Grand Traverse County (the County) is requesting proposals from qualified firms of certified public accountants to audit the financial statements of the governmental activities, the business-type activities, the aggregate discretely presented component units, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the County for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2018, and 2019 with the possibility of two one-year extensions to be granted upon Board approval. The audits are to be performed onsite and conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, the standards set forth for financial audits in the U.S. General Accounting Office’s (GAO) Government Auditing Standards (2011 revision), the provisions of the federal Single Audit Act of 1984 (as amended 1996) and U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-133, Audits of States and Local Governments and Nonprofit Organizations, as well as the laws and standards prescribed by the State of Michigan and its Treasurer.