King County Executive Dow Constantine signed an Executive Order on March 11, 2010 announcing changes to the County's procurement process in the following areas, and will be submitting legislation to the County Council as well:
- Contracting Documents: The County's standard contracting package will be reduced by 14 pages, and Requests for Proposals and Invitations to Bid will be written in a more user friendly manner.
- Small and Disadvantaged Businesses. For direct voucher purchases and purchase orders under $5,000, goals will be established for use of small and disadvantaged businesses. For purchases between $5,000 and $24,999, County agencies must obtain at least one quote from a county-certified small business. For construction projects, voluntary goals will be established for use of minority and women owned businesses. Outreach efforts will also be expanded in order to meet participation goals on federally funded projects.
- Technology: Technology will be used more effectively "to notify vendors of upcoming bid invitations, analyze county spending practices, eliminate purchasing inefficiencies, and take advantage of supplier discounts."
- Cooperative Purchasing Agreements: There are plans to develop more cooperative purchasing agreements with other government agencies in the area in order to reduce costs.
Click here to read the news release on the procurement reforms from County Executive Constantine.
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