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r. 6.1.A. - Page 20. of Redwood City Proposal Firm Qualifications and Experience About the Firs; The Firm has offices located in San Francisco, San Jose, Century City, San Diego, Irvine and Hong Kong, and provides a full range of accounting services to governmental agencies and private sector organizations throughout California, the United States, and internationally including audit, tax, accounting, computer audit assistance, and business and management advisory services, The Firm has extensive experience encompassing all aspects of the financial arena. One hundred and sixty -five (165) professional staff members provide the financial background and specific experience to meet the City's operational needs. In addition the Firm is a subsidiary of Marcum, LLP, a national accounting firm with over 150 partners and 1,100 employees. This situation provides the Firm with the resources of a national accounting practice. Additionally, this situation provides the City with an auditing firm that has depth in resources, capabilities to address any financial issue the City may need assistance with, and the quality audit approach that you expect. All this and a local firm philosophy of providing service. Our San Francisco office will be the Engagement Office assigned to the City. Firm policy requires that the Engagement Partner, during the first year of the engagement, be actively involved in the daily fieldwork. This means to the City that Ms. Wilson will actually be on- site during the audit coordinating the audit process, supervising the audit staff, gaining a hands -on understanding of City processes, and benefiting the City with her broad municipal experience. We have found that this effort benefits the City and the Firm through developing a thorough knowledge of the City's practices and issues and establishing a close working relationship with the City's Management. Additionally, continuity of audit personnel is assured because of the hands on involvement of the Partner. We are committed to providing appropriate and related experience, personal involvement, and a broad business perspective to produce a quality end product within the time frames required. ;5 The Firm provides financial and compliance auditing services to governmental agencies throughout California. We are a governmental agency auditing firm and we have been performing these } services for over 20 years. As a result, we have performed financial and compliance audits on �y most, if not all, types of governmental agencies and operations including: • Cities • Counties • Redevelopment Agencies • Financing Authorities • Housing Authorities • Electrical Utilities • Special Districts • Water Districts • Waste Management Authorities and Operations • Pension Plans • Child Care Operations • Joint Power Authorities • Risk Pools • Investment Activities • Landfills • Airports • Transportation Operations • Federal and State Grants t Caporicci & Larson, CPAs �E .,