REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

SALT LAKE CITY CORPORATION

DEPARTMENT OF AIRPORTS

COMPLIANCE AUDIT SERVICES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SCHEDULE Page 3

NOTICE Page 4

GENERAL OVERVIEW Page 6

SCOPE OF WORK Page 13

PROPOSAL RESPONSES Page 19

EVALUATION CRITERIA Page 21

APPENDIX Page 22

AGREEMENT FORM

ATTACHMENT A AFFIRMATION OF GRAMA

ATTACHMENT B SCORESHEET

SECTION 1

Schedule

RFP Available September 8, 2026

Deadline for Questions October 15, 2026

Proposals Due October 23, 2026

Interviews TBD

Estimated Contract Commencement January 1, 2027

SECTION 2

Notice

Salt Lake City Corporation (“City”), through its Department of Airports (“SLCDA”), is inviting Proposals from qualified independent audit firms to perform a forensic and compliance audit of the construction of the Airport Redevelopment Plan (“ARP”), (“the Project”), a terminal construction program located at the Salt Lake City International Airport (“Airport”).

The Request for Proposals (“RFP”) package can be obtained by prospective Respondents beginning September 8, 2026, by registering online at Utah Public Procurement Place Portal (“U3P”) https://utah.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities First time users, click the link on the top right-hand side where you will see a “Register” button.

It is the responsibility of each Respondent to register, frequently monitor for any changes or updates affecting this RFP, after the original posting date, and submit Proposals through U3P. Proposals must be submitted by 2 p.m. local mountain time on October 23, 2026. Respondents may contact U3P Support Team at support@gobonfire.com with questions regarding the website.

The right to reject any and all Proposals or to accept any Proposal that is deemed to be more advantageous to the public and City is reserved.

Respondents or their agents are instructed not to contact selection committee members, City employees, agents or contractors of the City, the Mayor’s office, the City Council, or members of the Airport Board (as outlined in Salt Lake City Code Title 2 Chapter 2.44, Conflict of Interest), or externally manipulate or influence the procurement process in any way, other than through the instructions contained herein, from the date of release of this RFP to the date of execution of the agreement resulting from this solicitation.

City, in its sole discretion, may disqualify Respondents that violate the prohibitions in this paragraph.

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SECTION 3

General Overview

A. REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (“RFP”)

The Salt Lake City Department of Airports (“City” or “SLCDA”) is soliciting for Proposals from qualified independent audit firms, (“Respondents”), to perform a forensic and compliance audit of the ARP Project, a terminal construction program located at the Salt Lake City International Airport (“Airport”). Only one Respondent will be awarded an agreement (“Agreement”) as a result of this RFP for the duration of the agreement.

The Project was delivered under a Construction Manager at Risk (“CMAR”) delivery method, with a total project cost/budget of approximately $5,134,973,062.

Construction began on May 1, 2014, and will have reached substantial completion on October 31, 2026. The prime contractor was HDJV, with AOJV serving as the prime contractor for the initial North Concourse Program (“NCP”) phase. The Program Director/Owner’s Representative was initially Mike Williams, and subsequently Brian Stetson.

The Program was funded through a combination of Airport cash, multiple bond issuances of varying types, and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants, including the following AIP grant numbers: 3-49-0058-110, -113, -114, -115, -117, - 118, -120, -122, -123, -126, -129, -130, -131, -133, -134, -136, -139, -140, -142, and - 148.

The City is issuing this RFP to engage a qualified firm to conduct an independent and targeted post-project completion audit of aspects of the Airport Redevelopment Project (ARP), which may include among other things, review of procurement processes, contracts, completed scopes of work and final actual costs, the City’s governance and approval processes, federal grant compliance, and other areas as directed by the City.

The Project was funded in part by federal financial assistance, including FAA Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Grant/Airport Terminal Program (ATP) Grant.

Accordingly, this audit must be conducted in a manner consistent with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (“GAGAS”/“Yellow Book”), issued by the U.S. Government Accountability Office; the Institute of Internal Auditors’ International Professional Practices Framework (“IPPF”/“Red Book”); and applicable federal requirements under 2 CFR Part 200 (Uniform Guidance), notwithstanding that this is a special-purpose audit and not the City’s annual Single Audit. Where the Yellow Book and Red Book impose differing requirements for a given procedure, the more stringent standard shall control.

B. MINIMUM PROPOSALS

1. Demonstrated experience conducting forensic, fraud, or compliance audits of large public capital construction projects; airport or transportation-sector experience.

2. Demonstrated experience conducting audits in conformance with both Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (“GAGAS” / "Yellow Book") and the Institute of Internal Auditors' International Professional Practices Framework (“IPPF” / "Red Book"), including the firm's most recent external peer review or quality assessment results under whichever standard(s) governed that review.

3. Experience with FAA grant compliance audits and/or 2 CFR Part 200

(Uniform Guidance) compliance testing.

