The City of Hillsdale, Michigan invites independent Certified Public Accountants doing
business in the State of Michigan to submit proposals for the performance of audits of the
City's financial accounts and records for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2023, June 30, 2024,
and June 30, 2025. There will be an option to extend the contract for auditing the City’s
financial statements for each of the subsequent two fiscal years. The continuation of the
contract after each year is solely at the discretion of the City of Hillsdale.
A firm quotation for the annual audit is requested for each of these years. The auditing
services will include a financial and compliance examination of the City’s Annual Financial
Report in accordance with the laws and/or regulations for the State of Michigan, which
include requirements for the minimum scope of the audit. The financial and compliance audit
will cover federal, state, and local funding sources in accordance with applicable laws and
regulations. The City of Hillsdale may be subject to a Single Audit and separate pricing is
requested for this service. The audit must be conducted in a timely manner such that all
necessary financial and compliance information, including draft financial statements are
completed and presented to the City Finance Director, no later than November 1st each year.
If the City is unable to provide schedules and/or documents per the agreed-upon schedule,
the November 1 date will be appropriately extended.
There is no expressed or implied obligation for the City of Hillsdale to reimburse responding
firms for any expenses incurred in preparing proposals in response to this request.
To be considered, three copies of a proposal must be received by the City Clerk's Office, at
City Hall, 97 N. Broad St., Hillsdale, Michigan, 49242, by 1:00 PM EST, Monday, March 6,
2023. The City of Hillsdale reserves the right to reject any or all proposals submitted, and to
award an engagement that is most advantageous to the City. Proposals submitted will be
evaluated by the City for a recommendation to the City Council.
During the evaluation process, the City of Hillsdale reserves the right, where it may serve the
City's best interests, to request additional information or clarification from proposers, or to
allow corrections of errors or omissions. At the discretion of the City, firms submitting
proposals may be requested to make oral presentations as part of the evaluation process.
It is anticipated the selection of a firm will be completed by April 3, 2023. Following the
notification of the selected firm, it is expected an engagement letter or contract will be
executed between the parties no later than May 5, 2023.
All questions regarding this Request for Proposal shall be submitted via email to
finance@cityofhillsdale.org by Monday, February 27, 2023, at 4pm.
