OVATION COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR ANNUAL AUDIT SERVICES

The Ovation Community Development District hereby requests proposals for annual financial auditing services. The proposal must provide for the auditing of the Districts financial records for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. The District is a local unit of special-purpose government created under Chapter 190, Florida Statutes, for the purpose of financing, constructing, and maintaining public infrastructure. The District is located in Osceola County and has an operating budget of approximately $54,000.00. The final contract will require that, among other things, the audit for Fiscal Year 2025 be completed no later than December 15, 2026.

Each auditing entity submitting a proposal must be authorized to do business in Florida; hold all applicable state and federal professional licenses in good standing, including but not limited to a license under Chapter 473, Florida Statutes; and be qualified to conduct audits in accordance with Government Auditing Standards, as adopted by the Florida Board of Accountancy. Audits shall be conducted in accordance with Florida law and particularly Section 218.39, Florida Statutes, and the rules of the Florida Auditor General.

Proposal packages, which include additional qualification requirements, evaluation criteria and instructions to proposers, are available from the District Manager at the address and telephone number listed below.

Proposers must provide three (3) printed copies and one (1) electronic copy (USB drive) of their proposal to Jane Gaarlandt, District Manager, located at 3501 Quadrangle Boulevard, Suite 270, Orlando, Florida 32817, in an envelope marked on the outside Auditing Services FY 2025 - Ovation Community Development District. Proposals must be received by 12:00 PM on October 27, 2026, at the office of the District Manager. Please direct all questions regarding this Request for Proposals to the District Manager, who can be reached at (407) 723-5900.

Any protest regarding the terms of this Notice, or the proposal packages on file with the District Manager, must be filed in writing at the offices of the District Manager within seventy-two (72) calendar hours (excluding weekends) after publication of this Notice. The formal protest setting forth with particularity the facts and law upon which the protest is based shall be filed within seven (7) calendar days after the initial notice of protest was filed. Failure to timely file a notice of protest or failure to timely file a formal written protest shall constitute a waiver of any right to object or protest with respect to aforesaid Notice or proposal package provisions.

Ovation Community Development District

District Manager

October 8, 2026