4. At least one Certified Fraud Examiner (“CFE”) on the proposed engagement team with demonstrated experience distinguishing documented, evidence-based findings from unsubstantiated indicators, consistent with the factual, non-conclusory reporting standard required in this RFP.

5. At least one team member holding a Certified Construction Auditor (“CCA”) credential or demonstrated equivalent experience in construction cost, change order, and pay application audit techniques, given the change order and payment application scope described in this RFP.

6. At least one team member holding a Certified Internal Auditor (“CIA”) credential or other IIA-recognized certification, reflecting the Red Book conformance required under this RFP.

7. Staff experience with construction cost estimating, change order pricing analysis, and materials/specifications review (may be provided via subconsultant, e.g., a construction claims consultant or forensic engineer).

8. Independence: the firm and proposed staff must have no prior or current relationship with the Project's contractor(s), construction manager, owner's representative, or design team that would impair independence under GAGAS and the IIA Code of Ethics.

C. WRITTEN AGREEMENT REQUIRED

1. The selected Respondent will be required to enter into a written agreement with Salt Lake City Corporation (“City”) to provide all services required in this RFP. The standard agreement form is attached to this RFP as an appendix. The agreement form is provided for information purposes only.

City may modify the terms of the agreement as necessary following the RFP process.

2. The selected Respondent will be required to register with the Utah Department of Commerce either as a corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, DBA, or otherwise, and remain registered through the term of the agreement. The registered company name must match the legal entity name as shown on Respondents W-9. Respondents can register the business by contacting the Department of Commerce, Division of Corporation & Commercial Code at the following website https://corporations.utah.gov/ .

3. All Respondents submitting Proposals shall be those firms prepared to enter the written agreement and manage and perform the services herein.

The City’s agreement language, in particular the indemnification, insurance and grant assurance requirements shall not be altered.

4. No franchising, assignment, or distribution of the work shall be permitted unless the subcontracting relationship is proposed under this RFP and accepted by the City.

D. TERM OF AGREEMENT

City intends to enter into an agreement with the selected Respondent commencing January 1, 2027, and continuing for a period of three (3) years.

City may, at its sole option, extend the term of the resulting agreement thereafter for two (2) additional periods of one (1) year each as City may determine on an annual basis. City shall exercise each such option by emailing notice of such extension to Respondent’s Notice Address at least thirty (30) days prior to any expiration of the resulting agreement.

E. TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964

The City, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000d to 2000d-4), 28 CFR § 50.3, and 49 CFR Part 21, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, all contractors will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be https://corporations.utah.gov/ discriminated against on the grounds of the owner’s race, color, national origin, sex, creed, age, or disability in consideration for an award.

F. PROCUREMENT AND ETHICS REQUIREMENTS

All Respondents must agree to comply with and be governed by City’s procurement rules and ethics standards, as follows:

REPRESENTATION REGARDING ETHICAL STANDARDS FOR CITY OFFICERS AND

EMPLOYEES AND FORMER CITY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.

The Respondent or contractor represents that it has not: (1) provided an illegal gift or payoff to a city officer or employee or former city officer or employee, or his or her relative or business entity; (2) retained any person to solicit or secure this contract upon an agreement or understanding for a commission, percentage, or brokerage or contingent fee, other than bona fide employees or bona fide commercial selling agencies for the purpose of securing business; (3) knowingly breached any of the ethical standards set forth in City's conflict of interest ordinance, Chapter 2.44, Salt Lake City Code; or (4) knowingly influenced, and hereby promises that it will not knowingly influence, a city officer or employee or former city officer or employee to breach any of the ethical standards set forth in City's conflict of interest ordinance, Chapter 2.44, Salt Lake City Code.

G. SCOPE OF AGREEMENT

The selected Respondent will be required to provide all labor, supervision, materials, supplies, transportation, equipment, and services necessary to assume overall responsibility for the coordination and administration of Project.

H. GOVERNMENT RECORDS ACCESS AND MANAGEMENT ACT

City is subject to the requirements of the Government Records Access and Management Act, Chapter 2, Title 63G, Utah Code or its successor (“GRAMA”). All materials submitted by Respondent to City are subject to disclosure unless such materials are exempt from disclosure pursuant to GRAMA. The burden of claiming an exemption from disclosure shall rest solely with each Respondent. Any materials for which Respondent claims a privilege from disclosure shall be submitted marked as "Confidential" and accompanied by a statement from Respondent explaining Respondent's claim of exemption from disclosure. City will promptly notify Respondent of any requests made for disclosure of documents submitted under a claim of confidentiality. Respondent may, at Respondent's sole expense, take any appropriate actions to prevent disclosure of such material.

Respondent specifically waives any claims against City related to disclosure of any materials required by GRAMA. In order to comply with GRAMA, please note the following:

1. The burden of claiming an exemption from disclosure of confidential business information shall rest solely with the Respondent.

