Audit Services

Overview

Financial, Legal, HR & Staffing

New Bern, North Carolina, United StatesPosted 2 months agoDeadline: March 30th, 2026

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SUMMARY

A three-year audit services contract for the government authority in New Bern, North Carolina, including advisory on new accounting standards.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

BUDGET

Estimate

$150,000 – $300,000

CONTRACT DURATION

36 months

TIMELINE

RFP Release Date: March 2nd, 2026

Deadline for RFP Questions: March 9th, 2026, by 5:00 pm

Questions to be Answered No Later Than: March 13th, 2024

Deadline for Receipt of Proposals: March 30th, 2026, by 2:00 pm

Notice of Recommended Firm: April 3rd, 2026

Board Approval: April 14th, 2026

Interim audit work prior to June 30th, 2026

Year-end fieldwork should begin by or before late July 2026 and be completed by late August 2026

Agreed-upon post-closing trial balance must exist by September 1st, 2026

Preliminary draft of the audit and required adjusting journal entries must be submitted to the Finance Director by October 15th, 2026

Final completion of the Financial Statements by the annual December 31st, 2026 deadline, with a preferred completion by October 31st, 2026

Audit report presented at January 2027 Board of Aldermen meeting

QUESTION DEADLINE

March 9th, 2026

Issuing Agency

City of New Bern

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DESCRIPTION

The government authority in New Bern, North Carolina is seeking a qualified vendor to provide audit services. The scope includes conducting audits with consideration for all approved and known accounting pronouncements up to the date of proposal submission, as well as estimating future years’ fees to reflect pronouncements that will become effective during the contract period.

The selected audit firm will be responsible for advising City staff on the applicability of new accounting and reporting standards as they are implemented. The contract is set for a three-year term. All questions regarding this RFP must be submitted no later than March 9, 2026.

Source attribution

This Settle analysis is based on the issuing organization’s public RFP listing.