Empanelment of CA firms for Internal Audit of Units of Karnataka State Aids Prevention Society

Empanelment of CA firms for Internal Audit of District Units & Peripherals Units of Karnataka State Aids Prevention Society

Karnataka State AIDS Prevention Society (KSAPS) has issued a call for Expressions of Interest (EOI) from Chartered Accountant (CA) firms to conduct internal audits of its district and peripheral units for the financial year 2023-24. As part of the National AIDS Control Programme Phase V, KSAPS is funded by the International Development Association and DFID. To be eligible, CA firms must be empanelled with the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) and have at least one office in Karnataka. The firms must also employ Kannada-speaking staff, given the administrative language of local NGOs/CBOs. Interested firms should submit their EOIs with a detailed capability statement, including organizational profiles and financial turnover for the last three years. Applications must be sent to the Project Director at KSAPS by 10/2024. Late or incomplete submissions will not be considered. For further information, contact KSAPS via email at [email protected] or phone.

Department of Health & Family Welfare
KARNATAKA STATE AIDS PREVENTION S CIETY
Arogya Soudha, 4^th Floor, 1^st Cross, Magadi Road, Bangalore-5601023

No. KSAPS/JD(F)/01/2017-18(P) Dated: 02-09-2024

CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

Sub: Appointment of Chartered Accountant firms for Internal Audit of District Units & Peripherals Units of Karnataka State Aids Prevention Society.

Karnataka State AIDS Prevention Society is responsible for implementing the National AIDS control programme Phase V in the State. The Government of India has received a Credit from the funds pooled by the International Development Association and DFID in various currencies towards the cost of NACP and it is intended that part of the proceeds of this credit will be applied to eligible payments under the contracts for which this invitation for Bids is issued. KSAPS is a registered organization under the control of the State Government and it is the Nodal Organization for all the HIV/AIDS prevention and control work that is taken up in the State.

Expressions of interest are invited from CAG empanelled Chartered Accountant firms to conduct Audit of Accounts of NGO’s/CBO’s etc. for the financial year 2023-24.

Eligibility and assessment Criteria:

1. The Expression of Interest and capability will be assessed against evidence of skills and experience in providing accountancy services in the State.

2. Service Provider should have one Head Office or Branch office in Karnataka is compulsory. Any service provider located out of Karnataka and not having Head Office or 13ranch Office within Karnataka, such proposal will not be considered.

3. As the administrative language of NGO/CBO in Kannada, it is necessary for office to employ Kannada speaking officials.

Requirements:

The E01 should be sent along with a capability statement including a profile of the organization relevant technical and geographical coverage along with the financial turnover for the last 3 financial years. A format for the capability statement may be obtained from this office by written letter addressed to the Project Director or may be obtained from the website: https://ksaps.karnataka.gov.in Any EOI with inadequate information or those which do not meet the above criteria, or those received after the closing date will not be short listed. EOI should be as concise and focused as possible to give evidence of the above requirements including the capability.

Statement and organization profiles should be mailed to the Project Director to the above address, on or before0M/2024 super scribing on the sealed cover “EOI for Appointment of Internal Audit of Peripherals units & Peripherals of KSAPS”. Only organizations, which pass the pre-selection process, will be contacted and invited to submit detailed proposals.

For further information on NACP, interested bidders are requested to contact the following, e-mail [email protected] or Telephone No. 2955 7021, 2955 7022. The contact persons are Project Director/joint Director (Finance).

Project Director
Karnataka State AIDS Prevention Society,
Bangalore

Expression of Interest for short listing Chartered Accountant Firms for the audit of the accounts of District Units/ Peripheral Institutions.

PART-A

Status of the Firm

Partnership

Sole Proprietorship

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1.	a) Name of the Firm (in Capital Letters)
	) Address of the Head Office (Please also give telephone no. and e-mail address)
	b) PAN No. of the firm
2	ICAI Registration No……………………………			Region Name……………………………………….
	Region Code No……………………………
3	Empanelment number with C & AG:
4	a) Date of constitution of the firm:
	) Date since when the firm has a full time FCA
5	Full-time Partners/Sole Proprietor of the firm as on 1st January 2024
	Continuous association with the firm			Reg. Number of FCA		Reg. Number of ACA
	a) Less than one year
	a) 1 year or more but less than 5 years
	b) 5 years or more but less than 10 years
	c) 10 years or more but less than 15 years
	b) 15 years or more
Note: Please attach the copy of Firm’s Constitution Certificate issued by ICAI as on 1/1/2020
6	Number of Part time Partners if any, as on –ft January,
7	Number of full time Chartered Accountant as on 1st January,
8	Number of audit staff employed full-time with the firm Note: As the administrative language of NGO/CBOs is Kannada, it is necessary for your office to employ Kannada speaking officials.
	a) Articles/ Audit Clerks
	d) Other Audit Staff (with knowledge of book keeping and accountancy)
	e) Other Professional Staff (please specify)
9	Number of Branches if any (please mention place & locations). Note: At least one Head office or Branch office should be located in any where in Karnataka
10	Whether the firms is engaged in any internal or external audit or providing any other services to any Govt. Company/Corporation or co-operative institution etc. (If yes, details may be given on a separate sheet)			Yes/No
11	Whether the firms is implementing quality control policies and procedures designed to ensure that all audit are conducted in accordance with Statements on Standard Auditing Practices.(If yes, a brief note on the procedure adopted is to be enclosed)			Yes/No
12	Are there are any court/ arbitration/legal cases against the firm (If yes, give a brief note of the cases indicating its present status)			Yes/No
13	Fees earned by the firm for the last 5 years
Type of Audit		PSU/Autonomous body	Companies in private sector		Bank
Statutory/ Branch Audit /
6-monthly audit review
Internal/ Concurrent Audit
Total of the above

PART 7 B
Undertaking

I/We the sole proprietor/partners of M/s……………………………………………… chartered accountants do hereby join and severely verify and declare:-

i) that the particulars given are complete and correct and that is any of the statements made or information so furnished in the application form is later found not correct or false or there had be suppressive of material information, the firm would not only stand disqualified from the allotment but would be liable for disciplinary action under the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 and regulations framed thereunder;

ii) that the firm proprietor or partners have not been debarred or cautioned by ICAI during the last years (if cautioned give details);

iii) that individually we are not engaged in practice otherwise or in any other activity which would deemed to be a practice under Section 2(2) of the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949;

iv) that the constitution of the firm as on 1^st January of the relevant year shown in the Expression of interest is the same as that in the constitution certificate issued by the ‘CAI.

SI. No.	Name of the Partner/ Sole Proprietor	Membership registration number	PAN No.	Date of payment of fees for the relevant year…… A/B*	Signature of Partner/ sole proprietor

• A- for membership
• B —for issue of Certificate of practice

[seal of the firm]

Place:
Date:
Encl….. pages

Signature of Proprietor/Sole Partner