Mike Purdy's Public Contracting Blog: 2012

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Fighting the busyness: The holiday season is often accompanied by even more busyness than what we usually experience during the year. But it would be nice if it were a quieter time - a time to wait and prepare, a time to reflect and rejoice, a time to spend away from work and with family and friends.

3 week break from this blog: And so in the spirit of slowing down over the holidays, I will take a break from writing this blog for a couple of weeks. I know that many of you will also be taking time off over the holidays, and I don't want to clutter your in-box with yet more e-mails to read come the first of the year. I'll resume writing this blog in early January (unless there are any very time urgent subjects to communicate before then).

Enjoy the holidays: Until January, step back from your routines and enjoy the sights, smells, tastes, and meaning of this season, savoring each relationship, and remembering that each day we experience is a gift of grace.

President Obama's card: Below is the President's holiday greeting card for 2012:

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Report Recommends Reauthorization of Alternative Public Works Contracting Laws

JLARC recommendations: In a December 5, 2012 proposed final report, the staff of the Washington State Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee (JLARC) has recommended that the three alternative public works contracting methods of Design-Build, General Contractor/Construction Manager (GC/CM), and Job Order Contracting be reauthorized prior to their termination on June 30, 2013. JLARC will meet in January to vote on adopting the report.

CPARB recommendations: JLARC's review of RCW 39.10 (alternative public works contracting) was required by the Legislature and their recommendations will be important for the Legislature in considering reauthorization of RCW 39.10. In addition, the Capital Projects Advisory Review Board (CPARB) made decisions and voted at their meeting of December 13, 2012 on specific language of the proposed reauthorization legislation. Click here for a markup draft of the RCW 39.10 that CPARB considered along with a number of specific policy issues identified in the comments. Not all of the items were approved by CPARB.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Job Opening: Contract Specialist with Private Company in Portland, Oregon

Manufacturing Company in the Portland, OR Metro Area

Position: Contract Specialist

Location: Portland, Oregon

Closing Date: Open until filled

Salary: $55,000 to $70,000 per year

Job Summary: The manufacturing company seeking to fill this position through Aerotek is involved in a significant amount of contracting with the government, including the federal government. The individual in this position will be responsible for composing contract letters, processing change orders, and manipulating files within MS Excel. An understanding of engineering and manufacturing terminology is required.

For More Information and to Apply: Click here.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

IRS Increases 2013 Mileage Reimbursement Rate

The IRS has announced an increase in the standard mileage reimbursement rate from 55.5 cents a mile to 56.5 cents a mile, effective January 1, 2013. Click here to read the announcement from the IRS.

Some Agencies Set Own Rate: It's a good thing to remember, however, that not all state and local agencies may have adopted this standard on their contracts. For example, under State of Washington guidelines issued from the Office of Financial Management (OFM), as of October 1, 2012, the authorized reimbursement rate for mileage was only 51 cents.

Check Invoices and Contracts: If you're a public agency, make sure you check invoices carefully so that you pay the contractual mileage reimbursement rate you've agreed to. If you're a contractor doing business with the government, review your contract before submitting an invoice so that you submit the correct rate on your invoices.

Monday, December 10, 2012

3 Tools to Enforce Contractor Performance

There are three primary tools available to public agencies that are used to enforce lack of compliance by contractors on public works construction projects.

Bid guaranty: If the contractor who has been awarded a public works project fails to execute the contract (sign it), a public agency may be compensated through the contractor's bid guaranty that was submitted with the bid. Some of the common forms of bid guaranties are bid bonds, cashier's checks, certified checks, personal money orders, or cash. A bid guaranty is for a specific percentage of the bid amount, typically 5%.

Liquidated damages: If the contractor does not complete the work in a timely manner, consistent with the number of days provided for in the contract, a public agency may assess liquidated damages against the contractor for every day that substantial completion of the project is delayed until final completion. Liquidated damages are not a penalty and must be specified in the contract. Substantial completion occurs when the agency has beneficial use and occupancy of the facility for its intended purpose, even if all of the punch list items or other administrative matters have not been completed or resolved.

Performance bond: If the contractor does not satisfactorily complete the work, goes out of business, declares bankruptcy, or otherwise disappears and does not perform the work they contracted with the public agency to perform, a public agency may contact the bonding company (surety) that provided a performance bond. Under the terms of a performance bond, the surety agrees to complete the work consistent with the contract by either providing funding to the contractor, obtaining a new contractor to complete the work, or pay the public agency the dollar amount of the performance bond for the agency to complete the work.

