Proposal to Provide Financial Auditing Services

WINDWARD
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

Proposal Due: July 20, 2018, 2:00PM

Submitted to:
Windward Community Development District c/o GMS - CF, LLC, District Manager
135 W. Central Blvd., Suite 320
Orlando, FL 32801

Submitted by:
Antonio J. Grau, Partner Grau & Associates
951 Yamato Road, Suite 280 Boca Raton, Florida 33431
Tel	(561) 994-9299 / (800) 229-5728
Fax	(561) 994-5823
tony@graucpa.com / www.graucpa.com

Table of Contents

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY / TRANSMITTAL LETTER	1
FIRM QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE	3
STAFF QUALIFICATIONS	20
REFERENCES	27
SPECIFIC AUDIT APPROACH	29
COST OF SERVICES	33
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION	35

July 20, 2018

Windward Community Development District c/o GMS - CF, LLC, District Manager
135 W. Central Blvd., Suite 320
Orlando, FL 32801

951 Yamato Road, Suite 280 Boca Raton, Florida 33431 (561) 994-9299 ▪ (800) 299-4728
Fax (561) 994-5823

Re:	Request for Proposal for Professional Auditing Services for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018, with an option for four (4) additional annual renewals.

Grau & Associates (Grau) is pleased to respond to the Windward Community Development District’s (the “District”) Request for Proposal (RFP), and look forward to working with you on your audit. We are a team of knowledgeable professionals with extensive experience in audits for organizations just like yours, and we know how to work with you to complete an effective and efficient audit.

Since our focus is on government, we fully understand the professional services and work products required to meet your RFP requirements. Our team provided services in excess of 19,000 hours for our public sector clients last year, and we currently audit over 300 governmental entities. Our practice is unique as 98% of work is either audit or work related to government and non-profit entities.

In addition to our firm’s focus, Grau & Associates is a great fit for your audit for a variety of other reasons, including:

Experience
Grau is proud of the fact that the personnel we assign to your audit are some of the most experienced auditors in the field. Unlike many other firms, our auditors work almost exclusively with governmental entities, which mean they are more knowledgeable and efficient on audits like yours. Our engagement partners have decades of experience and take a hands-on approach to our assignments, which all ensures a smoother process for you. Also, due to Grau’s very low turnover rate for our industry, you won’t have to worry about retraining your auditors from year to year.

Service
Our clients are pleased with the level of personalized service they receive from our talented professionals. Because of our extensive experience, we are adept at making the transition to a new firm as smooth as possible. We work with you to resolve any issues and keep in regular contact so there are no surprises when the final report delivers. In fact, your engagement team will report any potential audit adjustments to you on a regular basis so you will have adequate time to research and respond. Additionally, we have a disaster recovery plan that includes daily data back-ups and offsite file storage, so in the case of an emergency, your records would be safe.

Windward Community Development District July 20, 2018

Responsiveness
We pride ourselves on our high level of responsiveness. We answer emails and telephone calls within 24 hours, and usually right away. We are always accessible to clients during business hours, and make every effort to answer any questions as they arise. Additionally, we don’t just complete your audit and disappear. We understand the “big picture” and think beyond the traditional auditor’s perspective. We remain in touch for the entire year, suggesting ways you can improve your District’s performance, procedures and controls. We will update, advise and educate you on new or revised reporting requirements so you are sure to always remain compliant.

Reputation
Our reputation in our field is impeccable. We have never been involved in any litigation, proceeding or received any disciplinary action. Additionally, we have never been charged with, or convicted of, a public entity crime of any sort. We have the professional staff available to perform the engagement and resources required to complete the work. We are financially stable and have never been involved in any bankruptcy proceedings.

Standards
Grau & Associates is a professional association / licensed certified public accounting firm serving clients through the state of Florida. We are a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA). Additionally, individuals are members of both the (GFOA) and (FGFOA). Grau is also a member of the Governmental Audit Quality Center (GAQC). Our audit will follow the Auditing Standards of the AICPA, Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States, and the Rules of the Auditor General of the State of Florida, and any other applicable federal, state and local regulations. We will deliver our reports in accordance with your requirements.

This proposal is a firm and irrevocable offer for 90 days. We certify this proposal is made without previous understanding, agreement or connection either with any previous firms or corporations offering a proposal for the same items. We also certify our proposal is in all respects fair, without outside control, collusion, fraud, or otherwise illegal action, and was prepared in good faith. Only the person(s), company or parties interested in the project as principals are named in the proposal. Grau has no existing or potential conflicts, and anticipates no conflicts during the engagement. Our Federal I.D. number is 20-2067322.

We would be happy to answer any questions or provide additional information as needed. Please do not hesitate to call or email either of our Partners, Antonio J. Grau, CPA (tgrau@graucpa.com) or Racquel McIntosh, CPA (rmcintosh@graucpa.com) at 561.994.9299. We thank you for considering our firm’s qualifications and experience, and look forward to serving you.

Very truly yours, Grau & Associates

Antonio J. Grau

Firm Qualifications & Experience

Grau & Associates is a medium-sized accounting firm providing comprehensive financial and compliance auditing, attestation and accounting, and other management consulting services and we are properly registered and licensed by the State of Florida. The Partners, Consultant and Managers of Grau are members of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Grau & Associates is a properly registered/licensed State of Florida professional corporation and all assigned supervisory professional staff are properly registered/licensed to practice in the State of Florida.

Grau’s Focus and Experience

We are dedicated to serving Special Districts.
We currently audit over 300 Special Districts.
Last year, Grau performed in excess of 19,000 hours of services for our Public Sector Clients under
Governmental Auditing Standards.
Grau currently only provides audit and attestation services principally for governmental and non- profit entities under government auditing standards. The firm and staff are 100% dedicated to the audit practice.

During Grau’s history we have consistently focused on providing service to the public sector. By focusing our resources on this industry, we provide the highest level of services to our Public Sector Clients.

Grau & Associates has a total of 17 employees, 15 professional staff, including 2 Partners and 13 professionals who specialize in providing auditing, accounting, consulting, and monitoring services to the Public Sector and 2 administrative professionals. The number of professional staff by employee classification is as follows:

Team Member	Total Professional Staff	Total CPAs	Total Government Audit Staff	
Partners	2	2	2	
Managers	3	3	3	
Advisory Consultant	1	1	1	
Supervisor / Seniors	4	3	4	
Staff Accountants	5	2	5	
Total	15	11	15	

Compliance with Government Education Requirements

In order to maintain our high level of technical competence, we provide continuing professional education programs for all partners and professional staff members, which exceed national and state standards. All of the audit professionals of Grau & Associates exceed the education requirements as set forth in Government Auditing Standards, published by the Comptroller General of the United States, and our continuing professional education programs ensure that all audit professionals meet the requirements to participate in audits of government agencies.

Professional Staff Training

Partners - All of our Partners are CPA’s and have diversified public accounting experience. They are responsible for overall engagement performance, policy, direction and quality control and have far exceeded minimum CPE requirements.

Managers - All of our Audit Managers are CPA’s who have demonstrated the ability to plan audit engagements, supervise personnel and maintain frequent contact with clients. They continually upgrade their skills through the firm’s continuing education programs and courses sponsored by the AICPA, FICPA and GFOA. They have far exceeded minimum CPE Requirements.

Seniors - All of our Seniors have a minimum of 3 years of diversified public accounting experience. They perform audits, evaluate staff, review findings and prepare audit reports. They possess the potential for upward mobility and have far exceeded minimum CPE requirements.

Memberships

All of the firm’s CPA’s are properly licensed as CPA’s and members in good standing of both the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants. In addition, certain firm professionals are members or have been members of the following professional groups:

FICPA Committee on State and Local Government
Florida Government Finance Officers Association (FGOA)
Special Review Committee of the Government Finance Officers Association
Florida Institute of CPA Non-Profit Conference Committee
Florida Association of Special Districts (FASD)
FGFOA Annual Conference Program Committee
FASD Finance Committee
FICPA Young CPAs Committee
FICPA Accounting Careers Committee

In addition, we have an ongoing recruitment program that seeks only those accountants with a proven record of academic success. When we recruit at the senior and manager level, we select CPA’s with proven governmental accounting and auditing experience.

Quality Control and Confidentiality

Grau participates in an external quality review program requiring an on-site independent examination of our auditing practice. Grau has consistently received an unqualified opinion on the quality of our audit practice. During our firm’s last external quality control review, six audits were reviewed, including five government audits. A copy of the report on the firm’s most recent quality review can be found on the following page.

In addition to scheduled Peer Reviews, our firm continually monitors performance to ensure the highest quality of services. Under the supervision of the Audit Partner, an Audit Manager is responsible for monitoring quality control of all appropriate engagements.

Results of State and Federal Reviews

All state and federal reviews of the firm’s reports and working papers have been accepted without change or revision to issued reports.

Partial List of Clients
The following is a partial list of clients served and related experience:

	Governmental Audit	Utility Audit	Current Client	Year End	
Aberdeen Community Development District				9/30	
Allen Plantation Community Development District				9/30	
Amelia Concourse Community Development District				9/30	
Amelia National Community Development District				9/30	
Amelia Walk Community Development District				9/30	
Anthem Park Community Development District				9/30	
Antigua at St. Augustine Community District				9/30	
Aqua One Community Development District				9/30	
Arbor Green Community Development District				9/30	
Arbor Green Community Development District				9/30	
Arlington Ridge Community Development District				9/30	
Armstrong Community Development District				9/30	
Artisan Lakes Community Development District				9/30	
Asturia Community Development District				9/30	
Ave Maria Stewardship Community Development District				9/30	
Aventura Isles Community Development District				9/30	
Bahia Lakes Community Development District				9/30	
Ballantrae Community Development District				9/30	
Ballantrae Hillsborough Community Development District				9/30	
Coconut Cay Community Development District				9/30	
Bartram Springs Community Development District				9/30	
Bay Creek Community Development District				9/30	
Bay Laurel Community Development District				9/30	
Bay Tree Community Development District				9/30	
Bayside Improvement Development District				9/30	
Baywinds Community Development District				9/30	
Beach Community Development District				9/30	
Beacon Tradeport Community Development District				9/30	
Beeline Community Development District				9/30	
Bella Verda East Community Development District				9/30	
Bella Verda Lake Community Development District				9/30	
Bella Vida Community Development District				9/30	
Bellagio Community Development District				9/30	
Belmont Community Development District				9/30	
Belmont Lakes Community Development District				9/30	
Bexley Community Development District				9/30	
Blackburn Creek Community Development District				9/30	
Bluewaters Community Development District				9/30	

	Governmental Audit	Utility Audit	Current Client	Year End	
Bobcat Trail Community Developement District				9/30	
Boggy Creek Community Development District				9/30	
Bonita Landing Community Development District				9/30	
Bonita Village Community Development District				9/30	
Bonnett Creek Resort Community Development District				9/30	
Bonterra Community Development District				9/30	
Brandy Creek Community Development District				9/30	
Bridgewater Community Development District				9/30	
Bridgewater of Wesley Chapel Community Development District				9/30	
Briger Community Development District				9/30	
Brighton Lakes Community Development District				9/30	
Brooks of Bonita Springs I Community Development District				9/30	
Brooks of Bonita Springs II Community Development District				9/30	
Bull Frog Creek Community Development District				9/30	
Candler Hills East Community Development District				9/30	
Capital Region Community Development District				9/30	
Captain's Key Dependent District				9/30	
Caribe Palm Community Development District				9/30	
Carlton Lakes Community Development District				9/30	
Cascades at Groveland Community Development District				9/30	
Catalina at Winkler Preserve Community Development District				9/30	
CBL/BM Port Orange West Community Development District				9/30	
Cedar Pointe Community Development District				9/30	
Celebration Point Community Development District				9/30	
Central Lake Community Development District				9/30	
Century Gardens Community Development District				9/30	
Century Gardens at Tamiami Community Development District				9/30	
Century Gardens Village Community Development District				9/30	
Century Parc Community Development District				9/30	
CFM (Coolidge Fort Myers) Community Development District				9/30	
Chapel Creek Community Development District				9/30	
Champions Gate Community Development District				9/30	
Champion’s Reserve Community Development District				9/30	
Channing Park Community Development District				9/30	
City Center Community Development District				9/30	
City Place Community Development District				9/30	
Clearwater Cay Community Development District				9/30	
Coastal Lake Community Development District				9/30	
Coconut Palms Community Development District				9/30	
Coconut Cay Community Development District				9/30	
Concorde Estates Community Development District				9/30	
Concorde Station Community Development District				9/30	

