Annual Financial Audit Services RFP Advertisement

Location:	Michigan
Posted:	Jan 21, 2026
Due:	Feb 5, 2026
Agency:	City of Bay City
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	R - Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services
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CITY OF BAY CITY

SEALED PROPOSAL REQUEST

ANNUAL FINANCIAL AUDIT SERVICES RFP #26-0311

Proposals must be received in the Purchasing Department prior to 2:00 p.m. on the proposal due date. All

Proposals received after 2:00 p.m. on the proposal due date will be returned to the proposer unopened.

Proposals Due: Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Mark Sealed Proposal Envelope: Annual Financial Audit Services RFP #26-0311

The City of Bay City is soliciting sealed proposals for: Annual Financial Audit Services RFP #26-0311

A MANDATORY pre-proposal meeting will take place on: Tuesday, February 24, 2026, promptly at

10:00 AM at City Hall, 301 Washington Avenue, Room 317, Bay City, MI 48708. The pre-proposal

meeting must be attended in order to submit a proposal. Proposals will not be accepted unless the

proposer has attended the MANDATORY pre-proposal meeting and signed the official attendance

sheet. Vendor names must be clearly visible on external container of submitted proposal package and

match the vendor’s name entered on the official attendance sheet.

To obtain an official copy of the proposal documents, please visit www.BidNetDirect.com.

Before the proposal due date, it is the vendors responsibility to check the BidNet Direct bid system for any

Addendums that may have been issued.

Sealed proposals will be received by the City of Bay City at the Purchasing Department, City Hall, 301

Washington Avenue, Room 304, Bay City, MI, until 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11, 2026

All Proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, for the

Annual Financial Audit Services RFP #26-0311 all in accordance with the proposal Documents, and as

otherwise set forth herein.

Local Preference Policy

The City of Bay City utilizes a Local Preference Policy in order to encourage local vendors to provide goods

and/or services to Bay City Government. Copies of this policy and the required qualifying affidavit are available

on the City of Bay City web site (www.baycitymi.gov). Vendors seeking to qualify as local vendors may submit

an executed affidavit on an annual basis or return the executed affidavit along with their bid submission. The

City of Bay City may, in its sole discretion, accept and consider an affidavit from a vendor seeking to qualify as

a local vendor at any time.

The City of Bay City has absolutely reserved the right and prerogative to reject any or all proposals as well as

to waive any irregularities and informalities. The award of the contract, if it is awarded, will be to a responsible

and responsive Proposer whom the City Commission, in its sole discretion and judgment, determines will be in

the best interest of the City of Bay City, and which will not exceed the funds available for the project.

NOTE: The City of Bay City does not accept sealed proposals via fax or e-mail.

This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.

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