Professional Auditing Services RFP 25-26-25

The City of Granbury, Texas (hereinafter referred to as the City) is requesting proposal statements from qualified and experienced public accounting firms whose principal officers are independent certified public accountants to audit the financial statements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026 thru 2028, with the option of auditing the financial statements for each of the two subsequent fiscal years. These audits are to be performed in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards (U.S. GAAS), the standards set forth for financial audits in the U.S. Comptroller General’s Government Auditing Standards, (GAGAS), the provisions of the federal Single Audit Act Amendments and Title 2 US Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance).

A three-year contract is contemplated, renewable for two additional one-year terms, subject to annual review and recommendation, the satisfactory negotiation of terms, the concurrence of the City of Granbury and the annual availability of appropriation. The City Charter requires an annual independent audit.

Project Details

• Reference ID: 25-26-25
• Department: Finance (01-20, 02-60)
• Department Head: Eva Gregory (Finance Director)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-05-25T22:00:00.000Z
• Answers Posted By: 2026-05-27T17:00:00.000Z

Evaluation Criteria

• Audit Approach (50 pts)
• Experience and Quality of Personnel (30 pts)
• Compensation Proposal (20 pts)

Submission Requirements

• Complete Proposal Documents (required) —

  Please Upload your COMPLETE Proposal here, which includes the following:

  1. Bid Summary
  2. Statement of Experience and Qualifications
  3. Non-Collusion Declaration
• Bid Bond (required) —

  Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified cashier’s check, or bid bond, in the amount of XXXXXof the total bid price, payable toCity of Granbury, as a guarantee that the bidder, if its bid is accepted, will promptly execute the Agreement. The bidder shall guarantee the total bid price for a period of 60 days from the date of the bid opening.

  Please scan and upload a copy of your bid bond/cashier's check. Bidder must also MAIL bid guarantee with a postmarked date no later thanWednesday, June 3, 2026 addressed to:

  City of Granbury
  City of Granbury Purchasing
  Po Box 969
  Granbury,TX76048

  Please have the Bidder Name, Contract Title ("Professional Auditing Services RFP 25-26-25"), and Contract Number ("25-26-25") listed clearly on the outside of the envelope.

• Contract Execution, Payment Bond, Performance Bond, and Certificate(s) of Insurance (required) —

  The contract shall be executed by the successful bidder and shall be returned, together with the Payment Bond, Performance Bond and Certificate(s) of Insurance to City of Granbury so that it is received within 14 working daysafter the bidder has received the contract for execution. Failure to do so shall be just cause for forfeiture of the proposal guaranty.

• Bid Bond (required) —

  Will this solicitation require a bid bond?

• Electronic Pricing Table (required) —

  Would you like to have bidders respond to an electronic pricing table through the city's eProcurement Portal?

  Some examples of of when to say "yes":

  1. This is a quote for goods or commodities
  2. This is a public works bid, with a pricing table that can be uploaded into ProcureNow from an excel spreadsheet
  3. Seeking services for hourly rate schedules
• Proposal response (required) —

  Select one option detailing how you would like to receive proposal responses.

• Evaluation Committee? (required) —

  Will there be an evaluation committee to review the proposals and score them based on weights and multiple criteria?