	Governmental Audit	Utility Audit	Current Client	Year End	
Connerton West Community Development District				9/30	
Copper Creek Community Development District				9/30	
Copper Oaks Community Development District				9/30	
Copperstone Community Development District				9/30	
Coral Bay Community Development District				9/30	
Coral Keys Homes Community Development District				9/30	
Coral Town Park Community Development District				9/30	
Cordoba Ranch Community Development District				9/30	
Corkscrew Farms Community Development District				9/30	
Coronado Community Development District				9/30	
Cory Lakes Community Development District				9/30	
Country Club of Mount Dora Community Development District				9/30	
Country Greens Community Development District				9/30	
Country Walk Community Development District				9/30	
Covington Park Community Development District				9/30	
Creekside Community Development District				9/30	
Crestview II Community Development District				9/30	
Crestview West Community Development District				9/30	
Cross Country Home Services Community Development District				9/30	
Cross Creek Community Development District				9/30	
Cutler Cay Community Development District				9/30	
Cypress Cove Community Development District				9/30	
Cypress Grove Community Development District				9/30	
Cypress Lakes Community Development District				9/30	
Cypress Shadows Community Development District				9/30	
Deer Island Community Development District				9/30	
Deer Run Community Development District				9/30	
Diamond Hill Community Development District				9/30	
Double Branch Community Development District				9/30	
Dove Pond Community Development District				9/30	
Downtown Doral Community Development District				9/30	
Dunes Community Development District				9/30	
Dupree Lakes Community Development District				9/30	
Eagle Point Community Development District				9/30	
East Bonita Bridge Road Community Development District				9/30	
East Park Community Development District				9/30	
Easton Park Community Development District				9/30	
Enclave at Black Point Marina Community Development District				9/30	
Encore Community Development District				9/30	
Enterprise Community Development District				9/30	
Epperson Ranch Community Development District				9/30	
Estancia at Wiregrass Community Development District				9/30	

	Governmental Audit	Utility Audit	Current Client	Year End	
Estates at Cherry Lake Community Development District				9/30	
Estuary Community Development District				9/30	
Falcon Trace Community Development District				9/30	
Fallschase Community Development District				9/30	
Fiddler’s Creek Community Development District				9/30	
Fishhawk I Community Development District				9/30	
Fishhawk II Community Development District				9/30	
Fishhawk III Community Development District				9/30	
Fishhawk IV Community Development District				9/30	
Fleming Island Plantation Community Development District				9/30	
Florida Green Finance Authority				9/30	
Founder’s Ridge Community Development District				9/30	
Fountainbleau Lakes Community Development District				9/30	
Forest Creek Community Development District				9/30	
Gardens at Millenia Community Development District				9/30	
Glen St. Johns Community Development District				9/30	
Gramercy Farms Community Development District				9/30	
Grand Bay at Doral Community Development District				9/30	
Grand Hampton Community Development District				9/30	
Grand Haven Community Development District				9/30	
Greater Lakes/Sawgrass Community Development District				9/30	
Green Corridor PACE District				9/30	
Greyhawk Landing Community Development District				9/30	
Groves Community Development District				9/30	
Habitat Community Development District				9/30	
Hacienda Lakes Community Development District				9/30	
Hamal Community Development District				9/30	
Hammocks Community Development District				9/30	
Harbor Bay Community Development District				9/30	
Harbour Isles Community Development District				9/30	
Harbourage at Braden River Community Development District				9/30	
Harmony Community Development District				9/30	
Harrison Ranch Community Development District				9/30	
Hawk's Point Community Development District				9/30	
Hemmingway Point Community Development District				9/30	
Heritage Bay Community Development District				9/30	
Heritage Greens Community Development District				9/30	
Heritage Harbor Community Development District				9/30	
Heritage Harbor at Braden River Community Development District				9/30	
Heritage Harbour Market Place Community Development District				9/30	
Heritage Harbour South Community Development District				9/30	
Heritage Isles at Viera Community Development District				9/30	

	Governmental Audit	Utility Audit	Current Client	Year End	
Heritage Isles Community Development District				9/30	
Heritage Landing Community Development District				9/30	
Heritage Oak Park Community Development District				9/30	
Heritage Park Community Development District				9/30	
Heritage Plantation Community Development District				9/30	
Heritage Springs Community Development District				9/30	
Heron Isles Community Development District				9/30	
Hickory Hammock Community Development District				9/30	
High Ridge/Quantum Community Development District				9/30	
Highlands Community Development District				9/30	
Hollywood Beach Community Development District				9/30	
Homestead 50 Community Development District				9/30	
Hypoluxo-Haverhill Community Development District				9/30	
Independence Park Community Development District				9/30	
Indigo Community Development District				9/30	
Indigo East Community Development District				9/30	
Interlaken Community Development District				9/30	
Islands at Doral III Community Development District				9/30	
Islands at Doral (NE) Community Development District				9/30	
Islands at Doral (SW) Community Development District				9/30	
Islands at Doral Townhomes Community Development District				9/30	
Isles of Coconut Cay Community Development District				9/30	
Journey's End Community Development District				9/30	
Jurlington Creek Plantation Community Development District				9/30	
K-Bar Ranch Community Development District				9/30	
Kendall Breeze Community Development District				9/30	
Kendall Breeze West Community Development District				9/30	
Key Marco Community Development District				9/30	
Keys Cove Community Development District				9/30	
Keys Cove II Community Development District				9/30	
La Collina Community Development District				9/30	
Laguna Estates Community Development District				9/30	
Laguna Lakes Community Development District				9/30	
Lake Ashton Community Development District				9/30	
Lake Ashton II Community Development District				9/30	
Lake Francis Community Development District				9/30	
Lake Padgett Estates Independent District				9/30	
Lake Powell Residential Golf Community Development District				9/30	
Lakes by the Bay South Community Development District				9/30	
Lakeshore Ranch Community Development District				9/30	
Lakeside Community Development District				9/30	
Lakeside Landings Community Development District				9/30	

	Governmental Audit	Utility Audit	Current Client	Year End	
Lakeside Plantation Community Development District				9/30	
Lakewood Ranch 1 Community Development District				9/30	
Lakewood Ranch 2 Community Development District				9/30	
Lakewood Ranch 3 Community Development District				9/30	
Lakewood Ranch 4 Community Development District				9/30	
Lakewood Ranch 5 Community Development District				9/30	
Lakewood Ranch 6 Community Development District				9/30	
Legacy Springs Community Development District				9/30	
Legends Bay Community Development District				9/30	
Lexington Community Development District				9/30	
Live Oak Lake Community Development District				9/30	
Live Oak No. 1 Community Development District				9/30	
Long Lake Ranch Community Development District				9/30	
Longleaf Community Development District				9/30	
Lucaya Community Development District				9/30	
Madeira Community Development District				9/30	
Magnolia Park Community Development District				9/30	
Magnolia West Community Development District				9/30	
Main Street Community Development District				9/30	
Mainstreet Community Development District				9/30	
Majorca Isles Community Development District				9/30	
Maple Ridge Community Development District				9/30	
Marsh Harbour Community Development District				9/30	
Marshall Creek Community Development District				9/30	
Mayfair Community Development District				9/30	
Meadow Pines Community Development District				9/30	
Meadow Point I Community Development District				9/30	
Meadow Point III Community Development District				9/30	
Meadow Point IV Community Development District				9/30	
Meadow Woods Community Development District				9/30	
Mediterra North Community Development District				9/30	
Mediterra South Community Development District				9/30	
Mediterranea Community Development District				9/30	
Middle Village Community Development District				9/30	
Mira Lago West Community Development District				9/30	
Mirada Community Development District				9/30	
Miromar Lakes Community Development District				9/30	
Montecito Community Development District				9/30	
Monterey/Congress Community Development District				9/30	
Myakka Community Development District				9/30	
Moody River Estates Community Development District				9/30	
Myakka Ranch Community Development District				9/30	

	Governmental Audit	Utility Audit	Current Client	Year End	
Myrtle Creek Community Development District				9/30	
Naples Heritage Community Development District				9/30	
Narcoossee Community Development District				9/30	
Newport Tampa Bay Community Development District				9/30	
North Dade Community Development District				9/30	
Northern Riverwalk Community Development District				9/30	
Northwood Community Development District				9/30	
Oak Creek Community Development District				9/30	
Oakridge Community Development District				9/30	
Oaks at Shady Creek, The Community Development District				9/30	
Oakstead Community Development District				9/30	
Old Palm Community Development District				9/30	
Orchid Grove Community Development District				9/30	
Osprey Oaks Community Development District				9/30	
OTC Community Development District				9/30	
Palm Bay Community Development District				9/30	
Palm Beach Plantation Community Development District				9/30	
Palm Coast Park Community Development District				9/30	
Palm Glades Community Development District				9/30	
Palma Sola Trace Community Development District				9/30	
Palms of Terra Ceia Bay Community Development District				9/30	
Pan American West Community Development District				9/30	
Panther Trace I Community Development District				9/30	
Panther Trace II Community Development District				9/30	
Panther Trails Community Development District				9/30	
Parker Road Community Development District				9/30	
Parklands Lee Community Development District				9/30	
Parklands West Community Development District				9/30	
Parkway Center Community Development District				9/30	
Paseo Community Development District				9/30	
PBR Community Development District				9/30	
Pebblewalk Village Community Development District				9/30	
Pelican Marsh Community Development District				9/30	
Pembroke Harbor Community Development District				9/30	
Pentathlon Community Development District				9/30	
Pine Air Lakes Community Development District				9/30	
Pine Island Community Development District				9/30	
Pine Island South Community Development District				9/30	
Piney-Z Community Development District				9/30	
Pioneer Community Development District				9/30	
Poinciana Community Development District				9/30	
Poinciana West Community Development District				9/30	

	Governmental Audit	Utility Audit	Current Client	Year End	
Portico Community Development District				9/30	
Portofino Cove Community Development District				9/30	
Portofino Isles Community Development District				9/30	
Portofino Landings Community Development District				9/30	
Portofino Shores Community Development District				9/30	
Portofino Springs Community Development District				9/30	
Portofino Vineyards Community Development District				9/30	
Portofino Vista Community Development District				9/30	
Preserve at Wilderness Lake Community Development District				9/30	
Principal One Community Development District				9/30	
Quantum Community Development District				9/30	
Quantum Park Overlay Community Development District				9/30	
Quarry Community Development District				9/30	
Randal Park Community Development District				9/30	
Remington Community Development District				9/30	
Renaissance Community Development District				9/30	
Reserve Community Development District				9/30	
Reserve 2 Community Development District				9/30	
Reunion East Community Development District				9/30	
Reunion West Community Development District				9/30	
River Bend Community Development District				9/30	
River Glen Community Development District				9/30	
River Hall Community Development District				9/30	
River Place on the St. Lucie Community Development District				9/30	
River Ridge Community Development District				9/30	
Rivercrest Community Development District				9/30	
Rivers Edge Community Development District				9/30	
Sable Palm Community Development District				9/30	
Sail Harbour Community Development District				9/30	
Sampson Creek Community Development District				9/30	
Sandy Creek Community Development District				9/30	
Sausalito Bay Community Development District				9/30	
Seven Oaks I Community Development District				9/30	
Seven Oaks II Community Development District				9/30	
Silver Palms Community Development District				9/30	
Silverado Community Development District				9/30	
Six Mile Creek Community Development District				9/30	
Somerset Community Development District				9/30	
Sonoma Bay Community Development District				9/30	
South Bay Community Development District				9/30	
South Fork Community Development District				9/30	
South Fork East Community Development District				9/30	

