Study of Selected Local Procurement Systems and Checklist and Guidelines for Evaluating Local Procurement Systems: Opportunities for Improvement in Local Government Purchasing, Parts 1 and 2

The procurement procedures of five local government entities were studied in order to: make local officials aware of the importance of the procurement function by demonstrating the nature, extent, and cost consequences of weaknesses in local procurement systems; illustrate how cooperative procurement arrangements can work and their benefits; and provide procurement managers and auditors with a checklist method for identifying procurement weaknesses and a companion audit guide to assess the consequences of the weaknesses identified.