Accounting and auditing services

Description

The procurement is for auditing services in accordance with the Local Government Act and accompanying regulations and high quality municipal auditing practice. See the contract and requirement specifications (Annex 1 to the contract) for further information. The procurement is for audits of the following entities: — Bergen Municipality: • audit of all the municipal activities and the financial information included in Bergen Municipality's annual accounts (Bykassen); • audit of the municipal company Bergen Vann KF (http://bergenvann.com/); • resident accounts in Bergen Municipality. Audits of inter-municipal collaborations: — inter-municipal committee for acute pollution (IUA); — west fire and rescue region; — the 110 telephone exchange; — Bergen Brannhistoriske Stiftelse. There will also be a need for other assignments when carrying out the mentioned auditing assignments: — ongoing attestations/statements; — attestation of term assignments for VAT compensation 6 times a year; — follow-up of Bergen Municipality's finance rules; — meetings, including compulsory meetings in the city council and the supervisory board when cases that require auditing are discussed; — consultancy services for individual questions on accounts and finances; — simplified compliance checks with finance management, cf. the Local Government Act §24-9; — agreed inspections (ISRS 4400) as ordered by the supervisory board; estimated scope up to 500 hours a year; — information on the budget for 2020 for Bergen Municipality can be found at the following website: https://www.bergen.kommune.no/politikk/budsjett/budsjett-2020 An option is wanted for investigation services.