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Read. Follow. Verify.Contract Details: Smart & Associates LLP Financial Consulting
Record date · December 18, 2013
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What This Bill Does
This document outlines a professional services contract between the City of Chicago and Smart & Associates LLP for financial audit and services. The agreement covers a ten-year period from 2007 through 2016.
This contract establishes the firm responsible for conducting financial audits for the Chicago Department of Finance over a nine-year term.
Who It Affects
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Smart & Associates LLP
The firm is contracted to provide financial audit and attestation services to the City of Chicago.
Department of Finance
The department is responsible for managing the audit services provided by the vendor.
Key Facts
- Contract number 14191 was approved on December 18, 2013.
- The contract covers financial services specifically for audit and attestation.
- The contract term began on January 1, 2007, and ended on December 31, 2016.
- The vendor is Smart & Associates LLP, located in Bryn Mawr, PA.
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- The contract is categorized under professional services for amounts of $250,000 or above.
- The listed award amount in this specific document is $0.
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Retroactive Approval
The contract was approved in December 2013, despite having a start date in January 2007, indicating a multi-year retroactive or long-term renewal structure.
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- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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