2. Only those materials for which a claim can be made under the act, such as trade secrets, pricing, non-public financial information etc., should be stamped as “Confidential”. Respondent must not stamp all materials confidential.

3. A written claim of exemption from disclosure of documents must be submitted at the time of proposal submission, including:

i. A concise statement of reasons supporting the claim of confidentiality.

ii. A redacted version of the proposal omitting the claimed confidential information.

iii. An unredacted version for internal review.

4. Affirmation of GRAMA Understanding and Compliance, Attachment A of this RFP.

I. SERVICES OF THE SELECTED RESPONDENT

The services being requested are outlined in Section 4 - Scope of Work.

J. EVALUATION AND EVALUATION CRITERIA

Proposal evaluation criteria are outlined in Section 6. The selection committee will consider all documents, the response to this RFP, information gained while evaluating responses, and other relevant information to make its determination.

The committee’s selection will be the Respondent that, in the committee’s sole opinion, is best able to provide the services according to City’s needs.

K. SUBMISSION PROCEDURE AND PROPOSAL CONTENT

1. Submission methods.

a. Proposals shall be delivered via U3P, by 2 p.m. local mountain time on October 23, 2026

b. U3P will provide Respondent with confirmation receipt of Proposal submission.

2. Proposals shall meet the following submittal guidelines:

a. Proposals shall be limited to twenty (20) pages in length. Proposals must have all sections combined into a single word-searchable PDF document, unless otherwise stated, and must have each of the tabbed sections noted. The page length counts will NOT include the following:

☒ Covers, Tabs, and Table of Contents ☒ Affirmation of GRAMA Understanding and Compliance ☐ Other

*Boxes unchecked will not be required for submission

b. Proposals shall include a cover letter, which is included in the overall page count.

c. Proposals must be complete, must contain all required information and documents, and be in the format outlined in outlined in Section 5 – Proposal Responses.

3. Respondents are instructed not to add, delete, or alter any of the terms and conditions of these RFP documents. If Respondent makes any changes to any of the documents, City may, in its sole discretion, reject the Proposal.

4. All late submittals will be rejected as non-responsive. Proposals will become the property of City and will be subject to Government Records Access and Management Act (“GRAMA”) outlined in Section 4.G.

L. INSURANCE

The selected Respondent, at its own cost and expense, shall secure and maintain the following policies of insurance:

1. Commercial general liability insurance with City as an additional insured in the minimum amount of $2,000,000 per occurrence. The policy must provide that coverage will not be cancelled or reduced without at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to City.

2. Evidence of workers compensation and employer’s liability with coverage for statutory benefits required by the State of Utah.

3. Professional liability insurance in the minimum amount of $2,000,000.

Respondents are advised to read Article 7 of the attached agreement form for a comprehensive description of insurance requirements.

M. EMPLOYMENT STATUS VERIFICATION SYSTEM

1. Each Respondent and each person signing on behalf of any Respondent certifies as to its own entity, under penalty of perjury, that the named Respondent has registered and is participating in the Status Verification System to verify the work eligibility status of the Respondent’s new employees that are employed in the State of Utah in accordance with Utah Code Section 63G-12-302.

2. The Respondent shall require that the following provision be placed in each subcontract at every tier: “The subcontractor shall certify to the main (prime or general) contractor by affidavit that the subcontractor has verified through the Status Verification System the employment status of each new employee of the respective subcontractor, all in accordance with Section 63G-12-302 and to comply with all applicable employee status verification laws. Such affidavit must be provided to contractor prior to the notice to proceed for the subcontractor to perform the work.”

3. The City will not consider a Proposal for award, nor will it make any award, where there has not been compliance with this Section.

4. Manually or electronically signing the Proposal is deemed the Respondent’s certification of compliance with all provisions of this employment status verification certification required by all applicable status verification laws, including Utah Code Section 63G-12-302.

N. RESPONDENTS’ RESPONSIBILITY AND DUE DILIGENCE

It is the responsibility of each Respondent to examine carefully this RFP and to understand all of the circumstances and conditions that may affect its Proposal and subsequent work pursuant to the agreement. Any data furnished by City is for informational purposes only and is not warranted. Respondent’s use of any such information shall be at Respondent’s own risk. Failure on the part of any Respondent to examine, inspect, and to be completely knowledgeable of the terms and conditions of the RFP requirements, operational conditions, or any other relevant documents or information shall not relieve the selected Respondent from fully complying with this RFP or subsequent agreement.

O. POINT OF CONTACT – EXPLANATION BY ADDENDUM ONLY

1. No interpretation of the meaning of any provision in this RFP, nor correction of any apparent ambiguity, inconsistency, error, or any other matter pertaining to this RFP shall be made to any person or entity orally. Every request for interpretation or additional information regarding this RFP shall be made in writing, via U3P. The deadline for all questions shall be 5 p.m.

local Mountain Time on October 15, 2026. City shall not be obligated to respond to requests for such interpretation or correction. By signing and submitting this RFP, Respondent acknowledges that it has registered online at https://utah.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities and have viewed all materials on the U3P website, including any addenda to this RFP.