Sunday, December 9, 2012

Ensuring No Conflict of Interest for Consultant Evaluation Committee Members

One of the issues that can cause challenges, protests, and a lack of public confidence in the evaluation of proposals and qualifications on RFPs and RFQs occurs when a member of the evaluation committee has a conflict of interest with one or more of the proposers.

Subjective nature of evaluation process: The evaluation process for selecting consultants and service providers based on RFPs or RFQs is, by its nature, more subjective than making selection decisions on bids where an award is based on price only.

Types of conflicts of interest: Conflicts of interest can occur in the following situations:

An evaluator has a financial or personal relationship with one of the proposers.

A member of the evaluator's immediate family has a financial or personal relationship with one of the proposers.

There is an appearance or perception of a conflict of interest for an evaluator or member of the evaluator's immediate family, which, even if not real, may be just as damaging or problematic to the process, the project, and the reputation of the evaluator.

Require evaluators to sign statement: My practice has been to require members of the evaluation committee to sign a Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality Statement before they are given the proposals to review.

Here's language on the conflict of interest that I've included in the statement:

Practical steps:

Code of Ethics: Review your agency's code of ethics governing behavior of employees involved in procurement and contracting. If you don't have such a code, develop one.

Conflict of Interest Statement: Ensure that evaluators of proposals and qualifications sign a Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality Statement before they are provided with proposals and qualifications to review and score. If there is a conflict of interest, or an apparent conflict of interest, they should be replaced on the evaluation committee with another member who does not have a conflict of interest.

Training: Provide regular training for your agency's personnel on the importance of ethics in public procurement and contracting.

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Design-Build Certification Workshop

Design-Build Certification Workshop

When: January 13 - 18, 2013 (7:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)

Where: Spokane, Washington (222 Wall Street, Wheatland Bank Building)

Sponsored by: Design Build Institute of America (DBIA). This week long certification workshop is designed to provide all of the core classes in one week required for obtaining certification by DBIA as a DBIA professional.

Cost:

$2,150 (DBIA members)
$3,150 (Non DBIA members)

Schedule and Agenda:

Day 1: Fundamentals of Project Delivery
Day 2: Principles of Design-Build Project Delivery
Day 3: Design-Build Contracts & Risk Management
Day 4: Post Award Design-Build
Day 5: Certification Exam Prep

Information and Registration: Click here.

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

When Should Retainage be Released if a Retainage Bond Has Been Submitted?

Most public works construction projects require public agencies to withhold a certain percentage of each progress payment as retainage. But what happens when an agency accepts a bond in lieu of withholding retainage? When should retainage then be released (or not withheld)?

Release retainage after approval of bond: When a contractor submits a bond in lieu of the public agency withholding retainage, it may be submitted anytime (prior to work beginning, prior to first payment, during the term of the contract, at the end of the project). Once a retainage bond has been approved by the public agency, any retainage previously withheld should be released, and any future progress payments should be for the full amount, without retainage being withheld.

Washington state law: Here's what RCW 60.28.011 (6) states about retainage bonds:

Have your own bond form: It's a good practice for agencies to have a standard retainage bond that must be used by contractors. This helps to ensure that the language in the bond is sufficient to adequately protect the agency's interests.

Retainage purpose and amounts vary: The purpose and amount of retainage varies by state. In Washington, retainage of 5% is established as a trust fund for the protection of claimants (subcontractors, suppliers, workers subject to prevailing wages, and various state agencies for payment of taxes and premiums).

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

How Frequently Should Certified Payroll Reports be Submitted by Contractors on Public Works Projects?

Federal prevailing wage requirements on public works construction projects requires that the contractor and all subcontractors, regardless of tier, submit weekly certified payrolls to the public agency.

Audit finding: Some public agencies with federal funding on a project do not pay attention to the requirement for weekly payrolls. Sometimes, they don't collect the payroll reports at all, or they collect them in batches from the contractor (not weekly), or collect them at the end of the project. The largest county in Washington, King County, recently received a finding from the Washington State Auditor's Office (see page 56) for failing to enforce the submission of weekly payroll reports. Instead, the county collected payrolls at the end of their projects.

