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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: March 22, 2016 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 6-f <br /> SUBJECT: RFP Award —Audit Services <br /> DEPARTMENT: Finance and Administrative <br /> Services <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Gary Donaldson, (919) 245-2453 <br /> PURPOSE: To: <br /> • Award Request for Proposals (RFP) #5215 to Mauldin & Jenkins to conduct auditing <br /> services for Orange County in the amount of$76,000 (first year); and <br /> • Authorize the Manager to sign the contract on behalf of the BOCC pending staff and <br /> attorney review. <br /> BACKGROUND: By statute, the County is required to have an independent audit conducted. <br /> For the past six years, Martin & Starnes has performed the audit. An RFP was issued by the <br /> Department of Finance and Administrative Services that detailed the County's requirements. <br /> Five responses were received: <br /> Martin & Starnes <br /> Mauldin & Jenkins <br /> RS M <br /> TPSA <br /> W. Greene <br /> The proposals were evaluated by the Department of Finance and Administrative Services staff. <br /> Mauldin & Jenkins was determined to have submitted the best overall proposal. <br /> The audit services will encompass a financial and compliance examination of the County's <br /> Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR). The financial and compliance audit will cover <br /> federal, state and local funding sources in accordance with the Federal and State Single Audit <br /> Acts; applicable laws and regulations; and generally accepted auditing standards. <br /> The County audit service is for a three-year period. Following the initial three-year period; an <br /> annual extension may be granted by the County. <br />