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2 New Books I've Written

Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

The main sections of the book are as follows: Foundations Competition Bidding Documents Implementation Compliance Resources Memoir: I have also written a candid and vulnerable memoir titled Reflections of an Uncertain Journey about my now almost four-year journey dealing with a lethal and incurable cancer (metastatic prostate cancer).

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Using Volunteers on Public Works Projects

Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

Do competitive bidding requirements apply? This state law enables certain types of public agencies to contract with certain community service organizations for certain public works projects without going through a competitive bidding process to select the community service organization. Purdy Associates, LLC - [link]

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Download the NIGP Public Procurement Benchmark Survey

Procureware

The National Institute for Government Procurement (NIGP) released their 2017 Public Procurement Benchmark Survey. ProcureWare reports track hard and soft savings and our auction capabilities help public sector organizations reduce costs through competitive bidding. Want to learn more?