Best practices: If you have public works construction projects with federal funding, pay attention to the following:

Frequency: Are you collecting payroll reports weekly from the contractor and all subcontractors?

Subcontractors: Do you have a system for determining what subcontractors are working on site?

Reviewing payrolls: Are you reviewing the certified payroll reports on a weekly basis to ensure that prevailing wages are being paid to the workers? As part of your review, are you evaluating the following: a) whether the classifications reported are appropriate, b) the hourly wage rate is at least the prevailing wage rate, c) the proper overtime rates are being paid, d) apprentices are registered apprentices who may be paid less than the journey-level wage, e) the payroll report is signed by an authorized individual?

Documenting your review: Are you documenting your review of the payrolls by marking the payroll reports?

Weekly pay: Are you monitoring to ensure that the contractor and their subcontractors paying their workers on a weekly basis? This is required by the federal Davis-Bacon Act.

Worker interviews: Are you interviewing a representative sample of workers on-site, asking them questions about what work they are performing and how much they are being paid? Are you correlating this information with what is reported on weekly payroll reports?

Invoices: Do you have a process that ties in your approval of a contractor's monthly pay application and invoice with your review and approval of the weekly payroll reports?

Monday, December 3, 2012

Upcoming Events

NIGP Annual Forum: This annual conference for the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing will be held from August 24-28, 2013 in Orlando, Florida. Early bird discount registration ends April 30, 2013. Click here for more information about the Forum.

NIGP - Washington State Chapter Annual Meeting: The annual meeting of NIGP's Washington State chapter will be held on January 17, 2013 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Seattle City Hall. In addition to the annual business meeting and awards, there will be presentations by the State Auditor's Office's Local Performance Center and Sound Transit on the process for their recent Pareto Award by NIGP. I will also be speaking and updating attendees on developments related to On-Call Public Works Contracts that the State Auditor's Office and Department of Labor and Industries have recently raised questions about. Click here for more information, to see the agenda, and to register for this $25 event (member price).

King County CSO Program Updates: This January 17, 2013 meeting of the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Construction Management Association of America will provide an update on King County's CSO program. The cost for this dinner meeting (5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.) is $45. Click here for more information.

How Technology Advances Can Maximize Integrated Delivery: Sponsored by the Design-Build Institute of America - Northwest Region, this breakfast meeting will be held on December 12, 2012 from 7:15 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. The meeting will discuss BIM technologies as well as collaborative communication through Go To Meeting and other tools. Cost is $65 for members and $90 for non-members. Click here for more information and to register.

Why Design-Build Was the Best Delivery Method: Sponsored by the Design-Build Institute of America - Oregon Chapter. On December 11, 2012, from 7:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., there will be a Design-Build case study presented on why Design-Build was the best delivery method for the new Portland home office of contractor Lease Crutcher Lewis. After the breakfast and presentation, there will be a tour of the new building, a block from the meeting location. Click here for more information.

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Consultant Selection - New Orleans Style

I posted a blog entry last week about my speech in New Orleans in which I spoke on "Best Practices in Public Sector Consultant Selection." I was invited to speak there to help raise public awareness of some troubling selection practices being used in the region.

Unusual selection process: Jefferson Parish (like a county) has a very unorthodox and problematic process for consultant and service provider selection. After an evaluation committee has scored proposals based on established criteria and weighting, the results are provided to the elected Parish councilmembers. The Council then allows the councilmember in whose district the work will be performed to make the selection without regard to the evaluation scoring.

Ethical problems with the process: This process used by Jefferson Parish encourages corruption and favoritism in the selection process by the Parish Council. Decisions are often made on the basis of campaign contributions and personal relationships.

Campaign contributions: A May 2012 report by the New Orleans based non-profit Bureau of Governmental Research noted that "the current council members received roughly $580,000 in campaign contributions in 2011 from parish service contractors and their principals. This amount accounted for 43% of the contributions the councilmembers received last year."

Less than the best of reasons: In selecting the fourth ranked firm to design an $18 millions performing arts center, the councilmember who made the decision noted, according the the BGR report, that he made the selection because "the selected architect was the only firm to contact him regarding the project and that he was impressed with the firm's enthusiasm." The project design has been a problem and the project is now years behind in schedule with cost overruns of 67% of the project budget.

