Commission tables forensic-audit RFP that would review 2021–present alleged irregularities
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Summary
Chair presented a draft RFP for a county forensic audit covering 01/2021 to present to examine alleged irregularities in cash receipts, procurement, payroll and grant compliance; commissioners asked for one week to review highlighted items and voted to table the RFP until next Monday.
The Bourbon County chair presented a draft request for proposals for a forensic audit intended to identify irregularities in cash receipts and disbursements, procurement and vendor payments, grant compliance, payroll and timekeeping, and related allegations dating from January 2021 to the present.
The draft RFP described required forensic-accounting techniques, chain-of-custody handling of evidence and an expectation that proposers have forensic-audit experience with government entities. The chair asked commissioners to review highlighted (yellow) fields in the draft and to provide dates for an RFP schedule (issue date, pre-proposal conference, proposal due date, shortlist, interviews and notice of intent to award).
Commissioners discussed whether to use sealed bids or a best-value procurement method; the chair recommended best-value contracting to allow negotiation and best-and-final offers. One commissioner requested time to review the document, and the board voted to table the item until next Monday to allow commissioners to examine highlighted items and identify the information staff must supply.
No contract award or vendor was chosen at the meeting. The move to table preserves deliberative time for commissioners to weigh the RFP details and procurement method before issuing the solicitation.