	Governmental Audit	Utility Audit	Current Client	Year End	
South Fork III Community Development District				9/30	
South Kendall Community Development District				9/30	
South Shore Corporate Park Industrial Community Development District				9/30	
South-Dade Venture Development District				9/30	
South Village Community Development District				9/30	
Southaven Community Development District				9/30	
Southern Hills Plantation I Community Development District				9/30	
Southern Hills Plantation II Community Development District				9/30	
Southern Hills Plantation III Community Development District				9/30	
Spicewood Community Development District				9/30	
Split Pine Community Development District				9/30	
Springridge Community Development District (formerly Killarney)				9/30	
St. John's Forest Community Development District				9/30	
Sterling Hill Community Development District				9/30	
Stevens Plantation Community Development District				9/30	
Stonebrier Community Development District				9/30	
Stonegate Community Development District				9/30	
Stoneybrook at Venice Community Development District				9/30	
Stoneybrook Community Development District				9/30	
Stoneybrook Oaks Community Development District				9/30	
Storey Park Community Development District				9/30	
Summerville Community Development District				9/30	
Summit at Fern Hill Community Development District				9/30	
Sunny Hills Units 12-15 Dependent District				9/30	
SWI Community Development District				9/30	
Talavera Community Development District				9/30	
Tampa Palms Community Development District				9/30	
Tampa Palms Open Space and Transport Community Development District				9/30	
Tapestry Community Development District				9/30	
Tara Community Development District				9/30	
Terra Bella Community Development District				9/30	
Tesoro Community Development District				9/30	
Thousand Oaks Community Development District				9/30	
Tison's Landing Community Development District				9/30	
Tolomato Community Development District				9/30	
Tomoka Community Development District				9/30	
Toscana Isles Community Development District				9/30	
Town Center at Palm Coast Community Development District				9/30	
Tradition Community Development District				9/30	
Trails Community Development District				9/30	
Trails at Monterey Community Development District				9/30	

	Governmental Audit	Utility Audit	Current Client	Year End	
Treaty Oaks Community Development District				9/30	
Tree Island Estates Community Development District				9/30	
Treeline Preserve Community Development District				9/30	
Trevesta Community Development District				9/30	
Triple Creek Community Development District				9/30	
TSR Community Development District				9/30	
Turnbull Creek Community Development District				9/30	
Turtle Run Community Development District				9/30	
Tuscany Reserve Community Development District				9/30	
Twelve Oaks Community Development District				9/30	
Two Creeks Community Development District				9/30	
University Place Community Development District				9/30	
University Square Community Development District				9/30	
Urban Orlando Community Development District				9/30	
Valencia Acres Community Development District				9/30	
Vasari Community Development District				9/30	
Venetian Community Development District				9/30	
Venetian Isles Community Development District				9/30	
Venetian Parc Community Development District				9/30	
Verandah Community Development District				9/30	
Verandah East Community Development District				9/30	
Verandah West Community Development District				9/30	
Verandahs Community Development District				9/30	
Verano #1 Community Development District				9/30	
Verano Center Community Development District				9/30	
Verona Walk Community Development District				9/30	
Viera East Community Development District				9/30	
Villa Portofino East Community Development District				9/30	
Villa Portofino West Community Development District				9/30	
Villa Vizcaya Community Development District				9/30	
Village Walk of Bonita Springs Community Development District				9/30	
Villages at Bloomingdale Community Development District				9/30	
Village at Gulfstream Park Community Development District				9/30	
Villages of Glen Creek Community Development District				9/30	
Villages of Westport Community Development District				9/30	
Vista Community Development District				9/30	
Vista Lakes Community Development District				9/30	
Vizcaya in Kendall Community Development District				9/30	
Walnut Creek Community Development District				9/30	
Waterchase Community Development District				9/30	
Waterford Estates Community Development District				9/30	
Waterford Landing Community Development District				9/30	

	Governmental Audit	Utility Audit	Current Client	Year End	
Watergrass Community Development District				9/30	
Waterlefe Community Development District				9/30	
Water's Edge Community Development District				9/30	
Waterset North Community Development District				9/30	
Waterstone Community Development District				9/30	
Wentworth Estates Community Development District				9/30	
West Lake Community Development District				9/30	
West Villages Independent District				9/30	
Westchase Community Development District				9/30	
Westchester Community Development District				9/30	
Westridge Community Development District				9/30	
Willow Creek Community Development District				9/30	
Winding Cypress Community Development District				9/30	
Windsor at Westside Community Development District				9/30	
Winston Trails East Community Development District				9/30	
Winter Garden Village at Fowler Groves Community Development District				9/30	
Woodlands Community Development District				9/30	
World Commerce Community Development District				9/30	
Wyndam Park Community Development District				9/30	
Wynnfield Lakes Community Development District				9/30	
Wynnmere West Community Development District				9/30	
TOTAL	437	3	255		

	Attestation Services	Consulting Services	Governmental Audit	Single Audit	CAFR	Current Client	Year End	
Broward County School District (Joint Venture) (Assessment of Maintenance Operations)							N/A	
Broward County School District (Joint Venture, 20%)							6/30	
Florida Community College at Jacksonville (Internal Audit)							6/30	
Florida Transit Association Finance Corporation							6/30	
Highland County School District (Internal Funds Audit)							6/30	
Palm Beach County School District (Assessment of maintenance for Facility and Property Management) (Internal Funds Audit)							6/30	
Palm Beach County School District (Joint Venture, 20%)							6/30	
Migrant Health Services of Palm Beach County							N/A	
South Florida Water Management District							9/30	
South Florida Water Management District CERP Program Management Services (Joint Venture)							N/A	
State of Florida Department of Management Services (Construction)							N/A	
State of Florida Department of Transportation (Overhead Audits - Various)							N/A	
TOTAL	2	3	8	4	2	2		

	Attestation Services	Financial Audit	Consulting Services	Governmental Audit	Single Audit	Tax Services	
Current Client	
Year End	
Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse, Inc.								6/30	
Alliance for Human Services, Inc.								6/30	
Brevard Workforce Development Board, Inc.								6/30	
Broward County Human Rights Board/Division (Joint Venture, 30%)								N/A	
Broward Education Foundation								6/30	
CareerSource Broward								9/30	
Christian Manor								12/31	
Delray Beach Community Land Trust								9/30	
Family Promise								12/31	
Florida Public Transportation Association, Inc.								9/30	
Florida Transit Association Finance Corporation								9/30	
Hispanic Human Resources Council								9/30	
Mae Volen Senior Center								6/30	
National Board for Registration of Registrars								3/31	
National Cancer Registration Board								6/30	
North Lauderdale Academy High School								6/30	
Northwood Development Corporation								9/30	
Palm Beach Community College Foundation								6/30	
Palm Beach County Workforce Development Board (Joint Venture, 25%)								6/30	
Pasco-Hernando Workforce Board								6/30	
Southwest Florida Workforce Development Board								6/30	
Urban League of Palm Beach County								6/30	
TOTAL	9	13	5	13	9	13	6		

	
Financial Audit	ERISA/DOL	Current Client	

Year End	
Campbell Property Management 401(k)				12/31	
City of Cooper City General Employee Retirement Plan				9/30	
City of Lauderhill General Employee Retirement Plan				9/30	
City of Parkland Police Pension Fund				9/30	
City of Sunrise General Employees' Retirement System				9/30	
Cross County Home Services and Affiliates 401(k) Plan				9/30	
Danmar Corporation 401(k) Plan				12/31	
Florida Public Utilities 401(k) and Pension Plans				12/31	
Jacksonville Police and Fire Pension Fund				9/30	
Pinetree Water Control District Defined Contribution Retirement Plan				9/30	
San Carlos Park Fire Protection and Rescue Service District				9/30	
Town of Davie General Employees Retirement Plan				9/30	
Town of Hypoluxo Defined Contribution Retirement Plan				9/30	
Town of Lauderdale By The Sea Volunteer Firefighters Pension Plan				9/30	
TOTAL	14	4	9		

	Governmental Audit	
Single Audit	
Utility Audit	
Current Client	
Year End	
Belle Fontaine Improvement District					9/30	
Boca Raton Airport Authority					9/30	
Central Broward Water Control District					9/30	
Central County Water Control District					9/30	
Citrus County Mosquito Control District					9/30	
Coquina Water Control District					9/30	
East Central Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility					9/30	
East Naples Fire Control and Rescue District					9/30	
Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District					9/30	
Greeneway Improvement District					9/30	
Hobe-St. Lucie Conservancy District					9/30	
Homestead Educational Facilities Benefits District					9/30	
Horizons Improvement District					9/30	
Indian Trail Improvement District					9/30	
Key Largo Waste Water Treatment District					9/30	
Lake Padgett Estates Independent Special District					9/30	
Lakewood Ranch Inter-District Authority					9/30	
Lost Rabbit Public Improvement District					9/30	
Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District					9/30	
Myakka City Fire Control District					9/30	
Old Plantation Control District					9/30	
Pal Mar Water Control District					9/30	
Palm Beach Soil and Water Conservation District					9/30	
Pinellas Park Water Management District					9/30	
Pine Tree Water Control District (Broward)					9/30	
Pinetree Water Control District (Wellington)					9/30	
Ranger Drainage District					9/30	
Renaissance Improvement District					9/30	
San Carlos Park Fire Protection and Rescue Service District					9/30	
South Central Regional Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Board					9/30	
South Indian River Water Control District					9/30	
South Trail Fire Protection & Rescue District					9/30	
St. Lucie West Services District					9/30	
Sun 'N Lake of Sebring Improvement District					9/30	
Sunshine Water Control District					9/30	
Twelve Oaks Improvement District					9/30	
West Lakeland Water Control District					9/30	
West Villages Independent District					9/30	
TOTAL	38	3	3	24		

Staff Qualifications, Experience & Resumes

QUALITY AND EXPERIENCE OF FIRM’S ASSIGNED AUDITING PERSONNEL

You will have two partners available and our consultant for any technical assistance. In addition, a senior will be assigned to the engagement that will perform the majority of fieldwork. Additional staff are available to assist with the engagement should the need arise.

Name	Years performing government audits	CPE within last 2 years	Professional Memberships	
ANTONIO J. GRAU, CPA
(Partner)	Over 30	Government Accounting, Auditing: 95 hours

Accounting, Auditing and Other: 62 hours	AICPA FICPA FGFOA GFOA	
ANTONIO S. GRAU, CPA
(Concurring Review Consultant)	Over 40	Government Accounting and Auditing: 32 hours

Accounting, Auditing and Other: 62 hours	AICPA FICPA ICPA	
RACQUEL MCINTOSH, CPA
(Partner)	Over 13	Government Accounting and Auditing hours:62

Accounting, Auditing and Other: 20 hours	AICPA FICPA FGFOA FASD	

POSITION DESCRIPTIONS

Engagement Partner
The engagement will be performed under the direct supervision of an Engagement Partner. The Engagement Partner will participate extensively during the various stages of the engagement and has direct responsibility for engagement policy, direction, supervision, quality control, security, confidentiality of information of the engagement and communication with client personnel.

The Engagement Partner will also be involved in:
coordinating all services;
directing the development of the overall audit approach and plan;
performing an overriding review of work papers;
resolving technical accounting and reporting issues;
reviewing, approving and signing reports, management letters, and other audit engagement products; and,
ascertaining client satisfaction with all aspects of our engagement, such as services and the personnel assigned.

Concurring Review and Advisory Consultant
A Concurring Review Consultant will be available as a sounding board to advise in those areas where problems are encountered. He will also perform a second review of all reports to be issued by Grau & Associates.

Audit Manager and Senior
The assigned personnel will work closely with the partner and the District to ensure that the financial statements and all other reports are prepared in accordance with professional standards and firm policy. Responsibilities will include:

planning the audit;
preparing or modifying audit programs, as needed;
evaluating internal control and assessing risk;
communicating with the client and the partners the progress of the audit; and
determining that financial statements and all reports issued by the firm for accuracy, completeness and that they are prepared in accordance with professional standards and firm policy.

Information Technology Consultants and Personnel

In addition to the assigned personnel above, Grau and Associates has staff with significant IT auditing experience that will assist in the evaluation and testing of internal controls. Because our staff has both a financial audit and IT background, they are able to communicate effectively all IT related concerns to management. In addition, Grau contracts with an outside group of IT management consultants to assist with matters including, but not limited to; network and database security, internet security and vulnerability testing.

