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The County of Mendocino is pleased to announce the implementation of Planet Bid System™, a fully automated web-based vendor and bid management system. This system will make doing business with the County of Mendocino easier by providing vendors up-to-date information regarding bid requests.

Some of the key features and benefits of Planet Bid System™ include the ability to:

Maintain your own profile as a new or existing vendor
Receive automatic e-mail notifications for selected bid opportunities based on product/service categories
Search for all types of requests, addenda, plan holders, bid results, and awards at any time
Request and download bid document(s) when available
Receive automatic addendum notification as a bid participant
Submit electronic bids, if applicable, allowing bid responses to be securely submitted on-line.
And much more

The County of Mendocino will be phasing in conducting all of its bid and proposal solicitations online through the Planet Bid System™ , starting with solicitations for goods starting October 1, 2020. At this time, we ask that vendors begin registering by Clicking Here

To view current bidding opportunities for goods Click Here or via the listed competitive processed below.

Open Construction/Facility Related Bids and Quotes

Application for the Inclusion on the County's Qualified Bidders List

RFP Status Description:

Open: The RFP submission deadline hasn't closed.
Closed: The RFP submission deadline has closed (Please refer to the RFP description page for additional status updates. An RFP is still considered pending during the evaluation period and until a contract(s) is awarded.)
Awarded: The RFP process has concluded and a contract has been awarded.

Audit Services

Department:Retirement

Category:Request for Bids
RFP Number:RET 2025-001
Start Date:02/27/2025
Close Date:03/28/2025 5:00 PM

AwardedNo
Pending No
FailedNo

Mendocino County Employees Retirement Association (MCERA) is requesting proposals from qualified firms of certified public accountants (Auditor) to plan and conduct Agreed-Upon Procedures (AUP) attestation audits to accomplish the following objectives:

Validate MCERA’s conformance with the California County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 (CERL), the Public Employee’s Pension Reform Act (PEPRA), the MCERA Board of Retirement policies, and other applicable requirements.
Verify the adequacy and effectiveness of MCERA’s control environment to promote efficient use of resources, protection of assets, and its design to deter and detect errors or misappropriation of assets.
Enhance governance by providing insights into risk management and control mechanisms.

On February 24, 2025, MCERA’s Audit Committee approved the Proposed Audit Plan for Fiscal Years 2025-26 and 2026-27 with four specific AUP audits, two in each fiscal year, including services for preparing a risk-based Audit Plan for two additional fiscal years. The approved AUP audits and services are listed below:

Service Retirement Benefit Payments and Refunds x Notification and Issuance of Death and Survivor Benefits
Vendor Payments
Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting
Risk Based Audit Plan for FY 2027-28 and FY 2028-29

Please see RFP RET 2025-001, Audit Services for more information.

Response to Questions and Requests for Additional Information Addendum No. 1, posted on March 12, 2025.

Respondents must submit an electronic copy of the written response to this Request for Proposal (RFP) no later than 5:00 p.m. PST on March 28, 2025. Inquiries are not to be directed to board members, staff or consultants of MCERA. Any inquiries concerning this request for proposal must be submitted via email to the Point of Contact

Doris Rentschler

Executive Director

Mendocino County Employees Retirement Association

625-B Kings Court, Ukiah, CA 95482

Tel: (707) 463-4328

Doris.Rentschler@mendocinocounty.gov

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