Independent Auditor Services

Overview

Financial, Legal, HR & Staffing

West Springfield, Massachusetts, United StatesPosted about 1 month agoDeadline: April 30th, 2026

Fit Score

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SUMMARY

Three-year RFP for independent audit and nonattest financial services for West Springfield, Massachusetts, covering fiscal years 2026 to 2028.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

Must be a firm of certified public accountants licensed to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Must have significant governmental accounting and auditing experience
Must have a minimum of three years of satisfactory performance under at least five different contracts similar in size to the proposed contract
Must have successful experience in providing Municipal Audit Services to at least five Massachusetts governmental units
Must submit one original and three copies of the proposal
Must provide a staffing plan including documentation of licensure and resumes
Must provide a list of all Massachusetts municipalities for which the contractor has provided financial accounting services
Must provide a list of litigation against the firm in the past five years
Must maintain required insurance coverage including general liability, automobile liability, professional liability, and workers' compensation

BUDGET

Estimate

$150,000 – $300,000

CONTRACT DURATION

36 months

TIMELINE

Questions due by April 15th, 2026.

Proposals due by April 30th, 2026.

Services start date July 1st, 2026.

QUESTION DEADLINE

April 15th, 2026

Issuing Agency

Town Of West Springfield

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DESCRIPTION

The government authority in West Springfield, Massachusetts is seeking proposals from public accountants to provide independent auditor services for fiscal years 2026, 2027, and 2028. The selected vendor will perform audits with the aim of forming an opinion on the financial statements as a whole and evaluating whether operations have been conducted in compliance with all relevant legal and regulatory requirements.

Nonattest services to be provided include preparing the financial statements in their entirety, consolidating funds into governmental and business-type activities, converting to the accrual basis of accounting using the town's records, preparing the Schedule of Federal Awards (SEFA) with accompanying notes, and preparing the Data Collection Form (DCF). The contract will cover a period of three years, and all questions regarding the RFP must be submitted by April 15, 2026.

Source attribution

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