The selected vendor will provide independent financial statement audit services to a government authority in Ithaca, New York. Services include conducting an audit of the agency's financial statements, encompassing governmental activities, discretely presented component units, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information. Additionally, the vendor will perform a separate audit of the Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment financial statements.

Audits must be carried out in compliance with generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS) in the United States and with Government Auditing Standards issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. The engagement also includes conducting a federal single audit following the Uniform Guidance (2 CFR Part 200). The vendor is expected to provide clear and timely communication of proposed audit adjustments, findings, and recommendations to agency officials. Attendance at Common Council meetings to explain audit results and availability for meetings with state auditing entities may be required.