Request for Proposals: Auditor

The Coral Gables Community Foundation, Inc. is accepting proposals from qualified CPA firms to prepare the Foundation’s Annual Audited Financial Statements. Please consider this announcement to be an open invitation to submit a proposal to us by January 31st, 2025.

Contact information for questions related to this RFP

If you have questions or would like clarification of any aspect of this RFP, contact Ramiro Fernandez at 305-446-9670 or rfernandez@gablesfoundation.org.

Proposal due date and submission instructions

Send your proposal to Ramiro Fernandez in PDF format via email at rfernandez@gablesfoundation.org no later than 11:59pm on January 31st, 2025.

Timeline for proposal process

  • RFP issuance:                                  [01/06/2024]
  • Proposal submission deadline:      [01/31/2025]
  • Proposal evaluation:                        [02-01-2025 – 02/28/2025]
  • Final selection and notification:     [03/01/2025]

What to include in your proposal

  1. Firm overview: provide a brief overview of your CPA firm, including its size and location.
  2. Relevant experience: describe your experience with nonprofit audits. Include a sample list of current and past nonprofit clients.
  3. Engagement team qualifications: identify the partner and audit manager who will be assigned to our audit and provide brief bios of each.
  4. Client references: provide three (3) client references for whom your firm has performed audits. The clients you list must be familiar with the partner and/or manager assigned to our audit.
  5. Primary focus areas of audit: identify the key areas your audit will focus on.
  6. Independence: state / discuss the firm’s independence with respect to our organization.
  7. Fees for requested services: identify your annual fees for the requested services in this RFP.
  8. Peer review: include a copy of your firm’s most recent peer review report, the related letter of comments and the firm’s response to the letter of comments.
  9. Describe how and why your firm is different from other firms, and why our selection of your firm as our independent auditors is the best decision we could make.

We look forward to receiving your proposal. Thank you for considering our request.

Ramiro Fernandez, MPA – Chief Financial Officer

Coral Gables Community Foundation, Inc.

rfernandez@gablesfoundation.org

+ 1-(305)-446-9670

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