2. Respondents or their agents are instructed not to contact selection committee members, City employees, agents, or contractors of the City, the https://utah.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities

Mayor’s office or staff, the City Council or staff, or members of the Airport Board (as outlined in Salt Lake City Code Title 2 Chapter 2.44, Conflict of Interest), or attempt to externally manipulate or influence the procurement process in any way, other than through the instructions contained herein, from the date of release of this RFP to the date of execution of the agreement resulting from this solicitation. City, in its sole discretion, may disqualify Respondents that violate the prohibitions in this paragraph.

3. City reserves the right to cancel or modify the terms of this RFP at any time.

City will provide Respondents with written notice of any cancellation or modification.

4. Should it be necessary the selection committee may notify those

Respondents to be given further consideration and interview.

P. RESPONDENT’S PREPARATION COSTS

In submitting an RFP Proposal, Respondent shall be responsible for all costs, including travel, incurred in the preparation of said proposal. Respondent agrees not to seek reimbursement for such costs from City or SLCDA, regardless of whether Respondent is selected.

SECTION 4

Scope of Work

The selected Respondent shall provide the following services:

Audit Objectives

The objectives of this engagement are to:

• Determine whether costs billed and paid to contractors, subcontractors, and vendors align with contract terms, approved change orders, and work actually performed or materials actually furnished and installed.

• Identify and, where possible, quantify factual indicators of potential fraud, waste, or abuse, and instances of non-compliance with contract terms, City policy, and applicable federal requirements, supported by documented evidence.

• Evaluate the integrity, reasonableness, and approval process of change orders issued throughout the Project.

• Verify that materials, systems, and workmanship installed conform to contract specifications, approved submittals, and applicable codes.

• Determine, on a retrospective basis, why the specific issues identified in this audit were able to occur and were not prevented or detected by the controls in place at the time, without assessing the current or ongoing effectiveness of the City's control environment.

• Assess compliance with applicable federal grant requirements, including but not limited to Uniform Guidance (2 CFR Part 200), Buy American / Build America, Buy America (BABA) provisions, Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements, and DBE (Disadvantaged Business Enterprise) participation requirements.

• Provide the City with a clear, well-documented, and defensible record of findings sufficient to support City decision-making, board/public reporting, and referral to appropriate authorities if warranted.

• Notwithstanding the foregoing, the City reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to pursue cost recovery, to refer any finding to the U.S.

Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General, the Federal Aviation Administration, state authorities, or other appropriate governmental or law enforcement bodies, or to undertake further investigation, based on the results of this audit. Nothing in this RFP or in any resulting contract shall be construed to limit or waive the City's right to take any such action.

1. Change Order Analysis

Given the volume and dollar value of change orders on this Project, the City requires a statistical review of all change orders and supplemental agreements.

• Review each change order for adequacy of justification (e.g., unforeseen site conditions, differing site conditions, design changes, owner-directed changes, code-driven changes) and consistency with contemporaneous project records (RFIs, daily logs, inspection reports).

• Test pricing of change order labor, material, and equipment costs against contract-allowable rates, markup limits, and prevailing market rates.

• Identify potential duplicate billing or “change order stacking” (the same scope of work billed under multiple change orders or under both a change order and a base contract pay item).

• Analyze the timing and volume of change orders for patterns correlated with specific project managers, contractors, subcontractors, or approval periods.

• For each change order reviewed, document the approval authority and segregation of duties that applied under City policy and the contract documents, and identify any instance where an approval exceeded authorized thresholds or bypassed required review.

• Identify any change orders that appear to have been structured to remain below competitive-bidding, board-approval, or other procurement thresholds (“contract splitting”).

2. Payment Application (Pay Application) Review

• Reconcile pay applications to the approved schedule of values, percent-complete certifications, and, where feasible, independent field verification or as-built documentation.

• Identify evidence of front-loading (overbilling of early line items relative to actual progress).

• Test retainage withholding and release for compliance with contract terms and applicable law.

• Identify any payments made for work not reflected in inspection records, daily reports, or as-built drawings.

3. Materials, Specification, and Quality Verification

• Compare specified materials, systems, and equipment (per contract drawings and specifications) to what was actually procured and installed, using mill certificates, delivery tickets, submittals, shop drawings, and as-built documents.

• Review required third-party testing and inspection reports (e.g., concrete, structural steel, fireproofing, roofing, building envelope) to confirm required inspections were performed, passed, and properly documented — and identify any that were waived, missing, or inconsistent with field conditions.

• Where document review identifies unresolved or high-risk discrepancies between specified and as-built conditions, recommend (and, if authorized by the City as an additional service, perform or coordinate) targeted physical or forensic verification (e.g., core sampling, non-destructive testing) of specific building systems.

• Review warranty documentation and certifications for consistency with materials actually installed.

