Notice Details

New York City Economic Development Corporation (“NYCEDC”) is seeking to engage an independent auditor to perform the annual audit of its financial statements, as well as separate year-end audits of its associated entities: New York City Industrial Development Agency (“NYCIDA”), Build NYC Resource Corporation (“BNYC”), New York City Land Development Corporation (“NYCLDC”), Brooklyn Marine Terminal Development Corporation (“BMTDC”), HPPM LLC, and the preparation of applicable tax forms 990 and CHAR 500. NYCEDC shall select one respondent to this Request for Proposals (“RFP”) to provide the aforementioned services for all six entities. The auditor will be engaged to perform the services pursuant to six separate four (4) year contracts with NYCEDC, NYCIDA, BNYC, NYCLDC, BMTDC, and HPPM LLC. Capitalized terms used herein without definition will be found in the RFP.

NYCEDC plans to select an auditor on the basis of factors stated in the RFP  which include but are not limited to: the quality of the audit firm’s proposal, experience of key staff identified in the proposal, the audit firm’s demonstrated successful experience in performing services similar to the services described in the RFP, and the Maximum Contract Price for each contract.

It is the policy of NYCEDC to comply with all federal, state and City laws and regulations which prohibit unlawful discrimination because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status and other protected category and to take affirmative action in working with contracting parties to ensure certified Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises (MWBEs) share in the economic opportunities generated by NYCEDC’s projects and initiatives. Please refer to the Equal Employment Opportunity Addendum in Appendix F of the RFP.

Companies who have been certified with the New York City Department of Small Business Services as Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprises (“M/WBE”) are strongly encouraged to apply.  To learn more about M/WBE certification, NYCEDC’s M/WBE program, and programs to assist M/WBE in navigating current and upcoming opportunities on NYCEDC projects, please visit  https://sbsconnect.nyc.gov/certification-directory-search/ and edc.nyc/opportunity-mwdbe.  

Respondents may submit questions and/or request clarifications from NYCEDC no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 16, 2026. Questions regarding the subject matter of this RFP should be directed to 2026auditservices@edc.nyc. Answers to all questions will be posted by Friday, January 23, 2026, to https://edc.nyc/rfps. Questions regarding the subject matter of this RFP will not be accepted after 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 16, 2026, however, technical questions pertaining to downloading and submitting proposals to this RFP may be directed to RFPrequests@edc.nyc on or before Friday, January 30, 2026.

Detailed submission guidelines and requirements are outlined in the RFP, available as of  Friday, January 9, 2026. To download a copy of the solicitation documents please visit https://edc.nyc/rfps. RESPONSES ARE DUE NO LATER THAN 4:00 p.m. on Friday, January 30, 2026. Please click the link in the “Deadlines” section of this project’s web page (which can be found on https://edc.nyc/rfps) to electronically upload a proposal for this solicitation. Please upload your proposal as a single .zip file, labeled with your company name and the title of this RFP.