Grau’s engagement team’s workload is organized in such a way that additional activities brought about by this engagement will not impact our current commitments to our clients. We have sufficient staff capacity to integrate these professional services into our present operations, while continuing to maintain the highest standards of quality and time lines for our clients.

COMPOSITION OF ENGAGEMENT TEAM

In contrast to the majority of both national and local firms, Grau’s proposed engagement team is comprised of an exceptionally large percentage of high-level audit professionals. This gives us the ability to quickly recognize problems and be more efficient as a result of our Team’s DECADES of governmental auditing experience.

Grau & Associates

30%

PARTNER/CONSULTANT MANAGERS
SENIOR
STAFF

30%

20%

20%

80 percent of engagement will be performed by
Partners, Management and Senior Staff
VS.

Typical Local CPA Firm:

15%

PARTNERS MANAGERS SENIOR
STAFF

Typical National CPA Firm

10%

PARTNERS MANAGERS SENIOR STAFF

15%

20%

45%

20%
55%

20%

Fifty-five percent of engagement is performed by “Management”

Forty-five percent of engagement is performed by “Management”

Antonio J. Grau, CPA, Partner
e-mail: tgrau@graucpa.com

Education
Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration, 1983 University of South Florida; Certificate of Educational Achievement from the AICPA in Governmental Single Audits, 2016

Professional History
CPA, in Florida since February 28, 1985, Certificate No. 15330
Grau & Associates	Partner	2005-Present	
Grau & Company	Partner	1995-2005	
Grau & Company	Audit Manager	1987-1995	
International Firm	Auditor	1985-1986	
Grau & Company	Staff Accountant	1983-1984	

Clients Served (partial list)

(>300) Various Special Districts	Key Largo Water Treatment District	
Brevard Workforce Board	Mae Volen Senior Center, Inc.	
Broward Education Foundation	North Lauderdale Academy High School	
City of Cooper City	Orlando Housing Authority	
City of Lauderdale Lakes	Palm Beach County Workforce Development Board	
City of Lauderhill	Peninsula Housing Programs	
City of Lauderhill General Pension	School Board of Broward County	
City of North Lauderdale	School Board of Miami-Dade County	
City of Oakland Park	School Board of Palm Beach County	
City of Weston	South Florida Water Management District	
Delray Beach Housing Authority	Southwest Florida Workforce Development Board	
East Central Regional Wastewater Treatment Facl.	Town of Davie	
Florida Community College at Jacksonville	Town of Highland Beach	
Florida Department of Management Services	Town of Hypoluxo	
Greater Boca Raton Park & Beach District	Village of Golf	
Highland County School District	Village of Wellington	
Hispanic Human Resource Council	West Palm Beach Housing Authority	

Professional Education (over the last two years)
Course	Hours
Government Accounting and Auditing	95
Accounting, Auditing and Other	62
Total Hours	157 (includes of 4 hours of Ethics CPE)
Other Qualifications
As a member of the Government Finance Officers Association Special Review Committee, Mr. Grau participated in the review process for awarding the GFOA Certificate of Achievement in Financial Reporting. Mr. Grau was the review team leader for the Quality Review of the Office of Management Audits of School Board of Miami- Dade County.

Professional Associations/Memberships
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Florida Government Finance Officers Association Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants	Government Finance Officers Association Member City of Boca Raton Financial Advisory Board Member

Antonio S. Grau, CPA, Concurring Review Consultant
e-mail: asgrau@graucpa.com

Education
Bachelor Degree, Business Administration, 1966, University of Miami, Certificate of Educational Achievement from the AICPA in Governmental and Not-For-Profit Accounting and Auditing, 1994/1995

Professional History
CPA in Florida since April 29, 1970, Certificate No. 2623
Grau & Company	Partner	1977-2004	
Public Company	Financial Officer	1972-1976	
International Firm	Auditor	1966-1972	

Clients Served (partial list)
Mr. Grau was the head of the governmental audit department of Grau & Company, and performs the concurring review and advises on all the governmental audits of the firm.
Atlanta Housing Authority	Hispanic Human Resource Council	
Broward County Housing Authority	Mae Volen Senior Center, Inc.	
City of Dania Beach	Miami Beach Housing Authority	
City of Lauderdale Lakes	North Lauderdale Academy High School	
City of Lauderhill	Palm Beach County Workforce Development Board	
City of Lauderhill General Pension	School Board of Miami-Dade County	
City of Miami Springs	South Florida Water Management District	
City of Oakland Park	Town of Hypoluxo	
City of Sweetwater Pension	Town of Lauderdale-By-The-Sea	
Florida Community College at Jacksonville	Town of Miami Lakes	
Highland County School District	Town of Southwest Ranches	
Downtown Development Authority of the City of Miami / Community Development Block Grants	Village of Biscayne Park
West Palm Beach Housing Authority	

Professional Education (over the last two years)
Course	Hours
Government Accounting and Auditing	32
Accounting, Auditing and Other	62
Total Hours	94 (includes of 4 hours of Ethics CPE)

Other Qualifications
Mr. Grau was the review team leader for the Quality Review of the Office of Management Audits of School Board of Miami-Dade County.

Professional Associations/Memberships
Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants	Institute of Certified Public Accountants (1996-1997)	
Member, Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants	Institute of Certified Public Accountants (1991 - 1993)	
Past member, State and Local Government Committee, Florida	
Past member, Quality Review Acceptance Committee, Florida		
Past member of BKR International Committee on Government and Non-Profit Accounting and Auditing	

Racquel C. McIntosh, CPA, Partner
ail: rmcintosh@graucpa.com / 561-939-6669

Education
Master of Accounting, MACC; Florida Atlantic University, December 2004;
Bachelor of Arts – Majors: Accounting and Finance; Florida Atlantic University, May 2003

Professional History
Grau & Associates	Partner	2014-Present	
Grau & Associates	Manager	2009-2014	
Grau & Associates	Senior Auditor	2007-2009	
Grau & Associates	Staff Auditor	2006-2007	
Grau & Company	Staff Auditor	2005-2006	

Clients Served (partial list)

(>300) Various Special Districts	Pinetree Water Control District (Broward/Palm Beach)	
Boca Raton Airport Authority	Ranger Drainage District	
Brevard Workforce Development Board	San Carlos Park Fire Protection & Rescue District	
Broward Education Foundation	South Central Reg. Wastewater Treatment & Disposal Bd.	
Central Broward Water Control District	South Trail Fire Protection & Rescue	
City of Cooper City	Southwest Florida Workforce Development Board	
City of Pompano Beach (Joint Venture)	Sun N Lake of Sebring Improvement District	
City of West Park	Town of Highland Beach	
City of Weston	Town of Hypoluxo	
East Central Reg. Wastewater Treatment Fac.	Town of Lantana	
East Naples Fire Control & Rescue District	Town of Hillsboro Beach	
Greater Boca Raton Beach & Park District	Village of Golf	
Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District	Village of Wellington	
Professional Education (over the last two years)

Course	Hours	
Government Accounting and Auditing	62	
Accounting, Auditing and Other	20	
Total Hours	82 (includes of 4 hours of Ethics CPE)	

Professional Associations/ Memberships

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants	FICPA State & Local Government Committee	
Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants	FICPA Atlantic Chapter Board Member	
FICPA Young CPAs Committee	FGFOA Palm Beach Chapter	

References

We have included three references of government engagements that require compliance with laws and regulations, follow fund accounting, and have financing requirements, which we believe are similar to the District.

Dunes Community Development District	
Scope of Work	Financial audit	
Engagement Partner	Antonio J. Grau	
Dates	Annually since 1998	
Client Contact	Darrin Mossing, Finance Director 475 W. Town Place, Suite 114
St. Augustine, Florida 32092
904-940-5850	

Two Creeks Community Development District	
Scope of Work	Financial audit	
Engagement Partner	Antonio J. Grau	
Dates	Annually since 2007	
Client Contact	William Rizzetta, President 3434 Colwell Avenue, Suite 200
Tampa, Florida 33614
813-933-5571	

Journey’s End Community Development District	
Scope of Work	Financial audit	
Engagement Partner	Antonio J. Grau	
Dates	Annually since 2004	
Client Contact	Todd Wodraska, Vice President 2501 A Burns Road
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410 561-630-4922	

Specific Audit Approach

SCOPE / WORK PRODUCTS / RESULTS
Grau’s Understanding of Work Product / Scope of Services:
We recognize the District is an important entity and we are confident our firm is eminently qualified to meet the challenges of this engagement and deliver quality audit services. You would be a valued client of our firm and we pledge to commit all firm resources to provide the level and quality of services (as described below) which not only meet the requirements set forth in the RFP but will exceed those expectations. Grau & Associates fully understands the scope of professional services and work products requested. Our audit will follow the Auditing Standards of the AICPA, Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States, and the Rules of the Auditor General of the State of Florida and any other applicable Federal, State of Local regulations. We will deliver our reports in accordance with your requirements.

Proposed segmentation of the engagement
Our approach to the audit engagement is a risk-based approach which integrates the best of traditional auditing techniques and a total systems concept to enable the team to conduct a more efficient and effective audit. The audit will be conducted in three phases, which are as follows:

Phase I - Preliminary Planning
A thorough understanding of your organization, service objectives and operating environment is essential for the development of an audit plan and for an efficient, cost-effective audit. During this phase, we will meet with appropriate personnel to obtain and document our understanding of your operations and service objectives and, at the same time, give you the opportunity to express your expectations with respect to the services that we will provide. Our work effort will be coordinated so that there will be minimal disruption to your staff.

During this phase we will perform the following activities:

Review the regulatory, statutory and compliance requirements. This will include a review of applicable federal and state statutes, resolutions, bond documents, contracts, and other agreements.
Read minutes of meetings.
Review major sources of information such as budgets, organization charts, procedures, manuals, financial systems, and management information systems.
Obtain an understanding of fraud detection and prevention systems.
Obtain and document an understanding of internal control. Consider the methods that are used to process accounting information which influence the design of the internal control. This understanding includes knowledge about the design of relevant policies, procedures, and records, and whether they have been placed in operation.
Assess risk and determine what controls we are to rely upon and what tests we are going to perform. Perform test of controls.
Develop audit programs to incorporate the consideration of financial statement assertions, specific audit objectives, and appropriate audit procedures to achieve the specified objectives.
Discuss and resolve any accounting, auditing and reporting matters which have been identified.

Phase II – Execution of Audit Plan
The audit team will complete a major portion of transaction testing and audit requirements during this phase. The procedures performed during this period will enable us to identify any matter that may impact the completion of our work or require the attention of management. Tasks to be performed in Phase II include, but are not limited to the following:

Apply analytical procedures to further assist in the determination of the nature, timing, and extent of auditing procedures used to obtain evidential matter for specific account balances or classes of transactions.
Perform tests of account balances and transactions through sampling, vouching, confirmation and other analytical procedures.
Perform tests of compliance.
Phase III - Completion and Delivery

In this phase of the audit, we will complete the tasks related to year-end balances and financial reporting. All reports will be reviewed with management before issuance, and the partners will be available to meet and discuss our report and address any questions. Tasks to be performed in Phase III include, but are not limited to the following:

Perform final analytical procedures.
Review information and make inquiries for subsequent events.
Meeting with Management to discuss preparation of draft financial statements and any potential findings or recommendations.

You should expect more from your accounting firm than a signature in your annual financial report. Our concept of truly responsive professional service emphasizes taking an active interest in the issues of concern to our clients and serving as an effective resource in dealing with those issues. In following this approach, we not only audit financial information with hindsight but also consider the foresight you apply in managing operations.

Application of this approach in developing our management letter is particularly important given the increasing financial pressures and public scrutiny facing today’s public officials. We will prepare the management letter at the completion of our final procedures.

In preparing this management letter, we will initially review any draft comments or recommendations with management. In addition, we will take necessary steps to ensure that matters are communicated to those charged with governance.

In addition to communicating any recommendations, we will also communicate the following, if any:

Significant audit adjustments;
Significant deficiencies or material weaknesses;
Disagreements with management; and,
Difficulties encountered in performing the audit.