4. Subcontractor, Vendor, and Procurement Review

• Review the original prime contract procurement and award process for competitiveness, consistency with City procurement policy, and compliance with applicable federal procurement standards (2 CFR § 200.318–200.327).

• Identify evidence of bid rigging, bid shopping, or undisclosed relationships, conflicts of interest, or related-party transactions among the CM/owner's rep, prime contractor, subcontractors, and vendors.

• Verify subcontractor and vendor licensing, insurance, and bonding compliance throughout the Project.

• Test compliance with Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation commitments and any other socioeconomic contracting goals applicable to the federally funded scope.

5. Federal Grant Compliance

• Test compliance with 2 CFR Part 200 (Uniform Guidance) cost principles, including allowability, allocability, and reasonableness of costs charged to the federally funded scope of the Project.

• Test compliance with Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage requirements, including certified payroll review, for the federally funded scope.

• Test compliance with Buy American Act / Build America, Buy America Act (BABA) domestic-sourcing requirements applicable to materials incorporated into the Project.

• Test compliance with applicable FAA grant assurances and, if applicable, Airport

Terminal Program /IIJA-specific conditions.

• Identify any costs charged to the grant(s) that may be unallowable, unsupported, or otherwise questioned, and quantify a schedule of questioned costs.

6. Root-Cause and Control Failure Analysis

Because the Project is near completion, this section is retrospective and diagnostic in nature. The purpose is not to assess the ongoing operating effectiveness of controls, but to document, in factual terms, why the specific issues identified in this audit were not prevented or detected by the controls in place at the time.

• Document the project management and oversight structure that was in place during the Project (City staff, owner's representative, construction manager, and any delegated approval authority), solely as necessary to establish who held responsibility and authority at each stage relevant to a finding.

• For each significant finding identified elsewhere in this audit, identify the specific control point that was designed to address that type of issue (e.g., a required approval, a segregation of duties, a required inspection or certification), and describe, based on the documented record, what occurred at that control point in that instance.

• Determine whether any related concerns were raised at the time (by staff, inspectors, auditors, or third parties) and, if so, document how they were addressed and by whom, based on the available record.

• For each control point examined, describe the observed condition using neutral, descriptive terms (e.g., the control was not documented as having occurred; the required approval was not obtained; the required documentation was incomplete or missing) rather than characterizing the reason the condition occurred.

• The Auditor shall report facts and documented conditions only. The Auditor shall not characterize the cause of any control failure as intentional, negligent, or otherwise attribute motive or intent, and shall not draw legal conclusions of fraud, wrongdoing, or culpability. Any assessment of intent or culpability is outside the scope of this engagement.

The Auditor is not required to perform a general assessment of the City's current or ongoing internal control environment beyond what is necessary to describe the findings in this audit. Recommendations under this section should be limited to control changes directly responsive to the documented conditions, rather than a general internal-controls improvement program.

7. Financial and Budget Analysis

• Prepare an overall budget-to-actual variance analysis for the Project, by major cost category and by contract/change order.

• Reconcile total amounts paid to contractors/vendors to the City's general ledger and grant drawdown records.

• Identify any costs that appear duplicated, unsupported, or inconsistent between the City's financial records and contractor billing records.

8. Optional / Additional Services (Priced Separately)

The City may, at its discretion, authorize any of the following as additional priced tasks based on the results of the base scope of work described above:

• Physical/forensic testing of installed materials or systems (destructive or non-destructive).

• Litigation support, expert witness services, or work product prepared in anticipation of, or in support of, potential cost recovery, civil litigation, or referral to law enforcement or an Office of Inspector General.

• Extension of audit procedures to related projects, contracts, or prior audit periods not otherwise within the scope of this Project.

9. Applicable Standards and Methodology

• The audit shall be conducted in accordance with Generally Accepted Government

Auditing Standards (GAGAS), as issued by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (“Yellow Book”).

• Where fraud indicators are identified, the Auditor shall apply procedures consistent with Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) practice guidance, shall report findings in factual, non-conclusory terms supported by documented evidence, and shall clearly distinguish between findings supported by direct evidence, indicators warranting further review, and unsubstantiated concerns. The Auditor shall not characterize any finding as a legal determination of fraud, and any conclusion regarding intent is outside the scope of this engagement.

• The Auditor's proposal shall include a detailed work plan describing the audit methodology, sampling approach (if any) and justification, data analytics tools to be used (if any), and estimated hours by task and staff level.

• The City will provide the Auditor full access to Project documents and records, including but not limited to: contract documents and specifications, all change orders and supporting justification, pay applications and schedules of values, submittals and shop drawings, inspection and testing reports, as-built drawings, correspondence and RFIs, meeting minutes, procurement and bid files, certified payrolls, and grant administration records.

