Integrity in Public Sector Procurement of Facilities Repair, Renovation, Maintenance, and Construction Services is essential to minimizing costs and ensuring quality and safety.
Obtaining the maximum projected value for each dollar of expenditure and ensuring that all purchasing transactions follow all state, local and federal regulations are, however, goals rarely met when it comes to the numerous repair, renovation, maintenance, and construction projects encountered by Federal, County, State, and Local Governments.
Robust policies and practices exist that support and facilitate optimal acquisition of goods and services by applying best methods and business practices to garner public confidence. A professional, efficient procurement system begins with sound policies implemented through systematic, programmatic procedures. Internal controls, careful planning, and cost-efficient practices which provide the framework for the efficient planning, procurement, and project of repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction services.
The following are fundamental characteristics and requirements for assuring integrity in Public Sector Procurement of Facilities Repair, Renovation, Maintenance, and Construction Services.
- Integration of and mandatory collaboration between internal and external Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery Teams on an early and ongoing basis, following a predefined workflow (EXAMPLE: 4BT OpenJOC Framework™)
- Cost visibility and transparency via a detailed line item (not assemblies) current and locally researched unit price book
- Multi-party long-term mutually beneficial contract with design-builders, inclusive of an Operations Manual / Execution Guide
- No payments to software/services vendors based upon a percentage of construction value that would inflate costs and/or create a potential for a conflict of interest.