Should price be a criterion for RFPs? One of the debates that Jefferson Parish is having is the role of price in evaluating proposals and making selections. Parish President John Young argues that price should be the only factor for many services. My experience is that price should be a factor for all non-architectural and engineering services. The amount that is scored based on price should vary depending on the type of service and how clearly defined the scope of work is. The more clearly defined the scope of work, the lower the percentage of points that should be attributed to price. Parish councilmembers now appear willing to consider price as one of the factors in evaluating RFPs. The discussion seems to revolve around establishing a set percentage for price on all RFPs, something I think would not be in the best interests of projects or Jefferson Parish. See the November 29, 2012 newspaper article from The Times-Picayune newspaper.

Media coverage: A number of newspaper reporters were present at the November 27, 2012 event at which I spoke and ran articles on it. Here are links to the newspaper stories:

Jefferson Parish President John Young says price should be factor in professional contracting. The Times-Picayune, November 27, 2012.

Contract process "appalling" - Group says changes needed to improve quality, fairness. The Advocate, November 29, 2012

Resources:

Private Services in the Public Interest: Reforming Jefferson Parish's Unusual Approach to Service Contracting. Bureau of Governmental Research, May 2012 report.

Best Practices in Public Sector Consultant Selection. My presentation at the November 27, 2012 breakfast briefing sponsored by the Bureau of Governmental Research. Please contact me if you'd like me to email you a copy of my PowerPoint.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Federal Audit Slams Procurement Practices of Washington, DC Airports

A federal audit of the agency that operates the Reagan and Dulles airports in Washington, DC has found significant problems with the procurement and contracting practices of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA).

The November1, 2012 audit follows on the tail of a May 2012 interim letter sent to MWAA by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of the Inspector General.

Audit concerns: The audit identified several red flags in how the MWAA deals with contracts.

Lack of Competition: MWAA contracts over $200,000 are required to be competitively procured, but the agency invoked exceptions to the competitive process for nearly two-thirds of such contracts, often without adequate or timely justifications. The agency also

Ethical concerns: Staff accepted gifts from contractors totaling at least $12,000, including Super Bowl tickets, travel, and accommodations, a fishing trip, a trip to New York City to attend a major league baseball game, trips to golf tournaments, concert tickets. MWAA policies regarding conflicts of interest do not prevent Board members from exercising inappropriate influence in the contracting process. Some contracts were awarded to former board members. The audit also criticized the agency’s ineffective code of ethics and lack of training for employees on ethical issues.

Poor contract management: In 27% of the contracts audited, MWAA allowed work to begin before the contract award date.

Summary of audit findings: The following are some of the headings from the audit report relating to procurement and contracting (the report also criticized MWAA for its personnel and hiring practices):

MWAA’s contracting policies and practices do not maximize competition

MWAA does not follow federal best practices to publicize and solicit contract opportunities

Out-of-Scope contract actions, unjustified task orders, and unbalanced work distribution on multiple-award contracts further limited competition

MWAA does not track employees with delegated procurement authority or ensure they stay within delegated limits

MWAA lacks controls to ensure employees follow key contracting policies and procedures

MWAA lacks a formal acquisition planning process and has not effectively managed the size and skill of its acquisition workforce

MWAA’s contracting policies and practices do not emphasize procurement integrity

MWAA lacks sufficient controls to detect and prevent nepotism

MWAA’s financial disclosure processes have not promoted full disclosure of conflicts of interest to ensure compliance with ethics provisions

MWAA did not require recurring formal ethics training for all employees

Board policies have not been sufficient to prevent potential conflicts of interest, but effectively implementing new policies may prevent future unethical behavior

What's next: MWAA has indicated its willingness implement the audit's recommendations.

A new ethics code will take effect for board members on December 1, 2012 and for MWAA employees on January 1, 2013.

About a dozen non-competitive contracts awarded to former board members have been terminated.

Lessons learned: The following highlights key procurement and contracting issues that public agencies should be aware of:

Procurement Policies: Public agencies should have clear procurement and contracting policies that are communicated to all staff.

Ethical standards: It is important for public agencies to build an ethical culture, driven by clear policies and by the example of key leadership that holds everyone in the agency accountable.

Training: Regular training on contracting and ethical requirements is critical to ensure that the policies are actually implemented.