10. Required Report Content

At a minimum, the final report shall include, for each finding:

1. A clear statement of the condition identified.

2. The criteria violated (contract clause, City policy, or applicable law/regulation/grant condition).

3. The cause, to the extent determinable.

4. The dollar impact or exposure, where quantifiable.

5. A categorization of the finding (e.g., unsupported cost, questioned cost, documentation exception, contract/policy non-compliance, indicator warranting further review) based solely on the evidence obtained, without characterizing intent).

6. A specific, actionable recommendation.

The report shall also include an overall methodology section, a summary of the population and sample (if any) reviewed for each scope area, and a management response section (to be completed by the City prior to finalization). Any documents developed under the agreement will become the property of the City.

SECTION 5

Proposal Responses

Respondents must respond to each of the following inquiries in the order stated. Please respond in full, narrative sentences and restate each inquiry prior to responding:

A. Provide the information listed below:

• Respondent’s name, address, principal office, and type of entity (i.e., corporation, LLC, etc.).

• The date of incorporation/organization and the state in which Respondent is incorporated or organized.

• Former names, if any, under which Respondent has conducted business and the years of operation under each name.

• IRS Tax Information:

1) Firm’s federal tax ID number or alternate number, or

2) A copy of firm’s most current available IRS W-9 Form

NOTE: If Respondent is submitting as an individual, tax information is not required at this time. However, if selected as the/a successful respondent, Respondent will be required to provide their social security number at that time.

• Respondent’s insurance carrier and City contact.

• The name of the contact person responsible for the RFP process including title, telephone number and email address.

B. Provide a brief narrative of your proposed methodology responding directly to scope areas.

C. Provide team, roles, and relevant certifications/qualifications (including any subconsultants).

D. Provide a work plan and timeline, including estimated hours by task and staff level.

E. Provide relevant experience and at least three references including e-mails and phone numbers.

F. Provide a statement to affirm independence from parties affiliated with the ARP.

G. Provide a fee proposal, itemized by task and staff level, presented as not-to-exceed. Respondents should include badging costs, details can be found on the Salt Lake City Airport website, under badging.

H. Provide evidence of certifications and required forms required in Section 3

Minimum Qualifications.

I. Provide a completed Affirmation of GRAMA Understanding and Compliance, Attachment A of this RFP.

SECTION 6

Evaluation Criteria

A. EVALUATION CRITERIA

Initially, a review of each Proposal will be completed by SLCDA staff to ensure compliance with the terms, conditions and requirements of the RFP. Any Proposals that fail to meet all of the Minimum Proposals listed in Section 3 of the RFP may be deemed non-responsive.

Each member of the selection committee shall use the evaluation criteria and percentage weights below to establish their own ranking of the Respondents. The committee shall then use these individual rankings to establish an aggregate ranking of all the acceptable Proposals.

1. Relevant experience and qualifications (forensic/construction/federal compliance audit experience) – (30%)

2. Proposed methodology and understanding of scope – (25%)

3. Proposed staffing plan and team qualifications – (25%)

4. Fee proposal / cost reasonableness – (20%)

B. INTERVIEWS

The Airport reserves the right to conduct interviews with the highest-ranked Respondents. Interview requirements and scoring methodology will be provided to those Respondents selected for further consideration. Respondents are reminded that the selection committee shall look at the reasonableness of all aspects of the Proposal and shall, in the selection committee’s sole judgment, choose the Respondent with the best overall Proposal.

APPENDIX

AGREEMENT FORM

The agreement form is provided for information purposes only. City may modify the terms of the agreement at any time prior to execution.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is between SALT LAKE CITY CORPORATION, a Utah municipal corporation (“City” or “Sponsor”), and _______________________, a _____ _________________, authorized to and doing business in Utah, (“Consultant”), and is dated as of the date the City Recorder attests the applicable City signature, which shall be the recordation date (the “Effective Date”).

RECITALS

A. City owns the Salt Lake City International Airport, the South Valley

Regional Airport, and the Tooele Valley Airport (“Airport” or “Airports”) and through its Department of Airports (“SLCDA”) operates the Airports.

B. City and Consultant seek to enter into this Agreement for the Consultant to provide the services specified herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the following mutual promises and considerations, the parties agree to the following:

ARTICLE 1 - CONSULTANT SERVICES

A. Basic Services. The Consultant shall perform the "Basic Services," as more fully specified in Exhibit A attached hereto and hereby incorporated by reference, generally described as Airport redevelopment project auditing services (“Project”).

B. Consultant Representative. The Consultant has designated ____________________ as the Consultant's representative who shall have authority to act on behalf of the Consultant. The Consultant shall not change the Consultant's representative without at least seven (7) days prior written notice to City. Any replacement for the Consultant's representative shall be at least as qualified for the Project as the person being replaced. The hourly rate for any such replacement representative shall not exceed the hourly rate of the person being replaced.

C. Consultant shall be registered with the Utah Department of Commerce Division of

Corporations and Commercial Code either as a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, DBA, or otherwise, and remain registered throughout the term of this Agreement.

