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Contract to Audit Accounts (coat.) Orange County <br />Primary Government Unit <br />not applicable <br />Discretely Presented Component Unit (DPCU) if applicable <br />16. A copy of the engagement letter, issued by the Auditor and signed by both the Auditor and the Governmental Unit shall <br />be attached to the contract, and by reference here becomes part of the contract. In case of conflict between the terms of <br />the engagement letter and the terms of this contract, the terms of this contract shall take precedence. Engagement letter <br />terms that conflict with the contract are deemed to be void unless the conflicting terms of this contract are specifically <br />deleted in Item #23 of this contract. Engagement letters containing indemnification clauses shall not be accepted by <br />the SLGFD. <br />17. Special provisions should be limited. Please list any special provisions in an attaclunent. See attached Engagement Letter <br />18. A separate contract should not be made for each division to be audited or report to be submitted. If a DPCU is <br />subject to the audit requirements detailed in the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act and a separate <br />audit report is issued, a separate audit contract is required. If a separate report is not to be issued and the DPCU is <br />included in the primary government audit, the DPCU shall be named along with the parent government on this audit <br />contract. DPCU Board approval date, signatures from the DPCU Board chairman and finance officer also shall be <br />included on this contract. <br />19. The contract shall be executed, pre - audited, physically signed by all parties including Governmental Unit and <br />t h e Auditor and then submitted in PDF format to the Secretary of the LGC. The current portal address to upload <br />the contractual documents is hops: r' /nctreasurerslgfd.leapfile.net. Electronic signatures are not accepted at this time. <br />Included with this contract are instructions to submit contracts and invoices for approval as of November 2017. <br />These instructions are subject to change. Please check the NC Treasurer's web site at <br />https: / /www.netreasurer,com /slg/Pages /Audit- Forms - and- Resources.aspx for the most recent instructions, <br />20. The contract is not valid until it is approved by the Secretary of the LGC. The staff of the LGC shall notify <br />the Governmental Unit and Auditor of contract approval by email. The audit should not be started before <br />the contract is a12proved. <br />21. There are no other agreements between the parties hereto and no other agreements relative hereto that shall be <br />enforceable unless entered into in accordance with the procedure set out herein and approved by the Secretary of the <br />LGC. <br />22. E- Verify. Auditor shall comply with the requirements of NCGS Chapter 64 Article 2. Further, if Auditor utilizes <br />any subcontractor(s), Auditor shall require such subcontractor(s) to comply with the requirements of NCGS <br />Chapter 64, Article 2. <br />23. All of the above paragraphs are understood and shall apply to this contract, except the following numbered <br />paragraphs shall be deleted: (See Item 16 for clarification). <br />Number 22, because Auditor does not have 25 or more employees in the State of North Carolina. <br />SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW FEES PAGE <br />Page 4 of 9 <br />