Avoid politicization of procurement: Establishing a centralized procurement function and objective standards can help to depoliticize procurement and contracting issues and build transparency into the process.

Additional information:

Federal audit questions contracting, ethics at airports authority overseeing Reagan, Dulles (Washington Post, November 1, 2012)

The full text of the November 1, 2012 audit by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of the Inspector General. MWAA’s Weak Policies and Procedures Have Led to Questionable Procurement Practices, Mismanagement, and a Lack of Overall Accountability

MWAA's November 1, 2012 response to the audit

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Job Opening: Procurement Specialist

Community Transit

Position: Procurement Specialist

Location: Everett, Washington

Closing Date: Open until filled

Salary: $60,224 to $83,108 per year

Job Summary: Competitively procures quality goods and services, including professional services and information technology, in a timely, cost efficient manner for Community Transit's internal customers. Establishes multi-year contracts and conducts formal and informal procurement processes, including contract administration, for all departments.

For More Information and to Apply: Click here.

Job Transitions

Mark Little has been appointed as the Director of Contracts and Purchasing at the Port of Tacoma, effective November 13, 2012. He was previously the State Purchasing Manager for the State of Idaho.

Mari Gregg began working at Sound Transit on November 5, 2012 as Senior Design and Construction Contracts Specialist. She was previously a contracts manager with the Port of Tacoma.

Wendy Walker

Wendy Walker was promoted to Contracts Specialist 1 for the Office of State Procurement (Washington Department of Enterprise Services). She previously served as the Contracts Assistant for the office. She assumed her new duties on November 12, 2012.

Monday, November 26, 2012

Best Practices in Consultant Selection

I will be speaking in New Orleans on November 27, 2012 on "Best Practices in Consultant Selection" as part of a breakfast meeting sponsored by the independent Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR).

Unusual approach to selection: BGR issued a report in May 2012 on "Reforming Jefferson Parish's Unusual Approach to Service Contracting." According to BGR, elected parish councilmembers are given wide discretion to select any firm they want, notwithstanding the scoring and ranking based on established evaluation criteria and weightings. The criticism of Jefferson Parish's contracting practices is that it politicizes the selection process and leads to selection of less than qualified firms. Transparency in public contracting also suffers. Click here for a June 24, 2012 blog entry I wrote with more details about BGR's report.

Important principles and practices: I will be addressing key principles and practices that should guide selection of consultants and service providers.

Key Principles
Transparency
Independence
Opportunity

Best Practices
Evaluation Criteria
Evaluation Committee
Evaluating Submittals

Click here for the announcement about BGR's breakfast briefing on November 27, 2012.

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Job Opening: Senior Contracts Administrator

Port of Tacoma, Washington

Position: Senior Contracts Administrator

Location: Tacoma, Washington

Closing Date: Open until filled. Original closing date was Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Salary: $5,002 to $6,502 (midpoint) per month

Job Summary: This position is responsible for the management, oversight and administration of contract services for major public works construction projects, including both pre-award and post-award contract administration functions. Serves as the contracting resource to the project managers for construction, professional and personal service agreements, and provides support and guidance in all functional areas of contract administration.

For More Information and to Apply: Click here.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Since many of us will be taking time off next week to celebrate Thanksgiving with our families and friends, I will be taking a break from posting entries on this blog. I will resume blog entries the week after Thanksgiving.

Wishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving - filled with grateful and thankful hearts and special times with loved ones!

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Reporting Requirements for Small Works Roster Projects

Most public agencies in the State of Washington have the option, for public works construction projects estimated to cost less than $300,000, of not advertising the project, but of soliciting bids from a Small Works Roster of contractors.

Limited Public Works process: Small Works Roster projects less than $35,000 are known as Limited Public Works and enable an agency to waive the payment bond, performance bond, and/or retainage.

