Financial Audit Services and Tax Return Filing and Preparation
General
The Snohomish County Workforce Development Council ( WDC ) is releasing this Request for Proposals (RFP) for Financial Audit Services and Tax Return Filing and Preparation for the period of July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005.
All inquiries related to the RFP are to be submitted electronically. E-mail inquiries should be identified on the e-mail as "Financial Audit & Tax Return Filing RFP" and sent to: Kimi Shigetani.
Written questions will be responded to within 72 hours by posting in the "Questions and Answers" section on this page.
Questions received after September 21, 2005 will not be answered.
Revision to RFP: In addition to the proposal submission requirements outlined in the RFP, an electronic copy of completed proposals must be submitted to Kimi Shigetani no later than 9:00 a.m. September 26, 2005.
Evaluation Process & Time Table
| August 25, 2005 | RFP Released |
September 9, 2005 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. |
Bidders' Conference Snohomish County Workforce Development Council 917 134th St SW, Suite B-3 Everett, Washington 98204 |
| September 21, 2005 | Deadline to submit questions |
| September 26, 2005 | Closes at 9am. |
Questions & Answers
Q Can copies of the most recent audited financial statements and Form 990 Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax be provided?
A Copies will be available at the Bidders Conference for review.
Q In Section 1.2, under the GAOs, are we referring to FARS (Federal Audit Requirements)?
A The standards for financial audits set forth in the U.S. General Acounting Offices's Government Auditing Standards (2003) may be found at http://www.gao.gov/govaud/ybk01.htm. Government Aduditing Standards contains standards for audits of government organizations, programs, activities, and functions, and of government assistance received by contractors, nonprofit organizations, and other nongovernmental organizations. These standards pertain to auditors' professional qualifications, the quality of audit effort, and the characteristics of professional and meaningful audit reports. The applicable federal audit requirements may be found in OMB Circular A-133 and supplements.
Q A-133 requires we test internal controls, in relation to your federal progams have you identified compliance requirements (written) that would have a direct material effect upon that program and then developed written documented internal controls to reflect those requirements?
A Yes.
Q Can we see the bids from the last RFP last year?
A Yes, however last year's proposals (bids) are not available electronically. Hard copies are available at our office for review.
Q Were there any disagreements of accounting principles with the most recent auditors?
A No.
Q If SCWDC submitted a corrective action plan letter to the Federal Clearinghouse, will that letter be distributed?
A Does not apply.
Q Is SCWDC a low-risk entity under the guidelines of OMB Circular A-133?
A No.