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PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Department of Finance and Administration
Vendor: Baker Tilly US, LLP, Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the “Forest Preserves”) to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Fiscal Year Audit Services
Contract Value: Not to exceed $585,330.00
Contract Period: 11/16/2022 - 11/15/2025, with two (2) one-year renewal options to be exercised at the discretion of the General Superintendent
Estimated Fiscal Impact: FY 2022 $10,000.00, FY 2023 $96,500.00, FY 2024 $111,525.00, FY 2025 $116,802.00, FY 2026 $122,342.00 (optional), FY 2027 $128,161.00 (optional)
Accounts: Audit Services 51001.520895
Contract Number(s): #74000011373 issued under RFP #22-20-008256
Concurrences:
The Chief Financial Officer has approved this item. Final agreement is subject to legal review and approval.
The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance provisions via direct participation.
District(s): Districtwide
Summary: The Forest Preserves issued a Request for Proposals seeking Professional Auditing Services, including, but not limited to, services to complete its Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and additional auditing services as needed.
Due to receiving only a single response to the initial public solicitation, the Request for Proposals was subsequently reissued in order to expand the list of qualified respondents. One (1) firm submitted a proposal in response to the RFP. A selection committee reviewed the proposal, and the vendor was selected based on their qualifications to perform services under this proposed contract. Baker Tilly has provided audit services to the Forest Preserves since late 2012.
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