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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM <br />Agenda Date Requested: August 8, 2011 <br />Requested By: Michael Dolby, Director of Finance <br />Department: FINANCE <br />Report: Resolution: Ordinance: X <br />Exhibits: <br />Exhibits: <br />Amount Budgeted <br />Source of Funds: 001 ,016,& 038 <br />Account Number: 5001-Audit <br />Amount Budgeted: S81,500 <br />Amount Requested <br />Budgeted Item: (YES) NO <br />A Request for Proposal (RFP) for Professional Auditing Seivices was issued on June 21, 2011. In addition to advertising in the <br />Houston Chronicle, notice was sent to foie -nine (49) Certified Public Accounting Finns. <br />On July 11 2011, proposals were received from eight firms. Reference checks were made and the proposals AN -ere reviewed. The <br />Fiscal Affairs Committee conducted inteiview s with five of the eight firms on August 2, 2011. Based upon the inteiviews, the review <br />of qualifications and the reference checks, a recommendation will be made by the Committee to the full council. <br />At this time, staff recommends iv e proceed with a three year engagement with the selected firm to provide auditing services to the <br />City of La Porte, with a renewable option for the three succeeding fiscal years of 2014, 2015, and 2016. <br />Action Required by Council: <br />Approve Ordinance authorizing agreement with the selected auditing firm for auditing services for a three-year period (September 30, <br />2011 to September 30, 2013). <br />Approved for City Council Agenda <br />Ron Bottoms, City Manager <br />Date <br />