HomeMy WebLinkAbout23 - Procurement Affidavits - (2) REQUEST FOR The City of Bozeman is an
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION PROPOSALS Equal Opportunity Employer.
STATE OF MONTANA, FOR AUDIT SERIVES FOR
THE CITY OF BOZEMAN, Discrimination in the per-
COUNTY OF GALLATIN MONTANA formance of any agreement
February 2023 awarded under this RFQ on
the basis of race, color, reli-
t, Ann Harms, Legal Specialist being first duly sworn, de- NOTICE IS HEREBY giv- gion, creed, sex, age, mari-
en that the City of Bozeman tal status, national origin, or
pose and say that I am the principal clerk of the publisher (City) is seeking proposals actual or perceived sexual
from qualified independent orientation, gender identity
of the Bozeman Daily Chronicle a newspaper in general municipal auditors (hereinaf- or disability is prohibited.This
ter called Auditor), licensed prohibition shall apply to the
circulation, Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana; that I by the State of Montana and hiring and treatment of the
having sufficient governmen- awarded entity's employees
know from my personal knowledge that the Legal# 106740 tal accounting and auditing and to all subcontracts.
experience in performing an
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR AUDIT SERI audit in accordance with the As such, each entity submit-
specifications outlined in the ting under this notice shall in-
a printed copy of which is hereto annexed,was published in RFP. The audits will encom- clude a provision wherein the
pass a financial and compli- submitting entity, or entities,
ante examination of the City's affirms in writing it will not dis-
the entire issue of said newspaper for: 2
Annual Comprehensive Finan- criminate on the basis of race,
cial Report (ACFR).The work color, religion, creed, sex,
will also encompass a report age, marital status, national
on agreed-upon procedures origin,or because of actual or
Insertion(s) in the following issues: 02/19/23,02/26/23 for the local building code perceived sexual orientation,
enforcement program. This gender identity or disability
agreed-upon procedure needs and which also recognizes the
to be performed in accordance eventual contract will contain
with attestation standards es- a provision prohibiting discrim-
tablished by the American ination as described above
Institute of Certified Public and that this prohibition on
Accountants. The sufficiency discrimination shall apply to
of the procedures is solely the the hiring and treatment of the
Total Cost: $140.00 responsibility of the Montana submitting entity's employees
State Department of Labor and to all subcontracts.
and Industry, as required by
ARM 24.301.208. The fee for In addition, pursuant to City
the agreed-upon procedures Commission Resolution
should be separated out from �16contract under the s this RFP de a
the audit services.
any subcontractors must
Copies of the Request for Pro- abide by the Equal Pay Act of
op sals are available on the 1963 and Section 39-3-104,
City's website MCA(the Montana Equal Pay
Act), and affirm it will abide
All proposals must be pro- by the above and that it has
vided as a single, search- visited the State of Montana
able PDF document file and Eaual Pay for Equal or
Subscribed and sworn by Ann Harms before me on: be submitted digitally as an "best practices" website,
On 1st day of March, in the year of 2023 email attachment to the RFP or equivalent "best practices
y Recipient email address be- publication and has read the
low.Respondents are advised material.
that Recipient's email attach
ment size limit is 25MB and Any administrative questions
that only one PDF file will be regarding proposal proce-
allowed per response. The dures should be directed to:
subject line the transmit- Mike Maas, City Clerk (406)
tal email shall
clearly identify 582-2321,
the RFP title, company name agenda@bozeman.net.
and due date/time. File sizes
greater than 25MB may be up- Questions relating to the RFP
Notary Public for the State of Montana Residing at neetduponospecial arrangement Funkshould
be Controller, (406)Aaron
582-
Bozeman,Montana of the Recipient;however,it is 2335,afunk@bozeman.net.
the respondent's sole respon-
sibility to ensure the file up- DATED at Bozeman,Montana,
load is completed,and that the this 19th of February 2023.
Recipient is separately notified
via email of same,prior to the Mike Maas
D 0,/ I�'�! "` given deadline. City Clerk
at,a City of Bozeman
' lie.; c _a r; Deliver RFPs via email to the MNAXLP
R
r,C erf,an, i`;'i�r�', ,!;a ; City Clerk by March 10,20
' 23.
at 4:00pm MST.It is the sole
'� .. My C0tTir"!, it n � ice
ti,;� , responsibility of the proposing
, �
Ji.iv =f —) party to ensure that proposals
are received prior to the clos-
ing time as late submittals will
not be accepted and will be
returned unopened.
The email address for sub-
mission is:
agenda@bozeman.net
NON-DISCRIMINATION AND
EQUAL PAY
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