Audit of Contract No. 2017-199 Custodial Services for Park Facilities, November 2018

3 |  A u d i t o f C o n t r a c t N o . 2 0 1 7 ‐ 1 9 9  N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 8 Background and Objectives The Clerk of the Circuit Court and County Comptroller’s  Internal Audit Department and Office of  the Inspector General has completed an audit of Contract No. 2017‐199 Custodial Services for  Park Facilities. The audit was planned and conducted in conformance with the  International  Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing (Standards) . Those standards  require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain sufficient, appropriate evidence to  provide a reasonable basis for our findings and conclusions based on our audit objectives. We  believe the evidence obtained provides a reasonable basis for our findings and conclusions  based on our audit objectives. The purpose of the audit was to determine compliance with the  terms of the contract.   Background  The Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources (PRNR) Department oversees a diverse portfolio  of park facilities, natural areas and recreation programs. The County’s existing system of parks  and preserves contains over 160 sites, encompassing approximately 3,600 acres of parkland  and over 50,000 acres of managed natural areas. These sites range from very small,  neighborhood‐scaled parks that provide close‐to‐home recreation opportunities, to large  natural areas that protect thousands of acres of native southwest Florida habitats. The County entered into the current agreement, Contract No. 2017‐199 Custodial Services for  Park Facilities effective June 1, 2017. The agreement provides that the contractor shall provide  general maintenance services at a total of 76 County parks, recreation, and preserve locations.  The services include emptying garbage and recycle containers, collecting loose litter and debris,  restroom facility cleaning, picnic shelter and pavilion cleaning, playground raking, and other  related services. The contract was amended on December 14, 2017, to include an additional  location, bringing the total to 77. The agreement also allows for the County to request the  contractor to provide additional custodial services on an as needed basis at a specified  contractual rate.