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Audit finds missing proposal documentation, recommends automated contract-expiration alerts and centralized contract storage
Summary
An audit by I. Bailey LLP found lapses in Carson City’s purchasing and contract-management practices, including five professional services contracts lacking required proposal documentation and inconsistent retention of older contract files.
Kathy, an auditor with I. Bailey LLP, presented the Carson City Purchasing and Contract Management Review and told the Audit Committee the engagement identified two findings and one observation and included recommendations to strengthen procurement oversight.
"During our audit, we found 5 contracts that did not include this required documentation," Kathy said, referring to the city policy that requests at least three informal proposals for professional services contracts over $25,000 even though Nevada law exempts professional services from competitive bidding.
The audit’s first finding addressed professional services contracting: while Nevada law exempts professional services from competitive bidding,…
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