Finance committee recommends CliftonLarsonAllen for city auditing services after bid review
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Summary
An evaluation committee reviewed three audit proposals and the finance committee approved recommending CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) based on scoring for completeness, team experience and cost.
The finance committee reviewed proposals for the city’s three-year audit and the evaluation committee recommended CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA). The evaluation committee scored three firms—Baker Tilly, CliftonLarsonAllen and Gerber Rose—on completeness, team and references, project approach and fees. CLA scored highest on the evaluation matrix and offered lower multi-year fees than Baker Tilly.
Staff noted that Gerber Rose’s fee was lowest but that reviewers had concerns about the firm’s project team size and experience with municipal utilities; CLA’s proposal included a lower total cost across the five-year option and a willingness to include extra-year contacts without added fees for annual inquiries. Committee members voted to accept the evaluation recommendation and forward the contract recommendation to council for approval.
Next steps: administration will proceed with contract negotiation and present a recommendation to council for award to CLA.
