Offer_and_Acceptance.pdf

This is an Offer and Acceptance form for the City of Tucson, Arizona, used to formalize contract agreements between the City and contractors. The document serves as the binding agreement whereby an undersigned contractor offers to furnish materials or services in full compliance with all terms, scope of work, conditions, specifications, and amendments incorporated into the original solicitation. The form requires the contractor to provide contact information including company name, authorized representative details, address, phone number, and email. Upon completion, the City of Tucson accepts the offer through approval by the Tucson City Attorney and the Director of Business Services, both signing in their official capacities rather than personally, thereby binding the contractor to deliver the specified materials or services under an assigned contract number.

The Offer and Acceptance form is directly applicable to the City of Tucson's contract opportunity with El Pueblo Housing Development (EPHD), a municipally affiliated 501(c)(3) nonprofit subsidiary seeking comprehensive outsourced accounting and financial management services. EPHD funds its affordable housing development through LIHTC equity, HOME, CDBG, ARPA/SLFRF, Arizona Department of Housing funds, tax-exempt bonds, vouchers, and philanthropic sources. Qualified accounting firms may propose for accounting services, audit services, or both, with strict independence safeguards required when a single firm provides both services, including separate engagement teams and partners, prohibitions on audit team members preparing audited records, and annual independence representations with current peer review reports.