The Town of Palisade (also “the Town”) is requesting proposals from qualified auditors of certified public accountants to audit its financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, with the option on mutual agreement, of auditing the Town's financial statements for each of the four subsequent fiscal years. These audits are to be performed in accordance with applicable standards.
There is no expressed or implied obligation for the Town of Palisade to reimburse responding auditors for any expenses incurred in preparing proposals in response to this request.
During the evaluation process, the Town of Palisade reserves the right, where it may serve the Town of Palisade’s best interest, to request additional information or clarifications from the responding auditors, or to allow corrections of errors or omissions. At the discretion of the Town of Palisade, auditors submitting proposals may be requested to make oral presentations as part of the evaluation process.
The Town of Palisade reserves the right to retain all proposals submitted regardless of whether that proposal is selected. Submission of a proposal indicates acceptance by the responding auditor of the conditions contained in this request for proposals, unless clearly and specifically noted in the proposal submitted and confirmed in the contract between the Town of Palisade and the auditor selected.
To be considered, one (1) electronic copy (in pdf format) of a proposal must be received by Travis Boyd, Finance Director, at finance@townofpalisade.org by December 22, 2022. The Town of Palisade reserves the right to reject any or all proposals submitted.
Proposals submitted will be evaluated by the Palisade Board of Trustees, the Town Administrator, and the Finance Director.
It is anticipated that the selection of an auditor will be completed by December 31, 2022. Following notification of the selected auditor, it is expected the contract will be executed between both parties by January 15, 2023.