Our findings will contain a statement of condition describing the situation and the area that needs strengthening, what should be corrected and why. Our suggestions will withstand the basic tests of corrective action:

The recommendation must be cost effective;
The recommendations are to be the simplest to effectuate in order to correct a problem;
The recommendation must go to the heart of the problem and not just correct symptomatic matter; and
The corrective action must take into account why the deficiency occurred.

To assure full agreement with facts and circumstances, we will fully discuss each item with Management prior to the final exit conference. This policy means there will be no “surprises” in the management letter and fosters a professional, cooperative atmosphere.

Communications

We emphasize a continuous, year-round dialogue between the District and our management team. We typically begin our audit process with an entrance conference before the onsite fieldwork begins. We regularly communicate through personal telephone calls and electronic mail throughout the audit and on a regular basis. Our clients have the ability to transmit information to us on our secure client portal with the ability to assign different staff with separate log on and viewing capability. This further facilitates efficiency as all assigned users receive electronic mail notification as soon as new information has been posted into the portal. We strive to continue to keep an open line of communication through the fieldwork and ending with an exit conference.

Cost of Services

Our proposed all-inclusive fee for the financial audit for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018-2022 are as follows:

Year Ended September 30,	 	Fee		
2018	$ 2,500	
2019	$ 2,600	
2020	$ 2,700	
2021	$ 2,800	
2022	$ 2,900	
TOTAL (2018-2022)	
$ 13,500	

The above fees are based on the assumption that the District maintains its current level of operations. Should conditions change or additional Bonds are issued the fees would be adjusted accordingly upon approval from all parties concerned.

Supplemental Information

Additional Services

CONSULTING / MANAGEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES

Grau & Associates also provide a broad range of other management consulting services. Our expertise has been consistently utilized by Governmental and Non-Profit entities throughout Florida. Examples of engagements performed are as follows:

Accounting systems
Development of budgets
Organizational structures
Financing alternatives
IT Auditing	Fixed asset records
Cost reimbursement
Indirect cost allocation
Grant administration and compliance	

ARBITRAGE

The federal government has imposed complex rules to restrict the use of tax-exempt financing. Their principal purpose is to eliminate any significant arbitrage incentives in a tax-exempt issue. We have determined the applicability of these requirements and performed the rebate calculations for more than 150 bond issues, including both fixed and variable rate bonds. Please find a partial list of clients served on the following pages.

GRAU HAS PROVIDED ARBITRAGE SERVICES FOR
GOVERMENTAL CLIENTS INCLUDING:

Aberdeen Community Development District	Heritage Palms Community Development District	
Amelia Walk Community Development District	Heritage Pines Community Development District	
Arlington Ridge Community Development District	Heritage Springs Community Development District	
Coconut Cay Community Development District	Huntington Community Development District	
Bartram Springs Community Development District	Indigo East Community Development District	
Bayside Improvement District	Islands of Doral III Community Development District	
Baywinds Community Development District	Julington Creek Plantation Comm. Dev. District	
Beacon Lakes Community Development District	Laguna Lakes Community Development District	
Beacon Tradeport Community Development District	Lake Ashton Community Development District	
Bobcat Trail Community Development District	Lake Ashton II Community Development District	
Boynton Village Community Development District	Lake Powell Residential Golf Community Dev. District	
Brandy Creek Community Development District	Lakes By The Bay South Community Dev. District	
Briger Community Development District	Lakewood Ranch 1 Community Development District	
Brighton Lakes Community Development District	Landmark at Doral Community Development District	
Brooks of Bonita Springs Community Development District	Jurlington Creek Plantation Community Dev. District	
Candller Hills East Community Development District	Lakewood Ranch 2 Community Development District	
Capital Region Community Development District	Lakewood Ranch 3 Community Development District	
Cedar Pointe Community Development District	Lakewood Ranch 4 Community Development District	
Championsgate Community Development District	Lakewood Ranch 5 Community Development District	
Chevel West Community Development District	Lakewood Ranch 6 Community Development District	
City Place Community Development District	Legacy Springs Improvement District No. 1	
Coconut Cay Community Development District	Live Oak Community Development District	
Colonial Country Club Community Development District	Main Street Community Development District	
Cory Lakes Community Development District	Marshall Creek Community Development District	
Country Greens Community Development District	Meadow Pointe II Community Development District	
Creekside Community Development District	Mediterra North Community Development District	
Double Branch Community Development District	Mediterra South Community Development District	
Dunes Community Development District	Mediterranea Community Development District	
Durbin Crossing Community Development District	Midtown Miami Community Development District	
East Bonita Beach Road Plantation Comm. Development District	Moody River Community Development District	
East Homestead Community Development District	Monterra Community Development District	
East Park Community Development District	Narcossee Community Development District	
Enclave at Black Point Marina Community Development District	North Springs Improvement District	
Falcon Trace Community Development District	Oakstead Community Development District	
Fiddler’s Creek Community Development District I	Old Palm Community Development District	
Fiddler’s Creek Community Development District II	Orchid Grove Community Development District	
Fleming Island Plantation Comm. Dev. District	OTC Community Development District	
Grand Haven Community Development District	Overoaks Community Development District	
Griffin Lakes Community Development District	Palm Glades Community Development District	
Habitat Community Development District	Parklands Lee Community Development District	
Hamal Community Development District	Parklands West Community Development District	
Hammocks Community Development District	Parkway Center Community Development District	
Harbour Lakes Estates Comm. Development District	Pine Air Lakes Community Development District	
Harmony Community Development District	Pine Island Community Development District	
Heritage Bay Community Development District	Pine Ridge Plantation Community Development District	

ARBITRAGE SERVICES (Continued)

Portofino Cove Community Development District
Portofino Isles Community Development District	Tuscany Reserve Community Development District
University Place Community Development District	
Portofino Landings Community Development District	Urban Orlando Community Development District	
Portofino Shores Community Development District	Vasari Community Development District	
Portofino Vista Community Development District	Verandah East Community Development District	
Reunion East Community Development District	Verandah West Community Development District	
Reunion West Community Development District	Verano Center Community Development District	
Ridgewood Trails Community Development District	Villa Portofino East Community Development District	
River Place on the St. Lucie Community Dev. District	Villa Vizcaya Community Development District	
Rolling Hills Community Development District	Villages of Westport Comm. Development District	
Sampson Creek Community Development District	Villasol Community Development District	
South Dade Venture Community Development District	Vista Lakes Community Development District	
South Village Community Development District	Vizcaya Community Development District	
Spicewood Community Development District	Vizcaya in Kendall Community Development District	
Split Pine Community Development District	Walnut Creek Community Development District	
Stonegate Community Development District	Waterchase Community Development District	
Stoneybrook Community Development District	Waterford Estates Community Development District	
Stoneybrook West Community Development District	Waterstone Community Development District	
The Crossings at Fleming Island Comm. Dev. District	Wentworth Estates Community Development District	
Tison’s Landing Community Development District
Treeline Preserve Community Development District
Turnbull Creek Community Development District	Westchester Community Development District #1
Woodlands Community Development District
Wynnfield Lakes Community Development District	

Grau provides value and services above and beyond
the traditional auditor’s “product”

We look forward to providing Windward Community Development District with our resources and experience to accomplish not only those minimum requirements set forth in your Request for Proposal, but to exceed those expectations!

For even more information on Grau & Associates please visit us on www.graucpa.com.

WINDWARD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

PROPOSAL FOR AUDIT SERVICES

PROPOSED BY:

Berger, Toombs, Elam, Gaines & Frank CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS, PL

600 Citrus Avenue, Suite 200	(772) 461-6120 Fort Pierce, Florida 34950

CONTACT PERSON:

J. W. Gaines, CPA, Director

DATE OF PROPOSAL:

July 20, 2018

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DESCRIPTION OF SECTION	PAGE

Letter of Transmittal	1-2
Profile of the Proposer
Description and History of Audit Firm	3
Professional Staff Resources	4-5
Ability to Furnish the Required Services	5
Arbitrage Rebate Services	6
Governmental Auditing Experience	7-14
Fee Schedule	15
Scope of Work to be Performed	15
Resumes	16-30
Peer Review Letter	31
Additional Documents Required
Instructions to Proposers	32-33
Evaluation Criteria Sheet	34

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772/461-6120 // 461-1155
FAX: 772/468-9278

July 20, 2018

Windward Community Development District George S. Flint, District Manager
135 W. Central Blvd., Suite 320
Orlando, FL 32801 Dear District Manager:
Thank you very much for the opportunity to present our professional credentials to provide audit services for Windward Community Development District.

Berger, Toombs, Elam, Gaines & Frank, Certified Public Accountants, PL has assembled a team of governmental and nonprofit specialists second to none to serve our clients. Our firm has the necessary qualifications and experience to serve as the independent auditors for Windward Community Development District. We will provide you with top quality, responsive service.

Experience

Berger, Toombs, Elam, Gaines & Frank, Certified Public Accountants, PL is a recognized leader in providing services to governmental and nonprofit agencies throughout Florida. We have been the independent auditors for a number of local governmental agencies and through our experience in performing their audits, we have been able to increase our audit efficiency and; therefore, reduce costs. We have continually passed this cost savings on to our clients and will continue to do so in the future. As a result of our experience and expertise, we have developed an effective and efficient audit approach designed to meet or exceed the performance specifications in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States, and the standards for financial and compliance audits. We will conduct the audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America; "Government Auditing Standards" issued by the Comptroller General of the United States; the provisions of the Single Audit Act, Subpart F of Title 2 US Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, with minimal disruption to your operations. Our firm has frequent technical updates to keep our personnel informed and up-to-date on all changes that are occurring within the industry.

Member AICPA

Fort Pierce / Stuart
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Member AICPA Division For CPA Firms
Private Companies Practice Section

Member FICPA

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Our firm is a member of the Government Audit Quality Center, an organization dedicated to improving government audit quality. We also utilize the audit program software of a nationally recognized CPA firm to assure us that we are up to date with all auditing standards and to assist us maintain maximum audit efficiencies.

To facilitate your evaluation of our qualifications and experience, we have arranged this proposal to include a resume of our firm, including our available staff, our extensive prior governmental and nonprofit auditing experience and clients to be contacted.

You need a firm that will provide an efficient, cost-effective, high-quality audit within critical time constraints. You need a firm with the prerequisite governmental and nonprofit experience to perform your audit according to stringent legal and regulatory requirements, a firm that understands the complex nature of community development districts and their unique compliance requirements. You need a firm with recognized governmental and nonprofit specialists within the finance and governmental communities. And, certainly, you need a firm that will provide you with valuable feedback to enhance your current and future operations. Berger, Toombs, Elam, Gaines & Frank, Certified Public Accountants, PL is that firm. J. W. Gaines is the person authorized to make representations for the firm.

Thank you again for the opportunity to submit this proposal to  Windward . Community Development District.

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PROFILE OF THE PROPOSER
Description and History of Audit Firm
Berger, Toombs, Elam, Gaines & Frank, Certified Public Accountants, PL is a Treasure Coast public accounting firm, which qualifies as a small business firm, as established by the Small Business Administration (13 CFR 121.38), with offices in Fort Pierce and Stuart. We are a member of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. The firm was formed from the merger of Edwards, Berger, Harris & Company (originated in 1972) and McAlpin, Curtis & Associates (originated in 1949). J. W. Gaines and Associates (originated in 1979) merged with the firm in 2004. Our tremendous growth rate experienced over the last 69 years is directly attributable to the firm’s unrelenting dedication to providing the highest quality, responsive professional services attainable to its clients.
We are a member of the Private Companies Practice Section (PCPS) of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) to assure we meet the highest standards. Membership in this practice section requires that our firm meet more stringent standards than standard AICPA membership. These rigorous requirements include the requirement of a triennial peer review of our firm’s auditing and accounting practice and annual Continuing Professional Education (CPE) for all accounting staff (whether CPA or non-CPA). For standard AICPA membership, only a quality review is required and only CPAs must meet CPE requirements.
We are also a member of the Government Audit Quality Center (“the Center”) of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to assure the quality of our government audits. Membership in the Center, which is voluntary, requires our firm to comply with additional standards to promote the quality of government audits.
We have been extensively involved in serving local government entities with professional accounting, auditing and consulting services throughout the entire 69 year history of our firm. Our substantial experience over the years makes us uniquely qualified to provide accounting, auditing, and consulting services to these clients. We are a recognized leader in providing services to governmental and nonprofit agencies on the Treasure Coast and in Central and South Florida, with extensive experience in auditing community development districts and water control districts. We were the independent auditors of the City of Fort Pierce for over 37 years and currently, we are the independent auditors for St. Lucie County since 2002, and for 34 of the 38 years that the county has been audited by CPA firms. Additionally, we have performed audits of the City of Stuart, the City of Vero Beach, Indian River County and Martin County. We also presently audit over 75 Community Development Districts throughout Florida.
Our firm was founded on the belief that we are better able to respond to our clients needs through education, experience, independence, quality control, and personal service. Our firm’s commitment to quality is reflected in our endeavor of professional excellence via continuing education, the use of the latest computer technology, professional membership in PCPS and peer review.
We believe our approach to audit engagements, intelligence and innovation teamed with sound professional judgment enables us to explore new concepts while remaining sensitive to the fundamental need for practical solutions. We take pride in giving you the assurance that the personal assistance you receive comes from years of advanced training, technical experience and financial acumen.

