not comply with all instructions may be disqualified. Application materials will not be returned.

Selection of finalist for interviews will be made on the basis of General Auditing and Accounting qualifications, including experience and ability; past experience; project auditing and accounting; qualification of the firm’s personnel, staff and consultants; and the ability to include minority business enterprise participation. Finalists will be provided with a description of the final interview topics. The Selection Committee may reject all proposals and stop the selection process at any time.

As required by Section 287.133, Florida Statutes, a consultant may not submit a proposal for this project if it is on the convicted vendor list for a public entity crime committed within the past 36 months. The selected consultant must warrant that it will neither utilize the services of, nor contract with, any supplier, subcontractor, or consultant in excess of $15,000.00 in connection with this project for a period of 36 months from the date of placement on the convicted vendor list.

For additional information contact: Ms. Gina Seabrook, University of Central Florida, Phone [phone], Fax: [phone], Email: [e-mail] or the Facilities Planning Web site: www.fp.ucf.edu under the heading advertisements.