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County sticks with Crowe for audit contract after corrected scoring but faces procurement questions
Summary
After a scoring error was corrected, the county’s evaluation panel reaffirmed a recommendation to award the independent-auditing contract to Crowe LLP; a partner from Eide Bailly asked the board to revisit the award, and supervisors pressed staff about RFP clarity and post-award negotiations.
A public comment from a partner with Eide Bailly and extended supervisory questioning marked the County of Orange’s consideration of a multi-year independent-auditing contract on April 28.
Kinali, a partner at Eide Bailly, told the board corrected evaluation materials show Eide Bailly as the highest-ranked firm and asked the board to review the procurement before taking final action. She said a corrected score, cost differences and Eide Bailly’s experience auditing large counties merited further review. "Given the corrective scoring, the cost differential, and the…
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