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- For more than 40 years, I served as a contracting manager for major public agencies in Washington State (City of Seattle, Seattle Housing Authority, and University of Washington), and as an independent consultant providing consulting and training to more than 100 public agencies, industry associations, and businesses across the country on the managing the complex world of public procurement and contracting. In March 2015, I discontinued regular postings to Mike Purdy’s Public Contracting Blog to focus on speaking and writing about U.S. presidential history. My book, "101 Presidential Insults: What They Really Thought About Each Other - and What It Means to Us" was published in June 2019. In August 2022, my second book on the presidents was published. It's entitled "Presidential Friendships: How They Changed History." Please visit www.PresidentialHistory.com where you can sign up for a free email subscription to my Presidential History Blog. I am now entering into a new season of life managing my health as I deal with a lethal and incurable cancer (metastatic prostate cancer). I have written a candid and vulnerable memoir about my wild medical adventure titled “Reflections of an Uncertain Journey.” All my books are available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, other online outlets, and in local bookstores.
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- Lawsuit on Bidder Responsibility in New York
- Did Anyone Really Design This?
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- Integrated Project Delivery
- State of Washington Investigates Integrated Projec...
- Say Again?
- ConsensusDOCS Publishes Federal Subcontract
- Possible Collusion in Kentucky Road Contracting
- Legislative Update Training in Yakima on June 25th
- Audit Findings: King County Construction Management
- Federal Prevailing Wages - An On-Demand Webinar
- Reaching for the Money!
- 3 Southern California Construction Management Semi...
- Can Contractor "Correct" Their Bid Price?
- Audit Finding for Failure to Comply with Prevailin...
- Top Security!
- Job Opening: Contracts Administrator at Sound Tra...
- Webinar: Using ConsensusDOCS in Federal Contracting
- The Purpose of a Bid Guaranty
- The Role of Performance Evaluations in Selection
- Findings on Library System Performance Audit
- $9 Million Claim of Error to be Decided in July
- Writing Effective Technical Specifications
- Impact of Change Orders on Job Order Contracting (...
- Web Training: Alternative Dispute Resolution for ...
- Climbing the Stairway to Success
- An Economic Construction Forecast for 2009
- Kennewick Hospital Approved to Use GC/CM
- Training: 2009 Legislation Affecting Washington S...
- Construction Employment Falls
- $9 Million Claim of Error on Orange County Airport...
- Air Force to Fill 2,000 New Contracting Positions
- Design-Build Presentations in Seattle and Portland
- School District Violates Federal Procurement and D...
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The opinions expressed in this Blog are those of the author only. The opinions and information provided in this Blog are for educational and informational purposes only and do not represent legal advice. Mike Purdy is not an attorney. Readers of this Blog are encouraged to consult with an attorney to obtain legal advice. To reproduce or use any of the content of Mike Purdy's Public Contracting blog, please contact Mike Purdy at http://www.mpurdy.com/contact to request permission.
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