RFP – Financial Auditing Services – Due by: September 23, 2026 at 4:00 P.M.

Location:	Arizona
Posted:	Aug 10, 2026
Due:	Sep 23, 2026
Agency:	City of Page
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	R - Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

City of Page

P O Box 1180

697 Vista Avenue

Page, Arizona, 86040

SOLICITATION INFORMATION AND SELECTION SCHEDULE

Solicitation Title:

Advertisement Dates:

Final Date for Inquires

Financial Auditing Services

August 12, 2026 – Lake Powell Chronicle

August 19, 2026 – Lake Powell Chronicle

September 8, 2026

Proposal Due Date and Time:

Oral Interviews (if necessary)

Target City Council Award Date:

Anticipated Agreement Start Date:

September 23, 2026

4:00 p.m. (local time, Page, Arizona)

October 8, 2026

October 21, 2026

July 1, 2027

City Representative:

Linda L. Watson, Finance Director

* In the event that a Vendor cannot be selected based solely on Proposals submitted, Oral

Interviews may be conducted at the City’s sole discretion.

** The City of Page reserves the right to amend the solicitation schedule as necessary.

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Section A

TABLE OF CONTENTS

RFP Process, Award of Agreement

II. Proposal Format; Scoring

III. Oral Interviews; Scoring

IV. Vendor Information Form

Section B

Sample Professional Services Agreement

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FINANCE DEPARTMENT

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PART I. RFP PROCESS; AWARD OF AGREEMENT

1.1 Purpose; Scope of Work. The City of Page (the “City”) is issuing this Request For

Proposals (this “RFP”) seeking proposals (“Proposals”) from qualified, licensed certified public

accounting firms (“Vendors”) interested in providing professional financial auditing services (the

“Services”), as more particularly described in the Scope of Work attached to the sample

Professional Services Agreement as Exhibit B, and incorporated herein by reference. In accordance

with the City’s Procurement Code, the City will accept sealed Proposals for the Services specified

in the Scope of Work.

A. Mandatory Qualifications. The following qualifications are mandatory for

Vendors submitting proposals. Proposals received from Vendors who do not meet these

qualifications will be deemed nonresponsive.

(1) Vendor must be properly licensed Certified Public Accountants or

persons working for a licensed certified public accounting firm according to Governmental

Accounting Standards Board (“GASB”).

(2) Vendor must meet the independence requirements of GASB.

(3) Vendor must not have a record of substandard audit work for the last

five years. The City may contact the Arizona State Board of Accountancy to verify

Vendor’s credentials and the Office of the Auditor General to verify that Vendor has not

been debarred, suspended or its contracts have not been rejected for substandard audits.

(4) Vendor must have an external quality control review performed at

least every three years in accordance with GASB. The most recent external quality control

review report must be included with Vendor’s Proposal.

(5) Vendor’s auditors responsible for planning, directing, conducting, or

reporting on GASB audits must meet the continuing education requirements of GASB:

(a) Completion of at least 80 hours of continuing education

every two years.

(b) At least 20 hours should be completed in any one year of the

two-year period.

be completed in subjects directly related to the government environment,

government auditing, or the specific or unique environment in which the City

operates.

(6) Vendor has no conflict of interest with regard to any other work

performed by the audit firm for the City.

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B. Prior Audit Information. Hinton Burdick CPA’s & Advisors performed the

City’s audit for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. Their reports, dated December 8, 2025,

contained an unmodified opinion. Vendors who are interested in reviewing prior years’ audit

reports may view them at http://www.cityofpage.org/departments/finance-department or contact

McKay Hall, Partner, at mckay.hall@squire.com or at (435) 628-3663.

1.2 Preparation/Submission of Proposal. Vendors are invited to participate in the

competitive selection process for the Services outlined in this RFP. Responding parties shall

review their Proposal submissions to ensure the following requirements are met.

A. Irregular or Non-responsive Proposals. The City shall consider as

“irregular” or “non-responsive” and reject any Proposal not prepared and submitted in accordance

with this RFP, or any Proposal lacking sufficient information to enable the City to make a

reasonable determination of compliance to the minimum qualifications. Unauthorized conditions,

limitations, or provisions shall be cause for rejection. Proposals may be deemed non-responsive at

any time during the evaluation process if, in the sole opinion of the City Manager or authorized

designee, any of the following are true:

(1) Vendor does not meet the minimum required skill, experience or

requirements to perform or provide the Services.

