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Board forms committee to draft RFP for an external audit of selected 2018 bond projects
Summary
Trustees voted to form a committee of three board members and district staff to develop a request for proposals for an external audit of several projects funded by the district's 2018 bond referendum, including South Lake Elementary, Lakeside Middle School, the transportation facility and the Gilbert Primary/NEW GES work.
The Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees on March 25 directed formation of a committee to develop a request for proposals (RFP) for an external audit of selected projects from the district’s 2018 bond referendum.
Trustee Pizzuti moved that the committee prepare an RFP for an audit specifically including the projects listed in the bond program: the new White Oak Elementary School (now South Lake Elementary), the new Lexington Middle School (now Lakeside Middle School), the transportation facility, and the Gilbert Primary/new GES project. The motion also specified that any projects that were incomplete at the time the RFP is awarded should be included.
After clarifying language about procurement review and committee membership, the board voted to form a committee composed of three board members — Trustees Pizzuti, Rice and Flashnick — and appropriate district personnel to formulate the RFP. The board will use the committee’s draft RFP as the basis for procurement; the procurement review panel and district procurement rules will apply once bids are received.
Board members said the RFP will aim to examine financial and procurement practices for the included projects, compare original estimates to final expenditures, and identify lessons learned. Trustees said they want the RFP to define a clear scope (financial review, procurement compliance, timeline and risk analysis) and to return to the full board for a decision after cost estimates are collected through the competitive process.
The motion to form the RFP committee carried; members of the committee were announced in the meeting. The district will post the RFP after the committee completes scope and procurement language and returns to the board with cost estimates and a recommended contract for external auditors.
