Finding 2023-001 – Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds – Procurement and Suspension and Debarment (Material Weakness) Condition: An effective internal control system was not in place at the District in order to ensure compliance with requirements related to the grant agreement and the ...
Finding 2023-001 – Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds – Procurement and Suspension and Debarment (Material Weakness) Condition: An effective internal control system was not in place at the District in order to ensure compliance with requirements related to the grant agreement and the simplified acquisitions procurement method of the Procurement and Suspension and Debarment compliance requirement. Context: There were two contracts subject to procurement and suspension and debarment during the year. For both procurements, the District could only provide final signed contracts and did not have evidence of the full bid process. For the first selection, the District provided the request for proposal but did not provide all bids that were received or a scoring rubric to support why the District selected the vendor. For the second selection, the request for proposal, bids received, and scoring rubric were not provided. Additionally, evidence of a suspension and debarment check for both selections was not available. The District did not have a formal procurement policy documented. Views of Responsible Officials: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: Management will ensure that a procurement policy is adopted and followed and documents to support the process and vendor selections are maintained. Responsible Party and Timeline for Completion: The Treasurer is the responsible party. The completion will go into effect immediately.