Reporting requirements: Agencies using the Small Works Roster or the Limited Public Works process are required to make certain information available about contracts awarded under these processes. The reporting requirements for Small Works Roster and Limited Public Works are a slightly different as noted in the chart below:

Small Works Roster	Limited Public Works
Maintain list of contracts awarded and make it available	Maintain list of contractors contacted (solicited) and contracts awarded
List shall be made available at least once every year	Maintain these lists for contracts awarded during previous 24 months under Limited Public Works
List shall contain: Name of contractor Contract amount Brief description of the type of work performed Award date Location where bid quotations for contracts are available for public inspection	List shall contain: Name of contractor Contract amount Brief description of the type of work performed Award date Contractor’s registration number

Meeting the reporting requirements: Rather than maintaining two separate reporting systems, one for Small Works Roster projects and one for Limited Public Works project, an agency could combine the requirements. The list below combines requirements and offers practical suggestions for how to meet the requirements:

Content of list:
Name of contractors solicited for each project
Name of contractor awarded each project
Contractor's registration number
Contract amount
Brief description of the type of work performed including project title
Award date

Availability of list: Because the list must be made available once every year, one way to accomplish this would be to include in the annual Small Works Roster advertisement a notice of the availability of the list of previously awarded projects.

Accessibility of list: An easy way to make the list available is to include it on your agency's website, or make it available upon request by e-mail or other means of communication. Update the list regularly as Small Works Roster/Limited Public Works projects are awarded so it is always current.

Duration of list: The list should be a cumulative list including at least those Small Works Roster and Limited Public Works projects solicited and awarded within the past 24 months.

State law: Here are the reporting requirements for these two processes under state law:

Small Works Roster:

Limited Public Works:

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

What is E-Verify and Who Does it Apply To?

E-Verify is a federal government database that allows users to check whether workers are authorized to legally work in the United States.

Federal agencies must use E-Verify: As a federal law, E-Verify requires the following:

Federal contractors: Federal agencies must require that companies with federal contracts over $100,000 check the employment status of their employees.

Federal employees: Federal agencies must use E-Verify as part of their own hiring practices.

Companies with contracts with state and local governments are not required by federal law to use E-Verify, but may be required to comply with E-Verify under certain state laws.

What state and local governments require E-Verify? Several states have voluntarily chosen to require use of E-Verify.

Arizona, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Alabama require all employers to use it, while other states use it in a more limited capacity.

In Washington state, E-Verify isn’t required for companies with contracts with the state or most local governments.

According to Washington state legislative staff, the following cities and counties in Washington have independently required use of E-Verify: Cities of Centralia, Chehalis, Kennewick, Lakewood, Napavine, Sumner, Washougal; Counties of Clark, Cowitz, Lewis, Pierce, Whatcom.

Legislation was introduced in 2012 in the Washington Legislature (not approved) that would have prohibited the state and municipalities from using E-Verify unless required by federal regulations.

Does E-Verify work? One of the concerns expressed about E-Verify is that its results are often not accurate. According to one study conducted for the federal government, E-Verify is estimated to be 96% accurate based on all inquiries. Approximately 6.2% of all inquiries relate to unauthorized workers, and of this percentage a total of 54% of these inquiries resulted in unauthorized workers who were inaccurately given a green light. Less than 1% of the authorized workers checked against E-Verify are initially found to be unauthorized to work.

Resources: The following links provide more information about the E-Verify program:

Explanation of E-Verify from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Legislative history of the E-Verify program from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

E-Verify State Map from LawLogix

E-Verify Legislation Map by state from Tracker

An Overview of E-Verify Policies at the State Level from Center for Immigration Studies

Monday, November 12, 2012

Job Opening: Contract and Procurement Specialist

KCDA Purchasing Cooperative

Position: Contract and Procurement Specialist

Location: Kent, Washington

Closing Date: Open until filled

Salary: $3,750 per month

Job Summary: Manages all aspects of the public procurement contract process for a variety of projects. Evaluates and orders supplies and direct ship orders for KCDA members. Communicates and coordinates with all KCDA departments, vendors, and customers.

For More Information and to Apply: Click here.

Job Opening: Procurement and Supply Support Specialist 2

The Evergreen State College

Position: Procurement and Supply Support Specialist 2

Location: Olympia, Washington

Closing Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. PST

Salary: $2,266 to $2,920 per month

Job Summary: Act as the primary point of contact for the Purchasing office. Maintain and operate the filing system. Assist customers including: receive documents, provide process clarification, order expediting, providing copies of contracts and orders. Receive incoming merchandise documentation. Update finance management system. Interact with campus users to verify receipt of goods/services, and contact vendors to verify goods have shipped. Maintain the fixed assets inventory records. Create purchase orders for lower risk transactions as assigned.

For More Information and to Apply: Click here.

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