ARTICLE 2- TERM

The term of this Agreement shall commence upon the Effective Date and continue for three (3) years, unless earlier terminated as specified herein.

City may at its sole option extend the term of this Agreement thereafter for two (2) additional periods of one (1) year each as City may determine on an annual basis. City shall exercise each such option by emailing notice of such extension to Consultant’s Notice Address at least thirty (30) days prior to any expiration of this Agreement.

ARTICLE 3- NON-EXCLUSIVITY

The Consultant acknowledges that City has or may hire other consultants to perform work similar to that which is within the Consultant's scope of work under this Agreement. The Consultant further acknowledges that this Agreement is not a guarantee of the assignment of any work and that City may assign work to various consultants solely within City's discretion.

ARTICLE 4 - COMPENSATION

For the Basic Services specified in this Agreement, City shall pay the Consultant an amount negotiated on an individual project basis, as outlined in Exhibit B, Compensation.

If travel is required to perform obligations under this Agreement, and the City authorizes such travel in advance and in writing, travel expenses shall conform to the Airport Travel and Expense Policy. The policy, as may be modified from time to time, is accessible on the Internet at http://www.slcairport.com/assets/pdfDocuments/travel_and_expense_policy.pdf. The titles and URL links herein may be subject to change from time to time.

Consultant shall invoice City on a monthly basis for services completed during that period. Consultant shall delivery invoice either by mail to the Notice Address listed in Article 18, or by email to airportap@slc.gov

City shall review, approve, and remit compensation for undisputed work submitted by Consultant within thirty (30) days. Should City dispute any aspect of an invoice, City shall notify Consultant of such within fifteen (15) days. City and Consultant will work in good faith to resolve disputed invoices in a timely manner.

ARTICLE 5 - SERVICE STANDARDS AND QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. Conformance to Laws. The Consultant and Consultant's work product shall be in conformance with all applicable federal, state, City and other local laws, regulations and ordinances.

B. Quality Assurance. The Consultant shall be solely responsible to City for the quality of all services performed by the Consultant or its subcontractors under this Agreement. All services furnished by the Consultant, or its subcontractors shall be performed in accordance with the best professional judgment and skill, in a timely manner and shall be fit and suitable for the purposes intended by City. The foregoing standard shall not be construed, and is not intended, to require the Consultant to exercise professional skill greater than, or to utilize techniques more advanced than, such as are now generally exercised and utilized by major firms in the same business as the Consultant in the United States.

http://www.slcairport.com/assets/pdfDocuments/travel_and_expense_policy.pdf mailto:airportap@slc.gov

C. Standard of Care. In addition to its duties and obligations under this Agreement, the Consultant shall exercise the degree of skill, competence, quality, and professional care rendered by the leading and most reputable companies performing the same or similar type services in the United States and shall cooperate with City and other parties in furthering the interests of the City in connection with the Project.

ARTICLE 6 - INDEMNITY PROVISIONS

A. Consultant shall, at its sole cost and expense, indemnify and hold City and its officers, board members, departments, representatives, City authorized representative(s), agents, employees, affiliates, successors and assigns harmless from and against all losses, claims, demands, suits, actions, legal or administrative proceedings, damages, costs, charges and causes of action of every kind or character whatsoever, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney’s fees and other legal costs such as those for paralegal, investigative, legal support services and the actual costs incurred for expert witness testimony, (collectively "Claims") directly or indirectly arising from, related to or connected with, in whole or in part, Consultant's work under the Agreement, including but not limited to Claims directly or indirectly arising from, related to or connected with, in whole or in part:

any act, omission, fraud, wrongful or reckless conduct, fault or negligence by Consultant or its officers, directors, agents, employees, subcontractors or suppliers of any tier, or by any of their employees, agents or persons under their direction or control; violation by Consultant or Consultant's officers, directors, agents, subcontractors or suppliers of any tier, or by any of their employees, agents and persons under their direction or control, of any copyright, trademark or patent or federal, State or local law, rule, code, regulation, policy or ordinance; nonpayment to any of Consultant's subcontractors or suppliers of any tier, or if any officers, agents, consultants, employees or representatives of Consultant or its subcontractors or suppliers of any tier; and, any other act, omission, fault or negligence, whether active or passive, of Consultant or anyone acting under its direction or control or on its behalf in connection with or incidental to the performance of this Agreement (collectively "Acts and Omissions"). This indemnification obligation includes any penalties or fines assessed by the Federal Aviation Administration or Transportation Security Administration as well as any other costs to the City, such as investigation and security training, incurred as a result of any violation of federal security regulations, including the Airport security plan, by the Consultant, its subcontractors, or anyone directly or indirectly employed by them or anyone for whose acts they may be liable.

