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6. A Guide to Public Procurement for Elected Officials and Public Sector Managers
Several thousand copies of this 50-page guide have been purchased by public procurement managers throughout North America. The general feeling is that an outside voice is often listed to even if the message is the same.
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THE VIEW FROM 30,000 FEET
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(U.S. Edition)
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(Canadian Edition)
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"Elected Officials will appreciate the unbiased perspective on the procurement process. I Purchased copies for all my elected officials and senior management. They are very useful as supplemental material when I talk to my council members about the procurement process."
Jim O'Neill
Past President, NIGP
Director of Purchasing, Ft. Collins, CO
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SOME OF THE RECENT PURCHASERS:
Canada:
Government of the Northwest Territories), Ontario Institute of PMAC, Ontario Public Buyers Association, Regional Municipality of Halton, City of St. John, NB, Regional District of Central Kootenay, BC, York Catholic District School Board, ON, District School Board of Niagara, ON, Municipality of Clarington, City of Cambridge, ON, City of Toronto, Town of Banff, AB, Norfolk County, ON, WCB, AB, City of Grande Prairie, AB, Durham Region, ON, Heenan Blaikie, City of Barrie, ON, BC Buildings Corp., Victoria, BC, City of Owen Sound, Toronto District School Board, Centre for Addiction and Mental Heath, Toronto, ON, District of Maple Ridge, BC, City of Coquitlam, BC, City of Brampton, BC Building Corp., CMHC, Ottawa, Halifax Regional Municipality, City of Edmonton, Town of Newmarket, Edmonton Airports, Town of Richmond Hill, Province of NB, Peace Country Health, AB, Region of York, ON, Agriculture Canada, ON, Town of Oakville, ON, College of the Rockies, BC, Hydro-Quebec, QU, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, City of Regina, Simcoe County, District School Board, Red River College, Simcoe, Muskoka CDSB, Delta School District – BC ,Regional District of Central Kootenay, BC, Town of Ladysmith, BC, City of Vancouver, 3M Canada, London, ON, Municipality of Lunenburg, NS, New Westminster Public Library, BC, Strathcona County, ON; Malaspina; University College, BC, Douglas College, BC, Burlington Public Library, ON, York University, ON, Regional District of Peel, ON, Regional District of Comox-Strathcona, BC, Capital Regional District, Victoria, BC, Haldimand County, ON, City of Coquitlam, BC, Government of BC, IT Library, Government of Nunavut, City of New Westminster, BC, City of Airdrie, AB.
USA:
*Roseburg Public Schools, OR*Franklin County, OH*Sierra National Forest, CA*Nassau County Attorney's Office, NY*BC Assessment, BC*Dept. of Forestry, OR*City of Brea, CA*IBM, CO*City of Bay City, MI*National Cancer Institute, MD*Black Hills National Forest, SD*Iowa State, IA*City of Tigard, OR*Bureau of Reclamation, UT*Dept. of Public Works, CT*City of Santa Clara, CA*Lansing Community College, MI*Dept. of Justice, DC*City of Deltona, FL*State of MN*Leesburg, VA*North Kentucky University, KY*National Institutes of Health, MD*Dept. of Admin, CT*Hennepin County, MN*NY Office of General Services, NY*Texas Municipal League, TX*US Agency for International Development, DC*City of Garland, TX*Broward County, FL*City of Greeley, CO*Modesto City Schools, CA*City of Lynnwood, WA* San Luis Obispo County, CA*NASA, MD*Newton County, GA*USAID, VA*Office of Financial Management, WA*Denton County, TX*Duchess County, NY*Fairfax County, VA*City of Hartford, CT*PUC Salem, OR*City of Cortez, AZ*, City of Santa Clarita, CA*Lewisville School District, TX*Santa Clara Valley Water Dist., CA*State of Colorado, CO*City of Torrington, CT*Ontario County, NY*Albuquerque Technical Institute., NM*Ft. Wayne Community, IN*City of Cedar Rapids, IA*City of Berkeley, CA*City of Durango, CO*Norfolk Redevelopment & Housing, VA*City of Trinidad, CO*Hillsborough County, FL*Coconino County, AZ*City of Madison, WI*Village of West Springs, IL*City & County of Broomfield, CO*Institute for Local Self Government, CA*City & Borough of Juneau, AK*Los Angeles Unified School District, CA* City of Montrose, CO*Osceola County, FL *University of Texas*City of Brighton, CO*City of Westfield, MA*City of Bloomington, MN*Town of Chilmark, MA*Virginia State University*New Braunfels, TX*City of Wellesley, MA*Office of Information Technology, OH*Purchasing, NV*Miami-Dade, FL* Boston Public Health Comm*Houston Transtar*Vanderbilt University*
REVIEW THE TABLE OF CONTENTS BELOW:
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Some Fundamental Issues
- What is procurement?
- Why is procurement important?
- Why do we have a procurement function or department?
- What is a procurement policy?
- Why is "fair and open competition" the backbone of procurement?
- I know it's English, but what do all these strange terms mean?
- What is the legal framework for procurement?
Ethics, Laws and Abuses
- What sorts of abuses occur?
- What values do our procurement people hold?
- What can be done to safeguard the procurement function?
- What information is available to the public?
- Why do suppliers complain?
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Organization of the Procurement Function
- But what do procurement people do all day?
- What are the requirements for procurement personnel?
- How is the procurement function organized?
Competition
- What is a competitive procurement?
- Why are specifications so important?
- What are the different ways to acquire goods and services?
- Are bids and proposals different?
- Why is "sole sourcing" a problem?
Other Topics
- What is co-operative purchasing?
- What is e-procurement?
- What is electronic tendering?
- Why do so many projects fail?
- What is a reverse auction?
- Where can you get more information about these issues?
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