Independent Auditing and Financial Statement Preparation Services

Overview

Financial, Legal, HR & Staffing

Fernandina Beach, Florida, United StatesPosted 20 days agoDeadline: May 13th, 2026

Fit Score

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SUMMARY

Fernandina Beach seeks an external auditor to review and prepare financial statements and assist with GASB implementations over a three-year contract.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

Must be a certified public accounting firm
Must have been continuously engaged in providing audit services and financial statement preparation to local governments for at least five years
Must have no conflict of interest with regard to other work performed for the City
Must have at least ten years of Florida municipal experience for the firm and engagement/quality control partners
Key supervisory personnel must have successfully completed required hours of continuing professional education for CPAs engaged in government auditing
Must be properly registered and licensed to practice in the State of Florida
Must provide an affirmative statement of independence as defined by generally accepted auditing standards and U.S. General Accounting Office Government Auditing Standards
Must provide a PDF formatted electronic copy of the ACFR in a fully ADA compliant digital format using Arial 12 font

BUDGET

Estimate

$100,000 – $250,000

CONTRACT DURATION

60 months

TIMELINE

Commission selects Evaluation Committee: April 7th, 2026

Request for Proposals Published: April 17th, 2026

Deadline for email questions: April 30th, 2026

Deadline for City's answers: May 7th, 2026

Proposal Opening: May 13th, 2026

Committee evaluation scores submitted: May 26th, 2026

Evaluation Committee meeting: May 29th, 2026

Resolution and Summary added to Commission Agenda: June 2nd, 2026

City Commission Decision/Approval to negotiate: June 16th, 2026

QUESTION DEADLINE

April 30th, 2026

Issuing Agency

City Of Fernandina Beach

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DESCRIPTION

The government authority in Fernandina Beach, Florida is seeking a qualified vendor to provide independent auditing and financial statement preparation services. The selected vendor will conduct an audit and render an opinion regarding the fair presentation of the agency's governmental activities, business-type activities, all major funds, and the aggregate remaining fund information. This includes reviewing related notes and ensuring compliance with applicable accounting standards.

The scope of work also includes assisting the agency in implementing new statements issued and adopted by the Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) as they apply. The contract will span a three-year period, and questions regarding the RFP must be submitted by April 30, 2026.

Source attribution

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