(2) Vendor has a past record of failing to fully perform or fulfill

contractual obligations.

(3) Vendor cannot demonstrate financial stability.

(4) Vendor’s Proposal contains false, inaccurate or misleading

statements that, in the opinion of the City Manager or authorized designee, are intended

to mislead the City in its evaluation of the Proposal.

B. Submittal Quantities. Interested Vendors must submit one original and

four copies (five total submittals) of the Proposal. In addition, interested parties must submit one

original copy of the Proposal on a flash drive (or electronic media approved by the City) in

printable pdf or Microsoft Word format (or other format approved by the City). Failure to adhere

to the submittal quantity criteria shall result in the Proposal being considered non- responsive.

C. Required Submittal. The Proposal shall be submitted with a cover letter with

a signature by a person authorized to bind the Vendor. Proposals submitted without a cover letter

with a signature by a person authorized to bind the Vendor shall be considered non-responsive.

The Proposal shall be a maximum of fifteen pages to address the Proposal criteria (excluding

resumes and the Vendor Information Form, but including the materials necessary to address project

understanding, general information, organizational chart, photos, tables, graphs, and diagrams).

Each page side (maximum 8 1/2” x 11”) with criteria information shall be counted. However, one

page may be substituted with an 11” x 17” sheet of paper, folded to 8 1/2” x 11”, showing a

proposed project schedule or organizational chart and only having

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information on one side. Cover, back, table of contents and tabs may be used and shall not be

included in the page count, unless they include additional project-specific information or Proposal criteria

responses. The minimum allowable font for the Proposal is 11 pt, Arial or Times New Roman. Failure to

adhere to the page limit, size and font criteria shall result in the Proposal being considered non-responsive.

Telegraphic (facsimile) and electronic (e-mail) Proposals will not be considered.

D. Vendor Responsibilities. All Vendors shall (1) examine the entire RFP,

(2) seek clarification of any item or requirement that may not be clear, (3) check all responses for

accuracy before submitting a Proposal and (4) submit the entire Proposal by the Proposal Due Date

and Time. Late Proposals will not be considered. A Vendor submitting a late Proposal shall be

so notified. Negligence in preparing a Proposal shall not be good cause for withdrawal after the

Proposal Due Date and Time.

E. Sealed Submittals. All Proposals shall be sealed and clearly marked with

the RFP title, Financial Auditing Services, on the lower left-hand corner of the mailing envelope.

A return address must also appear on the outside of the sealed Proposal. The City is not responsible

for the pre-opening of, post-opening of, or the failure to open, any Proposals not properly addressed

or identified.

F. Pricing. The Vendor shall submit the same number of copies of the Fee

Proposal as described in Subsection 1.2(B) (Submittal Quantities) in a separate, sealed envelope

enclosed with the Vendor’s Proposal. Pricing shall be inclusive of all of the Services in the Scope

of Work as described in the Professional Services Agreement in Exhibit B. A sample Fee Proposal

is attached to the Professional Services Agreement as Exhibit C.

G. Address. All Proposals shall be directed to the following address: City

Clerk, City of Page P O Box 1180; 697 Vista Avenue, Page, Arizona 86040, or hand-delivered to

the City Clerk’s office by the Proposal Due Date and Time indicated on the cover page of this

RFP.

H. Pricing Errors. If price is a consideration and in case of error in the extension

of prices in the Proposal, the unit price shall govern. Periods of time, stated as number of days,

shall be calendar days.

I. Proposal Irrevocable. In order to allow for an adequate evaluation, the City

requires the Proposal to be valid and irrevocable for 90 days after the Proposal Due Date and Time

indicated on the cover of this RFP.

J. Amendment/Withdrawal of Proposal. At any time prior to the specified

Proposal Due Date and Time, a Vendor (or designated representative) may amend or withdraw its

Proposal. Any erasures, interlineations, or other modifications in the Proposal shall be initialed in

original ink by the authorized person signing the Proposal. Facsimile or electronic (e- mail)

Proposal amendments or withdrawals will not be considered. No Proposal shall be altered,

amended or withdrawn after the specified Proposal Due Date and Time.

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

RFP – Financial Auditing Services – Due by: September 23, 2026 at 4:00 P.M.

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