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A Resolution of the City Commission accepting the recommendation of the Chief Procurement Officer to award RFP 2025-041 Internal Auditing Services to Plante & Moran, PLLC, the highest ranked responsive and responsible proposer, pursuant to Section 2-763 of the Procurement Code entitled “Contract Award” and Request for Proposal (RFP) 2025-041.
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The purpose of this RFP is to establish a contract with a qualified and experienced professional firm (“Proposer”) to perform the Internal Auditing function by a private sector auditing firm that has the diversified auditing disciplines necessary to satisfy the annual work plan and thereby help to maintain the integrity of the City while ensuring high efficiency of service.
On November 13, 2025, the Procurement Division of Finance formally advertised, issued, and distributed Request for Proposals (RFP) 2025-041 Internal Auditing Services. One hundred thirty-three (133) prospective proposers were notified by INFOR, the City’s web-based e-Procurement system
On January 30, 2026, five (5) firms submitted proposals in response to the RFP: Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC, CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, Crowe, LLP, Eide Bailly, LLP, and Plante & Moran, PLLC.
The responses were reviewed by the Procurement Division in order to determine responsiveness to the requirements of the RFP. The Procurement Division finalized its due diligence process and confirmed that Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC, CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, Crowe, LLP, Eide Bailly, LLP, and Plante & Moran, PLLC, were responsive to the requirements of the RFP and responsible bidders.
On February 25, 2026, the Evaluation Committee convened to evaluate the five (5) responsive and responsible proposals and ranked the firms in the following order: Plante & Moran, PLLC, (top ranked), Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC (second ranked), CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP (third ranked), Crowe, LLP (fourth ranked) and Eide Bailly, LLP (fifth ranked). The Evaluation Committee determined that Plante & Moran PLLC was the highest ranked responsive-responsible proposer.
The Evaluation Committee further recommended that should negotiations fail with Plante & Moran, PLLC, negotiations could be conducted with the next four (4) ranked firms, Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC (second ranked), CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP (third ranked), Crowe, LLP (fourth ranked) and Eide Bailly, LLP (fifth ranked).
The Chief Procurement Officer recommends accepting the Evaluation Committee’s recommendation to award and negotiate an agreement with Plante & Moran, PLLC, for RFP 2025-041 Internal Auditing Services for an initial period of three (3) years with the option to renew for two (2) additional one (1) year period exercisable at the option of the City Manager in an amount not to exceed the available budget.
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