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Workshop Item # 10 January 19, 2011 a Local Procurement PolicyDiscussion Regarding
Discussion Regarding 2 Annual procurements are about $10 million•Emergencies–Consulting services–Special services–Joint purchasing with the State and other public agencies–Service contracts
(Public Works and other service contracts) –Commodities or equipment –Types of procurements•Purchasing procedure defined in District Code Chapter 3.08•Background / History a Local Procurement
Policy
New Information a Local Procurement PolicyDiscussion Regarding 3 Emergencies–Consulting services–Special services –Other service contracts–Public works contracts up to $15,000–Commodities
or equipment up to $10,000–Eligible procurements (about $2 million annually)•preference procurement policyBoard requested staff to investigate the possibility of a local •
New Information (cont.)a Local Procurement PolicyDiscussion Regarding 4 local sales taxTown of Truckee offers preference based on contribution to –Sierra County –Placer County –Nevada
County–including:Counties typically offer preference of 5% of contract cost –expecting sales and property taxes to increaseCalifornia counties and cities offer a local preference, –What
are other agencies doing?•
New Information (cont.)a Local Procurement PolicyDiscussion Regarding 5 Truckee Sanitary District–Truckee Fire Protection District–Tahoe Truckee Sanitation Agency–Tahoe City Public Utility
District–Squaw Valley Public Service District–Placer County Water Authority–Northstar Community Service District–North Tahoe Public Utility District–Alpine Springs County Water District–preference
procurement policiesNine neighboring local agencies do not have written local –
New Information (cont.)a Local Procurement PolicyDiscussion Regarding 6 Additional qualification points when scoring proposals–Percentage of contract cost of bids–Defining the preference
adjustment–Employees –Business owner–Business–Rate payer–Location of residence of employees/owner –Business license location–Geographic parameters–Defining “local”–Ensuring the rate
payers benefit–Challenges•
Fiscal Impact a Local Procurement PolicyDiscussion Regarding 7 Administrative costs could vary, based on complexity of –Reduced competition due to a local preference adjustment–Indirect
fiscal impact difficult to determine•to local businessesBased on a 5% preference adjustment on $2 million awarded –Potential annual cost to the District could add up to $100,000•No
fiscal impact associated with this workshop•
Recommendation a Local Procurement PolicyDiscussion Regarding 8 Review report and provide direction to staff•