Professional Staff Resources

Berger, Toombs, Elam, Gaines & Frank, Certified Public Accountants, PL has a total of
27 professional and administrative staff (including 12 professional staff with extensive experience servicing government entities). The work will be performed out of our Fort  Pierce office with a proposed staff of one senior accountant and one or two staff accountants supervised by an audit manager and audit partner. With the exception of the directors of the firm’s offices, the professional staff is not specifically assigned to any of our individual offices. The professional and administrative staff resources available to you through Berger, Toombs, Elam, Gaines & Frank, Certified Public Accountants, PL are as follows:
Total
Partners/Directors (CPA’s)	5	
Principals (CPA)	1	
Managers (CPA)	1	
Senior/Supervisor Accountants (1 CPA)	3	
Staff Accountants	7	
Computer Specialist	1	
Paraprofessional	6	
Administrative	  4	
Total – all personnel	28	

Following is a brief description of each employee classification:

Staff Accountant – Staff accountants work directly under the constant supervision of the auditor-in-charge and, are responsible for the various testing of documents, account analysis and any other duties as his/her supervisor believes appropriate. Minimum qualification for a staff accountant is graduation from an accredited university or college with a degree in accounting or equivalent.

Senior Accountant – A senior accountant must possess all the qualifications of the staff accountant, in addition to being able to draft the necessary reports and financial statements, and supervise other staff accountants when necessary.

Managers – A manager must possess the qualifications of the senior accountant, plus be able to work without extensive supervision from the auditor-in-charge. The manager should be able to draft audit reports from start to finish and to supervise the audit team, if necessary.

Principal – A principal is a partner/director in training. He has been a manager for several years and possesses the technical skills to act as the auditor–in-charge. A principal has no financial interest in the firm.

Partner/Director – The director has extensive governmental auditing experience and acts as the auditor-in-charge. Directors have a financial interest in the firm.

Professional Staff Resources (Continued)

Independence – Independence of the public accounting firm, with respect to the audit  client, is the foundation from which the public gains its trust in the opinion issued by the public accounting firm at the end of the audit process. This independence must be in appearance as well as in fact. The public must perceive that the accounting firm is independent of the audit entity to insure that nothing would compromise the opinion issued by the public accounting firm. Berger, Toombs, Elam, Gaines & Frank, Certified Public Accountants, PL is independent of Windward Community Development District, including its elected officials and related parties, at the date of this proposal, as defined by the following rules, regulations, and standards:

AuSection 220 – Statements on Auditing Standards issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants;

ET Sections 101 and 102 – Code of Professional Conduct of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants;

Chapter 21A-1, Florida Administrative Code; Section 473.315, Florida Statutes; and,
Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States.

On an annual basis, all members of the firm are required to confirm, in writing, that they have no personal or financial relationships or holding that would impair their independence with regard to the firm’s clients.

Independence is a hallmark of our profession. We encourage our staff to use professional judgment in situations where our independence could be impaired or the perception of a conflict of interest might exist. In the governmental sector, public perception is as important as professional standards. Therefore, the utmost care must be exercised by independent auditors in the performance of their duties.

Ability to Furnish the Required Services

As previously noted in the Profile of the Proposer section of this document, our firm has been in existence for over 69 years. We have provided audit services to some clients for over 30 years continually. Our firm is insured against physical loss through commercial insurance and we also carry liability insurance. The majority of our audit documentation is stored electronically, both  on our office network and on each employee laptop or computer assigned to each specific job. Our office computer network is backed up on tape, so in the event of a total equipment loss, we can restore all data as soon as replacement equipment is acquired. In addition, our field laptop computers carry the same data and can be used in the event of emergency with virtually no delay in completing the required services.

ADDITIONAL SERVICES PROVIDED

Arbitrage Rebate Services

Berger, Toombs, Elam, Gaines & Frank, Certified Public Accountants, PL also provides arbitrage rebate compliance and related services to governmental issuers. The Tax Reform Act of 1986 requires issuers of most tax-exempt obligations to pay (i.e., “rebate”) to the United States government any arbitrage profits. Arbitrage profits are earnings on the investment of bond proceeds and certain other monies in excess of what would have been earned had such monies been invested at a yield equal to the yield on the bonds.

Federal tax law requires that interim rebate calculations and payments are due at the end of every fifth bond year. Final payment is required upon redemption of the bonds. More frequent calculations may be deemed advisable by an issuer’s auditor, trustee or bond counsel or to assure that accurate and current records are available. These more frequent requirements are usually contained in the Arbitrage or Rebate Certificate with respect to the bonds.

Our firm performs a comprehensive rebate analysis and includes the following:

Verifying that the issue is subject to rebate;
Calculating the bond yield;
Identifying, and separately accounting for, all “Gross Proceeds” (as that term is defined in the Code) of the bond issue, including those requiring analysis due to “transferred proceeds” and/or “commingled funds” circumstances;
Determining what general and/or elective options are available to Gross proceeds of the issue;
Calculating the issue’s excess investment earning (rebate liability), if any;
Delivering appropriate documentation to support all calculations;
Providing an executive summary identifying the methodology employed, major assumptions, conclusions, and any other recommendations for changes in recordkeeping and investment policies;
Assisting as necessary in the event of an Internal Revenue Service inquiry; and,
Consulting with issue staff, as necessary, regarding arbitrage related matters.

GOVERNMENTAL AUDITING EXPERIENCE

Berger, Toombs, Elam, Gaines & Frank, Certified Public Accountants, PL has been practicing public accounting in Florida for 69 years. Our success over the years has been the result of a strong commitment to providing personalized quality service to our clients.

The current members of our firm have performed audits of over 900 community development districts, and over 1,800 audits of municipalities, counties and other governmental entities such as the City of Fort Pierce and St. Lucie County.

Our firm provides a variety of accounting, auditing, tax litigation support, and consulting services. Some of the professional accounting, auditing and management consulting services that are provided by our firm are listed below:

Performance of annual financial and compliance audits, including Single Audits of state and federal financial assistance programs, under the provisions of the Single Audit Act, Subpart F of Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance), with minimal disruptions to your operations;
Performance of special compliance audits to ascertain compliance with the applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations;
Issuance of comfort letters and consent letters in conjunction with the issuance of tax- exempt debt obligations, including compiling financial data and interim period financial statement reviews;
Calculation of estimated and actual federal arbitrage rebates;
Assistance in compiling historical financial data for first-time and supplemental submissions for GFOA Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting;
Preparation of indirect cost allocation systems in accordance with Federal and State regulatory requirements;
Providing human resource and employee benefit consulting;
Performance of automation feasibility studies and disaster recovery plans;
Performance feasibility studies concerning major fixed asset acquisitions and utility plant expansion plans (including electric, water, pollution control, and sanitation utilities); and
Assistance in litigation, including testimony in civil and criminal court.
Assist clients who utilize QuickBooks software with their software needs. Our Certified QuickBooks Advisor has undergone extensive training through QuickBooks and has passed several exams to attain this Certification.

Continuing Professional Education

All members of the governmental audit staff of our firm, and audit team members assigned to this engagement, are in compliance with the Continuing Professional Education (CPE) requirements set forth in Government Auditing Standards issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. In addition, our firm is in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Florida Statutes that require CPA’s to have met certain CPE requirements prior to proposing on governmental audit engagements.

GOVERNMENTAL AUDITING EXPERIENCE (CONTINUED)

The audit team has extensive experience in performing governmental audits and is exposed to intensive and continuing concentration on these types of audits. Due to the total number of governmental audits our team performs, each member of our governmental staff must understand and be able to perform several types of governmental audits. It is our objective to provide each professional employee fifty hours or more of comprehensive continuing professional education each year. This is accomplished through attending seminars throughout Florida and is reinforced through in-house training.

Our firm has made a steadfast commitment to professional education. Our active attendance and participation in continuing professional education is a major part of our objective to obtain the most recent knowledge on issues which are of importance to our clients. We are growing on the reputation for work that our firm is providing today.

Quality Control Program

Quality control requires continuing commitment to professional excellence. Berger, Toombs, Elam, Gaines & Frank, Certified Public Accountants, PL is formally dedicated to that commitment.

To ensure maintaining the standards of working excellence required by our firm, we joined the Private Companies Practice Section (PCPS) of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). To be a participating member firm of this practice section, a firm must obtain an independent Peer Review of its quality control policies and procedures to ascertain the firm’s compliance with existing auditing standards on the applicable engagements.

The scope of the Peer Review is comprehensive in that it specifically reviews the following quality control policies and procedures of the participating firm:

Professional, economic, and administrative independence;
Assignment of professional personnel to engagements;
Consultation on technical matters;
Supervision of engagement personnel;
Hiring and employment of personnel;
Professional development;
Advancement;
Acceptance and continuation of clients; and,
Inspection and review system.

We believe that our commitment to the program is rewarding not only to our firm, but primarily to our clients.

The external independent Peer Review of the elements of our quality control policies and procedures performed by an independent certified public accountant, approved by the PCPS of the AICPA, provides you with the assurance that we continue to conform to standards of the profession in the conduct of our accounting and auditing practice.

GOVERNMENTAL AUDITING EXPERIENCE (CONTINUED)

Our firm is also a member of Governmental Audit Quality Center (GAQC), a voluntary membership center for CPA firms that perform governmental audits. This center promotes the quality of governmental audits.

Our firm has completed successive Peer Reviews. These reviews included a representative sample of our firm’s local governmental auditing engagements. As a result of these reviews,  our firm obtained an unqualified opinion on our quality control program and work procedures. On page 31 is a copy of our most recent Peer Review report. It should be noted that we received a pass rating.

Our firm has never had any disciplinary actions by state regulatory bodies or professional organizations.

As our firm performs approximately one hundred audits each year that are reviewed by federal, state or local entities, we are constantly dealing with questions from these entities about our audits. We are pleased to say that any questions that have been raised were minor issues and were easily resolved without re-issuing any reports.

Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting (CAFR)

We are proud and honored to have been involved with the City of Fort Pierce and the Fort Pierce Utilities Authority when they received their first Certificates of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the fiscal years ended September 30, 1988 and 1994, respectively. We were also instrumental in the City of Stuart receiving the award, in our first year of performing their audit, for the year ended September 30, 1999.

We also assisted St. Lucie County, Florida for the year ended September 30, 2003, in preparing their first Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, and St. Lucie County has received their Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting every year since.

As continued commitment to insuring that we are providing the highest level of experience, we have had at least one employee of our firm serve on the GFOA – Special Review Committee since the mid-1980s. This committee is made up of selective Certified Public Accountants throughout the United States who have demonstrated their high level of knowledge and expertise in governmental accounting. Each committee member attends a special review meeting at the Annual GFOA Conference. At this meeting, the committee reports on the Certificate of Achievement Program’s most recent results, future goals, and common reporting deficiencies.

We feel that our previous experience in assisting the City of Fort Pierce, the Fort Pierce Utilities Authority and St. Lucie County obtain their first CAFRs, and the City of Stuart in continuing to receive a CAFR and our firm’s continued involvement with the GFOA, and the CAFR review committee make us a valued asset for any client in the field of governmental financial reporting.

