Opportunity
San Mateo Opengov #2027-RFP - Informal-00183
Construction Auditing Services for Four San Mateo County Event Center Projects
Posted
October 23, 2026
Respond By
November 02, 2026
Identifier
2027-RFP - Informal-00183
NAICS
541211
The County of San Mateo is seeking independent construction auditing services for four Event Center improvement projects. - Government buyer: County of San Mateo, County Executive’s Office; named contact: Michael Bolander. - OEMs and vendors: No OEMs, vendors, or prospective audit firms are named in the opportunity. - Projects to be audited: San Mateo County Resiliency Center (SMCRC), Cypress Restroom Project, RV Park Project, and CalOES Generator Project. - Requested services: Review procurement and bidding records, contracts and modifications, budgets and expenditures, payment applications and invoices, change orders, labor and material costs, compliance documents, and supporting records. Identify and quantify unsupported costs, potential overpayments, duplicate billings, and other discrepancies, and recommend corrective actions and control improvements. - Deliverables and timing: Audit work plan, document request list, preliminary findings, final audit report, management response and resolution log, supporting workpapers, and a closing meeting. Each assigned fast-track audit must be completed within 60 days. - Notable requirements: Firms must be independent of audited parties and demonstrate construction-audit and public-sector experience, qualified staff, and sufficient capacity. A detailed fee proposal is requested. - Products and quantities: No hardware or other product line items are requested; service quantities are not specified. - Term: One-year agreement with three optional extensions, subject to County approval.
Description
The County of San Mateo is seeking proposals from qualified independent certified construction auditing firms to audit four San Mateo County Event Center improvement projects partially funded by the County General Fund. The work includes reviewing procurement and bidding, project contracts, construction expenditures, payment applications and invoices, change orders, labor and material costs, and supporting records. Audits are intended to identify potential overpayments, mispayments, unsupported costs, and contractual noncompliance, and to recommend improvements to the County’s financial and construction controls. The consultant must be prepared to complete each assigned fast-track audit within 60 days and provide reports, supporting workpapers, and a closing presentation.