Appendix B: Background, Scope and Objectives

Background

We conducted aThe Value for Money (VFM) /Performance Audit of purchased services related to winter road clearing based on the risks identified through 2019-2020 City of Windsor Internal Audit Risk Assessment and Plan approved by the Corporate Services Standing Committee on May 6, 2019. This was a value enhancement audit where the Internal Audit (IA) addressed risks including: Materials/ Contractor availability, Third Party and Contract management, Inadequate governance structures/Operating Models, Project management, Asset Planning.

Scope

The scope of this internal audit included an assessment of the performance measures as attained by management and the controls in effect related to winter road clearing for the period from Fall (November 1) 2017 to Winter (April 30) 2019.

Performance objectives

Internal audit objectives

Internal audit conducted procedures to determine if: