Laserfiche WebLink
<br />/I <br /> <br />t <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The proposal should address all the points outlined in the request for <br />proposals. The proposal should be prepared simply and economically, <br />providing a straight forward, concise description of the proposer's <br />capabilities to satisfy the requirements of the request for proposals. They <br />represent the criteria against which the proposal will be evaluated. <br /> <br />2. Indeoendence. The proposer should provide an affirmative statement that <br />it is independent of the County of Hawaii as defined by generally accepted <br />auditing standards, the U.S. General Accounting Office's Government <br />Auditing Standards (1994). <br /> <br />The proposer should also provide an affirmative statement that it is <br />independent of all of the component units of the County of Hawaii as <br />defined by those same standards. <br /> <br />The proposer should also list and describe its (or proposed <br />subcontractor's) professional relationships involving the County of Hawaii <br />or any of its agencies or component units/agencies, for the past five <br />years, together with a statement explaining why such relationships do not <br />constitute a conflict of interest relative to performing the audit. <br /> <br />3. License: Permit to Practice in Hawaii. An affirmative statement should be <br />included that the proposer and all assigned key professional staff are <br />properly licensed to practice in Hawaii. Additionally, a photocopy of a <br />current CPA permit to practice of the person to be directly in charge of the <br />audit shall be attached to the proposal. <br /> <br />4. Exoerience. The proposer shall have at least three years of experience <br />performing governmental audits and shall have performed at least two <br />audits within the past five years of a governmental agency which has <br />budget of more than $50 million. The proposer shall submit information <br />verifying these minimum experience requirements. <br /> <br />B. Proposer's Background, Size, Work Experience and Qualifications <br /> <br />1 . The proposer should described its work experience in the last five years, <br />with special attention to work performed by the local office with respect <br />to financial audits conducted that are similar to those described herein: <br /> <br />a. Limited general financial audits of governments and governmental <br />units in the State of Hawaii and/or of cities, municipalities and <br />counties having population sizes similar to that of the County of <br />Hawaii. <br /> <br />b. Audits of federal assistance programs according to the provisions <br />of the Single Audit Act of 1984 and OMB Circular No. A-128. <br /> <br />-16- <br />