B. Consultant shall, at its sole cost and expense, defend City and its officers, board members, departments, representatives, authorized representative(s), agents and employees, affiliates, successors and assigns from and against all Claims that are directly or indirectly based, in whole or in part, upon the allegation or assertions, express or implied, that Consultant, or its officers, directors, agents, subcontractors or suppliers of any tier, or any of their employees, agents or persons under their direction or control, committed any Acts and Omissions, regardless of whether such allegations or assertions are true and whether or not

Consultant, or its officers, directors, agents, subcontractors or suppliers of any tier, or any of their employees, agents or persons under their direction or control, are ultimately found liable for such Acts and Omissions.

C. Consultant’s duty to defend shall arise only upon City's tender of defense to

Consultant in writing. Upon receipt of City's tender of defense, if Consultant does not promptly accept the defense and thereafter duly and diligently defend City and its officers, board members, departments, representatives, authorized representative(s), agents and employees, affiliates, successors and assigns as provided herein, then Consultant shall pay and be liable for the reasonable costs, expenses and attorneys' fees incurred after the tender of defense by City and its officers, board members, departments, representatives, authorized representative(s), agents and employees, affiliates, successors and assigns, in defending against the Claims and enforcing this provision.

D. Nothing herein shall be construed to require Consultant to indemnify, hold harmless, or defend City from City's fault, which shall be apportioned between the parties based on the proportionate share of fault of each party.

E. The parties intend that the indemnity and defense provisions in this Article 6 shall be interpreted so as to be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law, but nothing herein shall be interpreted in any manner to violate public policy.

F. Consultant’s agreements with its subcontractors shall provide in writing (in a form acceptable to City) that each subcontractor shall, jointly and severally with Consultant, indemnify and defend City, and City's officers, board members, departments, representatives, authorized representative(s), agents and employees, affiliates, successors and assigns, from any alleged Acts and Omissions of the subcontractor, and its officers, directors, agents, subcontractors or suppliers of any tier, and their employees, agents or persons under their direction or control, to at least the same degree as Consultant is bound to indemnify, defend and hold City harmless from and against such alleged Acts and Omissions under the provisions of this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent Consultant from making a claim against its subcontractors for contribution at law or pursuing contribution or indemnification from its subcontractors pursuant to the terms and conditions of the subcontracts between Consultant and its subcontractors.

G. The Consultant hereby acknowledges receipt of good and valuable consideration for the indemnification obligations of this Agreement.

H. The indemnification obligations of this Agreement shall not be reduced by a limitation on the amount or type of damages, compensation or benefits payable by or for the Consultant, a subcontractor under workers' compensation acts, disability benefits acts, or other employee benefit acts.

I. If the above indemnity provisions in this Agreement are deemed void in whole or in part under Utah law, then the following indemnification obligations shall apply except to the extent such provisions are deemed void: Consultant shall indemnify and hold harmless the City, its officers and employees, from liabilities, damages, losses and costs, including but not limited to, reasonable attorney’s fees, to the extent caused by the acts or inaction, negligence, recklessness, or intentional wrongful misconduct of the Consultant and persons employed or utilized by the Consultant in the performance of the Agreement.

J. Environmental Indemnity. Consultant’s Acts and Omissions, for purposes of this

Agreement, shall include, without limitation, any violation of federal, state or local environmental laws or requirements by Consultant or Consultant’s officers, directors, agents, subcontractors or suppliers of any tier, and Consultant’s indemnification obligation shall include (but not be limited to) all cleanup and remedial costs, diminution in the value of City’s property, and reasonable legal fees and costs incurred by City in connection with any such violation or the enforcement of this provision.

K. The provisions of this Article 6 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the completion of the work and shall apply to all Claims regardless of whether they arise before or after completion of the work under the Agreement.

ARTICLE 7 - INSURANCE

A. Insurance. Consultant must be covered by insurance for the Consultant’s operations and for subcontractors, and for all other parties for whom the Consultant is legally liable. Consultant, at its own cost and expense, shall secure and maintain the following policies of insurance:

1. Professional Liability Insurance.

a. The professional liability policy shall have limits of not less than $2,000,000 per claim, which insures the agreement to indemnify and save harmless City from and against any and all claims arising from the negligent acts, errors, or omissions of the Consultant and any subcontractor in the performance of the professional services rendered under this Agreement whether such operations be by Consultant, subcontractor, or anyone directly or indirectly employed by either of them.

b. In the event that City's tender of defense based on the Consultant's and any subcontractor’s alleged negligence is rejected by the Consultant, and the Consultant is later found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been negligent as aforesaid, then in addition to any other remedies City may have, the Consultant agrees to pay City's reasonable costs, expenses and attorneys’ fees in proving such negligence, defending itself and enforcing this indemnity provision.

c. The policy shall (i) provide full prior acts coverage or have a retroactive date effective before the Effective Date, and (ii) be maintained for a period of three (3) years following the end of the term of this Agreement or contain a comparable "extended discovery" clause or "tail coverage."

2. Commercial General Liability Insurance. Consultant shall provide and maintain commercial general liability insurance naming City as additional insured on a primary and non-contributory basis in comparison to all other insurance including City’s own policy or policies of…