GOVERNMENTAL AUDIT EXPERIENCE (CONTINUED)

References

Capron Trail Community Development	Gateway Community Development District		District
Jeff Walker, Special District Services	Stephen Bloom, Severn Trent Management (561) 630-4922	(954) 753-5841

The Reserve Community Development District	Port of the Islands Community Development
District
Darrin Mossing, Governmental Management	Cal Teague, Premier District Management Services LLC
(407) 841-5524	(239) 690-7100 ext 101

In addition to the above, we have the following additional governmental audit experience: Community Development Districts
Aberdeen Community Development	Celebration Pointe Community District		Development District

Amelia Concourse Community	Channing Park Community
Development District	Development District

Anthem Park Communnity	Cheval West Community
Development District	Development District

Arborwood Community Development	City Center Community Development District		District

Bannon Lakes Community	Colonial Country Club Community
Development District	Development District

Beacon Lakes Community	Creekside at Twin Creeks Community
Development District	Development District

Candler Hills East Community	Deer Run Community Development
Development District	District

Capron Trail Community Development	Diamond Hill Community District		Development District

Cedar Hammock Community	Eagle Point Community Development
Development District	District

GOVERNMENTAL AUDIT EXPERIENCE (CONTINUED)

Eastlake Oaks Community	Legends Bay Community
Development District	Development District

Easton Park Community Development	Live Oak No 2 Community District		Development District

Estancia @ Wiregrass Community	Marshall Creek Community Development District		Development District

Forest Brooke Community	Meadow View at Twin Lakes Community
Development District	Development District

Gramercy Park Community	Meadow Point III Community
Development District	Development District

Greyhawk Landing Community	Meadow Point IV Community
Development District	Development District

Griffin Lakes Community Development	Midtown Miami Community District		Development District

Habitat Community Development	Mira Lago Community Development District		District

Harmony Community Development	Narcoossee Community Development District		District

Heritage Harbor Community	New Port Tampa Bay Community
Development District	Development District

Heritage Isles Community	Overoaks Community Development
Development District	District

Heritage Lake Park Community	Panther Trace 2 Community
Development District	Development District

Heritage Palms Community	Pine Island Community Development
Development District	District

Julington Creek Community	Pine Ridge Community Development
Development District	District

Lake Bernadette Community	Piney-Z Community Development
Development District	District

GOVERNMENTAL AUDIT EXPERIENCE (CONTINUED)

Remington Community Development	Southern Hills Plantation III Community District		Development District

Renaissance Commons Community	St. John's Forest Community Development District		Development District

Reserve Community Development	Stoneybrook West Community District		Development District

Reserve at Pradera Community	Tern Bay Community Development
Development District	District

Ridgewood Trails Community	Terracina Community Development
Development District	District

River Hall Community Development	Twin Creeks North Community District		Development District

River Place on the St. Lucie Community	Valencia Acres Community Development District		Development District

Riverwood Community Development	Villages of Bloomingdale Community District		Development District

Riverwood Estates Community	Westside Community Development
Development District	District

Rolling Hills Community Development	Willow Creek Community Development District		District

Sampson Creek Community	Winston Trails Community
Development District	Development District Seminole Improvement District

Solterra Resort Community Development District

South Village Community Development District

Southern Hills Plantation I Community District

GOVERNMENTAL AUDIT EXPERIENCE (CONTINUED)

Other Governmental Organizations

City of Westlake

Florida Inland Navigation District Fort Pierce Farms Water Control
District

Indian River Regional Crime Laboratory, District 19, Florida

Jobs and Education Partnership

Office of the Medical Examiner, District 19

Rupert J. Smith Law Library of St. Lucie County
St. Lucie Education Foundation Town of Ocean Breeze Park Troup Indiantown Water
Control District

Current or Recent Single Audits,

St. Lucie County, Florida Early Learning Coalition, Inc.
Treasure Coast Food Bank, Inc.

Members of our audit team have acquired extensive experience from performing or participating in over 1,800 audits of governments, independent special taxing districts, school boards, and other agencies that receive public money and utilize fund accounting.

Much of our firm’s auditing experience is with compliance auditing, which is required for publicly financed agencies. In this type of audit, we do a financial examination and also confirm compliance with various statutory and regulatory guidelines.

Following is a summary of our other experience, including Auditor General experience, as it pertains to other governmental and fund accounting audits.

Counties
(Includes elected constitutional officers, utilities and dependent taxing districts)

Indian River Martin Okeechobee Palm Beach

Municipalities

City of Port St. Lucie City of Vero Beach Town of Orchid

GOVERNMENTAL AUDIT EXPERIENCE (CONTINUED)

Special Districts

Boggy Creek Community Development District Coquina Water Control District
Dovera Community Development District
Durbin Crossing Community Development District Golden Lakes Community Development District Lakewood Ranch Community Development District Martin Soil and Water Conservation District
Myrtle Creek Community Development District St. Lucie County – Fort Pierce Fire District The Crossings at Fleming Island
St. Lucie West Services District
Indian River County Mosquito Control District St. John’s Water Control District
Westchase and Westchase East Community Development Districts Pier Park Community Development District
Verandahs Community Development District Magnolia Park Community Development District

Schools and Colleges

Federal Student Aid Programs – Indian River Community College Indian River Community College
Okeechobee County District School Board St. Lucie County District School Board

State and County Agencies

Central Florida Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc. (a nonprofit organization affiliated with the St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners)
Florida School for Boys at Okeechobee
Indian River Community College Crime Laboratory Indian River Correctional Institution

FEE SCHEDULE

We propose the fee for our audit services described below to be $2,975 for the year ended September 30, 2018, $3,050 for the year ended September 30, 2019, $3,140 for the year ended September 30, 2020, $3,425 for the year ended September 30, 2021, and $3,665 for the year ended September 30, 2022. The fee is contingent upon the financial records and accounting systems of Windward Community Development District being “audit ready” and the financial activity for the District is not materially increased. If we discover that additional preparation work or subsidiary schedules are needed, we will consult with your authorized representative. We can assist with this additional work at our standard rates should you desire.

SCOPE OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED

If selected as the District's auditors, we will perform a financial and compliance audit in accordance with Section 11.45, Florida Statutes, in order to express an opinion on an annual basis on the financial statements of Windward Community Development District as of September 30, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. The audits will be performed to the extent necessary to express an opinion on the fairness in all material respects with which the financial statements present the financial position, results of operations and changes in financial position in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to determine whether, for selected transactions, operations are properly conducted in accordance with legal and regulatory requirements. Reportable conditions that are also material weaknesses shall be identified as such in the Auditors' Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting and on Compliance and Other Matters. Other (non-reportable) conditions discovered during the course of the audit will be reported in a separate letter to management, which will be referred to in the Auditors' Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting and on Compliance and Other Matters.

Our audit will be performed in accordance with standards for financial and compliance audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, as well as in compliance with rules and regulations of audits of special districts as  set  forth  by  the  State  Auditor  General  in  Chapter 10.550, Local Governmental Entity Audits, and other relevant federal, state and county orders, statutes, ordinances, charter, resolutions, bond covenants, Administrative Code and procedures, or rules and regulations which may pertain to the work required in the engagement.

The primary purpose of our audit will be to express an opinion on the financial statements discussed above. It should be noted that such audits are subject to the inherent risk that errors or irregularities may not be detected. However, if conditions are discovered which lead to the belief that material errors, defalcations or other irregularities may exist or if other circumstances are encountered that require extended services, we will promptly notify the appropriate individual.

Commitment to Quality Service

Personnel Qualifications and Experience

J. W. Gaines, CPA, CITP
Director – 38 years

Education
Stetson University, B.B.A. – Accounting

Registrations
Certified Public Accountant – State of Florida, State Board of Accountancy
Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP) – American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Professional Affiliations/Community Service
Member of the American and Florida Institutes of Certified Public Accountants
Affiliate member Government Finance Officers Association
Past President, Vice President-Campaign Chairman, Vice President and Board Member of United Way of St. Lucie County, 1989 - 1994
Past President, President Elect, Secretary and Treasurer of the Treasure Coast Chapter of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, 1988 - 1991
Past President of Ft. Pierce Kiwanis Club, 1994 - 95, Member/Board Member since 1982
Past President, Vice President and Treasurer of St. Lucie County Chapter of the American Cancer Society, 1980 -1986
Member of the St. Lucie County Chamber of Commerce, Member Board of Directors, Treasurer, September 2002 - 2006, Chairman Elect 2007, Chairman 2008, Past Chairman 2009
Member Lawnwood Regional Medical Center Board of Trustees, 2000 – Present, Chairman 2013 - Present
Member of St. Lucie County Citizens Budget Committee, 2001 – 2002
Member of Ft. Pierce Citizens Budget Advisory Committee, 2010 – 2011
Member of Ft. Pierce Civil Service Appeals Board, 2013 - Present

Professional Experience
Miles Grant Development/Country Club – Stuart, Florida, July 1975 – October 1976
State Auditor General’s Office – Public Accounts Auditor – November 1976 through September 1979
Director - Berger, Toombs, Elam, Gaines & Frank, Certified Public Accountants PL, responsible for numerous government and nonprofit audits.
Over 30 years experience in all phases of public accounting and auditing experience, with a concentration in financial and compliance audits. Mr. Gaines has been involved in all  phases of the audits listed on the preceding pages.

Commitment to Quality Service

Personnel Qualifications and Experience

J. W. Gaines, CPA, CITP (Continued)
Director

Continuing Professional Education
Has participated in numerous continuing professional education courses provided by nationally recognized sponsors over the last two years to keep abreast of the latest developments in accounting and auditing such as:
Governmental Accounting Report and Audit Update Analytical Procedures, FICPA
Annual Update for Accountants and Auditors Single Audit Sampling and Other Considerations

Commitment to Quality Service

Personnel Qualifications and Experience

David S. McGuire, CPA, CITP Accounting and Audit Principal – 9 years Accounting and Audit Manager – 4 years Staff Accountant	– 11 years

Education
University of Central Florida, B.A. – Accounting
Barry University – Master of Professional Accountancy

Registrations
Certified Public Accountant – State of Florida, State Board of Accountancy
Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP) – American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Certified Not-For-Profit Core Concepts 2018

Professional Affiliations/Community Service
Member of the American and Florida Institutes of Certified Public Accountants
Associate Member, Florida Government Finance Office Associates
Assistant Coach – St. Lucie County Youth Football Organization (1994 – 2005)
Assistant Coach – Greater Port St. Lucie Football League, Inc. (2006 – 2010)
Board Member – Greater Port St. Lucie Football League, Inc. (2011 – present)
Treasurer, AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast, Inc. (2000 – 2003)
Board Member/Treasurer, North Treasure Coast Chapter, American Red Cross (2004 – 2010)
Member/Board Member of Port St. Lucie Kiwanis (1994 – 2001)
President (2014/15) of Sunrise Kiwanis of Fort Pierce (2004 – present)
St. Lucie District School Board Superintendent Search Committee (2013 – present)

Professional Experience
Twenty four years public accounting experience with an emphasis on nonprofit and governmental organizations.
Audit Manager in-charge on a variety of audit and review engagements within several industries, including the following government and nonprofit organizations:
St. Lucie County, Florida
19th Circuit Office of Medical Examiner Troup Indiantown Water Control District
Exchange Club Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse, Inc. Healthy Kids of St. Lucie County
Mustard Seed Ministries of Ft. Pierce, Inc. Reaching Our Community Kids, Inc.
Reaching Our Community Kids - South
St. Lucie County Education Foundation, Inc. Treasure Coast Food Bank, Inc.
North Springs Improvement District
Four years of service in the United States Air Force in computer operations, with a top secret (SCI/SBI) security clearance.

