SCOPE OF WORK: The CRA is soliciting the services of an independent certified public accounting firm to provide external independent auditing services to the CRA for a period of three (3) years beginning with an audit of the financial statements of the CRA for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026.

NOTE ON CURRENT STATUS: The audit of the CRA’s financial statements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (“FYE 2025 Audit”) has been completed. The CRA’s prior auditor of record is no longer available to perform the audit of the financial statements of the CRA for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026 (“FYE 2026 Audit”) and subsequent years. The firm selected under this Request for Proposal shall begin with the FYE 2026 Audit, which must be completed within the statutory deadline under Section 218.39, Florida Statutes (nine months after fiscal year end).

The terms of the agreement shall be for a period of three (3) years to cover the fiscal years ending September 30, 2026, September 30, 2027, and September 30, 2028. The contract provided by the RFP will include one option to extend the contract for an additional period consisting of two (2) years to cover the fiscal years ending September 30, 2029 and September 30, 2030.

These audits are to be performed in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and the standards for financial audits set forth in the U.S. Government Accountability Office's (GAO) Government Auditing Standards (2018), as well as the following additional requirements: 

• In accordance with Section 218.39, Florida Statutes governing annual financial audit reports, and any other applicable Florida Statutes,

• In accordance with all of the applicable financial reporting and other requirements governing Community Redevelopment Agencies created pursuant to Chapter 163 of the Florida statutes, and 

• In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 10.550, Rules of the Auditor General which govern the conduct of local government entity audits performed in the State of Florida, 

• Audits of State and Local Government Units, issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and 

• Any other applicable Federal, state, local regulations or professional guidance not specifically listed above as well as any additional requirements that may be adopted by these organizations in the future.