About this opportunity
AI summaryPenMet Parks requires qualified, independent forensic accounting firms to examine the financial and operational records of the operator of Madrona Links Golf Course. The selected consultant must verify gross greens-fee revenues and percentage rent owed, evaluate profitability and cash disposition, and review expenditures related to contractual maintenance and capital improvement obligations. Responding firms must provide an engagement lead with an active Washington CPA license and demonstrate significant experience in forensic accounting, business profits, related-party transactions, and litigation support. Applicants must submit proposals and questions via email in PDF format to Jessica Wigle, Director of Finance, at [email protected]. Written questions are due by noon Pacific Time on November 16, 2026, and final proposals are due by 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on December 1, 2026. The evaluation criteria include relevant forensic accounting experience and qualifications (50%), fee proposal (20%), and potential expert witness experience (10%), with contract execution targeted by January 4, 2027.
Buyer and opportunity details
- Client
- Peninsula Metropolitan Park District
- Solicitation No.
- EO-2026-002
Scope of work
- Phase I: Contractual and financial mapping, records preservation, and audit plan
- Phase II: Gross greens-fee reconstruction and rent reconciliation
- Phase III: Complete operating results, owner benefits, and reasonable-profit analysis
- Phase IV: Maintenance, repair, and capital-improvement compliance review
- Phase V: Authorized interviews, corroboration, and additional investigation
- Planning memorandum detailing final methodology, contract matrix, and budgets
- Monthly interim status memoranda and detailed machine-readable calculation schedules
- Confidential draft report, final signed evidence-based report, presentations, and expert services
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Relevant forensic accounting experience and qualifications | 50% |
| Ability to meet a feasible project schedule | 20% |
| Fee proposal | 20% |
| Potential expert witness experience | 10% |
Minimum qualifications
- Meaningful experience in forensic accounting, commercial revenue-reconstruction engagements, and financial investigations
- Experience in analysis of business profits, related-party transactions, and litigation-support work
- Engagement lead holding an active Washington CPA license with demonstrated forensic accounting expertise
- Engagement lead preferably holding Cr.FA, CFF, CPA with forensic specialization, or equivalent credential
- Successful respondent may be required to submit to an acceptable criminal background check
Documents to include with your response
- Cover letter with primary contact, phone, email, and website
- Firm overview and experience
- Key project personnel resumes, relevant credentials, and litigation qualifications
- Three references from agencies or organizations provided similar services
- Fee proposal with estimated not-to-exceed fee for each phase using Appendix A
- Hourly rates for key personnel
- Hourly rates for expert witness services
- Fee proposal for each recommended service or task not included in the scope of work
Key dates
- RFP issued
- November 5, 2026
- Written questions due
- Noon, November 16, 2026
- Responses to questions posted
- Noon, November 19, 2026
- Proposals due
- 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on December 1, 2026
- Interviews if requested
- Week of December 7, 2026
- Notice of intent to award
- December 14, 2026
- Contract execution target
- No later than January 4, 2027
- District original target for substantial completion
- April 2027
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Submit electronically in PDF format to Jessica Wigle, Director of Finance, at [email protected].
Contract details
- Term
- Commencing promptly after contract execution targeted no later than January 4, 2027, with an original target for substantial completion in April 2027.
- Place of performance
- Madrona Links Golf Course in Gig Harbor, Washington
- Insurance and bonding
- The successful respondent shall maintain insurance that is sufficient to protect the respondent and PenMet Parks against all applicable risks.