Commitment to Quality Service

Personnel Qualifications and Experience

David S. McGuire, CPA, CITP (Continued)
Accounting and Audit Principal

Continuing Professional Education
Mr. McGuire has attended numerous continuing professional education courses and seminars taught by nationally recognized sponsors in the accounting auditing and single audit compliance areas. He has attended courses over the last two years in those areas as follows:
Not-for-Profit Auditing Financial Results and Compliance Requirements Update: Government Accounting Reporting and Auditing
Annual Update for Accountants and Auditors

Commitment to Quality Service

Personnel Qualifications and Experience

David F. Haughton, CPA
Accounting and Audit Manager – 27 years

Education
Stetson University, B.B.A. – Accounting

Registrations
Certified Public Accountant – State of Florida, State Board of Accountancy

Professional Affiliations/Community Service
Member of the American and Florida Institutes of Certified Public Accountants
Former Member of Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants Committee on State and Local Government
Affiliate Member Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) for over 10 years
Affiliate Member Florida Government Finance Officers Association (FGFOA) for over 10 years
Technical Review – 1997 FICPA Course on State and Local Governments in Florida
Board of Directors – Kiwanis of Ft. Pierce, Treasurer – 1994-1999; Vice President – 1999- 2001

Professional Experience
Twenty-seven years public accounting experience with an emphasis on governmental and nonprofit organizations.
State Auditor General’s Office – West Palm Beach, Staff Auditor, June 1985 to September 1985
Accounting and Audit Manager of Berger, Toombs, Elam, Gaines & Frank, Certified Public Accountants PL, responsible for audit and accounting services including governmental and not-for-profit audits.
Over 20 years of public accounting and governmental experience, specializing in governmental and nonprofit organizations with concentration in special districts, including Community Development Districts which provide services including water and sewer utilities. Governmental and non-profit entities served include the following:

Counties:
St. Lucie County

Municipalities: City of Fort Pierce City of Stuart

Commitment to Quality Service

Personnel Qualifications and Experience

David F. Haughton, CPA (Continued)
Accounting and Audit Manager

Professional Experience (Continued) Special Districts:
Bluewaters Community Development District
Country Club of Mount Dora Community Development District Fiddler’s Creek Community Development District #1 and #2 Indigo Community Development District
North Springs Improvement District
Renaissance Commons Community Development District St. Lucie West Services District
Stoneybrook Community Development District Summerville Community Development District Terracina Community Development District Thousand Oaks Community Development District Tree Island Estates Community Development District Valencia Acres Community Development District

Non-Profits:
The Dunbar Center, Inc.
Hibiscus Children’s Foundation, Inc. Hope Rural School, Inc.
Maritime and Yachting Museum of Florida, Inc. Tykes and Teens, Inc.
United Way of Martin County, Inc.
Workforce Development Board of the Treasure Coast, Inc.
While with the Auditor General’s Office he was on the staff for the state audits of the Martin County School District and Okeechobee County School District.
During 1997 he performed a technical review of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants state CPE course on Audits of State and Local Governments in Florida. His comments were well received by the author and were utilized in future updates to the course.
Continuing Professional Education
During the past several years, he has participated in numerous professional development training programs sponsored by the AICPA and FICPA, including state conferences on special districts and governmental auditing in Florida. He averages in excess of 100 hours bi-annually of advanced training which exceeds the 80 hours required in accordance with the continuing professional education requirements of the Florida State Board of accountancy and the AICPA Private Companies Practice Section. He has over 75 hours of governmental CPE credit within the past two years.

Commitment to Quality Service

Personnel Qualifications and Experience

Matthew Gonano, CPA
Senior Staff Accountant – 7 years

Education
University of North Florida, B.B.A. – Accounting
University of Alicante, Spain – International Business
Florida Atlantic University – Masters of Accounting

Professional Affiliations/Community Service

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Professional Experience

Senior Accountant with Berger, Toombs, Elam, Gaines, & Frank providing professional services to nonprofit and governmental entities.
Performed audits of nonprofit and governmental organizations in accordance with Governmental Accounting Auditing Standards (GAAS)
Performed Single Audits of nonprofit organizations in accordance with OMB Circular A-133, Audits of State, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations.

Continuing Professional Education
Mr. Gonano has participated in numerous continuing professional education courses.

Commitment to Quality Service

Personnel Qualifications and Experience

Paul Daly
Staff Accountant – 6 years

Education
Florida Atlantic University, B.S. – Accounting

Professional Experience
Staff Accountant with Berger, Toombs, Elam, Gaines, & Frank providing professional services to nonprofit and governmental entities.

Continuing Professional Education
Working to attain the requirements to take the Certified Public Accounting (CPA) exam.

Commitment to Quality Service

Personnel Qualifications and Experience

Melissa Arnold
Senior Staff Accountant – 4 years

Education
Indian River State College, A.A. – Accounting
Florida Atlantic University, B.B.A. –Accounting

Professional Experience
Staff accountant with Berger, Toombs, Elam, Gaines, & Frank providing professional services to nonprofit and governmental entities.

Continuing Professional Education
Ms. Arnold participates in numerous continuing professional education courses provided by nationally recognized sponsors to keep abreast of the latest developments.

Commitment to Quality Service

Personnel Qualifications and Experience

Bryan Snyder
Staff Accountant – 3 years

Education
Florida Atlantic University, B.B.A. - Accounting

Professional Experience
Accountant beginning his professional auditing career with Berger, Toombs, Elam, Gaines, & Frank.
Mr. Snyder is gaining experience auditing governmental & nonprofit entities.

Continuing Professional Education
Mr. Snyder participates in numerous continuing education courses and plans on working to acquire his CPA certificate.

Commitment to Quality Service

Personnel Qualifications and Experience

Maritza Stonebraker
Staff Accountant – 2 years

Education
Indian River State College, B.S.A. - Accounting

Professional Experience
Staff Accountant beginning her professional auditing career with Berger, Toombs, Elam, Gaines, & Frank.

Continuing Professional Education
Mrs. Stonebraker participates in numerous continuing education courses and plans on acquiring her CPA.

Commitment to Quality Service

Personnel Qualifications and Experience

Jonathan Herman
Senior Staff Accountant – 4 years

Education
University of Central Florida, B.S. –Accounting
Florida Atlantic University, MACC

Professional Experience
Accounting graduate with four years experience with Berger, Toombs, Elam, Gaines, & Frank providing professional services to nonprofit and governmental entities.

Continuing Professional Education
Working to study to take the Certified Public Accounting (CPA) exam.

Commitment to Quality Service

Personnel Qualifications and Experience

Sean Stanton
Staff Accountant

Education
University of South Florida, B.S. –Accounting
Florida Atlantic University, M.B.A. – Accounting

Professional Experience
Staff accountant with Berger, Toombs, Elam, Gaines, & Frank auditing governmental and non-profit entities.

Continuing Professional Education
Mr. Stanton is working towards passing the CPA exam.

Commitment to Quality Service

Personnel Qualifications and Experience

Brianne Davies
Staff Accountant

Education
Indian River State College, B.S.A. –Accounting

Professional Experience
Staff Accountant with Berger, Toombs, Elam, Gaines, & Frank providing professional services to nonprofit and governmental entities.

Commitment to Quality Service

Personnel Qualifications and Experience

Taylor Nuccio
Staff Accountant

Education
Indian River State College, B.S.A. –Accounting

Professional Experience
Staff Accountant with Berger, Toombs, Elam, Gaines, & Frank providing professional services to nonprofit and governmental entities.

WINDWARD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Annual Audit Services for Fiscal Year 2018
Osceola County, Florida

INSTRUCTIONS TO PROPOSE

SECTION 1. DUE DATE. Sealed proposals must be received no later than Friday, July 20, 2018, at 2:00 P.M., at the offices of District Manager, located 135 W. Central Blvd., Suite 320, Orlando, FL 32801. Proposals will be publicly opened at that time.

SECTION 2. FAMILIARITY WITH THE LAW. By submitting a proposal, the Proposer is assumed to be familiar with all federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations that in any manner affect the work. Ignorance on the part of the Proposer will in no way relive it from responsibility to perform the work covered by the proposal in compliance with al such laws, ordinances and regulations.

SECTION 3. QUALIFICATIONS OF PROPOSER. The contract, if awarded, will only be awarded to a responsible Proposer who is qualified by experience and licensing to do the work specified herein. The Proposer shall submit with its proposal satisfactory evidence of experience in similar work and show that it is fully prepared to complete the work to the satisfaction of the District.

SECTION 4. SUBMISSION OF ONLY ONE PROPOSAL. Proposers shall be
disqualified and their proposals rejected if the District has reason to believe that collusion may exist among the Proposers, the Proposer has defaulted on any previous contract or is in arrears on any previous or existing contract, or for failure to demonstrate proper licensure and business organization.

SECTION 5. SUBMISSION OF PROPOSAL. Submit seven (7) copies and one (1) electronic copy of the Proposal Documents, and other requested attachments at the time and place indicated herein, which shall be enclosed in an opaque sealed envelope, marked with the title “Auditing Services - Windward Community Development District” on the face of it.

SECTION 6. MODIFICATION AND WITHDRAWL. Proposals may be modified or withdrawn by an appropriate document duly executed and delivered to the place where proposals are to be submitted at any time prior to the time and date the proposals are due. No proposal may be withdrawn after opening for a period of ninety (90) days.

SECTION 7. PROPOSAL DOCUMENTS. The proposal documents shall consist of the notice announcing the request for proposals, these instructions, the Evaluation Criteria Sheet and a proposal with all required documentation pursuant to Section 12 of these instructions (the “Proposal Documents”).

SECTION 8. PROPOSAL. In making its proposal, each Proposer represents that it has read and understands the Proposal Documents and that the proposal is made in accordance therewith.

SECTION 9. BASIS OF AWARD/RIGHT TO REJECT. The District reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, make modifications to the work, and waive any informalities or irregularities in proposals as it is deemed in the best interests of the District.

SECTION 10. CONTRACT AWARD. Within fourteen (14) days of receipt of the Notice of Award from the District, the Proposer shall enter into and execute a Contract (engagement letter) with the District.

SECTION 11. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. Nothing herein shall be construed as or constitute a wavier of District’s limited waiver of liability contained in section 768.28, Florida Statutes, or any other statute or law.

SECTION 12. MISCELLANEOUS. All proposals shall include the following information in addition to any other requirements of the proposal documents.

List position or title of all personnel to perform work on the District audit.  Include resumes for each person listed: list years of experience in present position for each party listed and years of related experience.

Describe proposed staffing levels, including resumes with applicable certifications.

Three references from projects of similar size and scope. The Proposer should include information relating to the work it conducted for each reference as well as a name, address and phone number of a contact person.

The lump sum cost of the provision of the services under the proposal for Fiscal Year 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 & 2022. The District intends to enter into five (5) separate one- year agreements. E. Provide a proposed schedule for performance of the audit.

SECTION 13. PROTESTS. Any protest regarding the Proposal Documents, must be filed in writing, at the offices of the District Manager, within seventy-two (72) hours after the receipt of the documents. The formal protest setting forth with particularity the facts and law upon which the protest is based shall be filed within seven (7) calendar days after the initial notice of protest was filed. Failure to timely file a notice of protest or failure to timely file a formal written protest shall constitute a waiver of any right to object or protest with respect to aforesaid plans, specifications or contract documents.

SECTION 14. EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS. The criteria to be used in the evaluation of proposals are presented in the Evaluation Criteria Sheet, contained within the Proposal Documents.

AUDITOR SELECTION EVALUATION CRITERIA

Ability of Personnel.	(20 Points)

(E.g., geographic locations of the firm’s headquarters or permanent office in relation to the project; capabilities and experience of key personnel; present ability to manage this project; evaluation of existing work load; proposed staffing levels, etc.)

Proposer’s Experience.	(20 Points)

(E.g. past record and experience of the Proposer in similar projects; volume of work previously performed by the firm; past performance for other Community Development Districts in other contracts; character, integrity, reputation, of respondent, etc.)

Understanding of Scope of Work.	(20 Points)

Extent to which the proposal demonstrates an understanding of the District’s needs for the services requested.

Ability to Furnish the Required Services.	(20 Points)

Extent to which the proposal demonstrates the adequacy of Proposer’s financial resources and stability as a business entity necessary to complete the services required (E.g. the existence of any natural disaster plan for business operations).

Price.	(20 Points)

Points will be awarded based upon the price bid for the rendering of the services and reasonableness of the price to the services.