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RFP – General Accounting Services

RFP – General Accounting Services

Release Date

January 28, 2025

Response Due Date

Due Date: February 24, 2025 at 5:00 pm

Overview

Peninsula Clean Energy (“PCE”) issues this Request for Proposals (“RFP”) to seek proposals (“Proposals”) from qualified consultants or firms (“Consultant”) to provide general accounting services to PCE, including financial statement audit support and financial operational assistance.

Key Dates

Deadline for Questions
February 10, 2025
Proposals Due
February 24, 2025
Evaluation of Proposals and Presentations
March 3, 2025
- March 12, 2025
Estimated Notice of Intent to Award
March 21, 2025
Contract Negotiations and Execution
March 31, 2025
Commencement of Work
July 1, 2025

Eligibility Requirements

The Consultant must be legally certified to perform financial accounting services for government agencies within the State of California or be able to show certification will be attained by the July 1, 2025, start date. In addition, the Consultant should affirm all staff to be assigned to the project are properly licensed and legally able to practice in California. The Consultant must be able to demonstrate experience working with California-based public agencies or municipalities.

The Consultant must be able to show the following minimum insurance requirements will be maintained through the duration of the project:

  • $1,000,000 of Comprehensive General Liability
  • $1,000,000 of Automobile Liability for any owned, non-owned, or hired vehicle to be used in connection with the performance of this project
  • $1,000,000 of Worker’s Compensation as required by the State of California
  • $1,000,000 of Professional Liability/Errors & Omissions

 

It is expected that the Consultant will have good standing in the community regarding integrity of work, no pending investigations, and preferably no pending litigations.

The Consultant will be expected to work directly with PCE’s auditor (currently Pisenti & Brinker), PCE’s Chief Financial Officer (currently Nicholas Bijur), and other PCE staff on a regular and professional basis. Regular consultations may be required.

Due to the nature of PCE’s operations, a non-disclosure agreement will need to be signed in relation to any information the Consultant may be privy to regarding PCE customer information.

Criteria for Selection

The review/evaluation team will select the Proposal that offers the greatest value to PCE based on an analysis of the following criteria:

  1. Bidder’s qualifications and experience
  2. Bidder’s approach and ability to provide the contemplated Scope of Services identified in Section 5
  3. Commercial terms

Submission Instructions

All questions and the final Proposal should be submitted by email to nbijur@peninsulacleanenergy.com.

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