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Mike Purdy's Public Contracting Blog: Prevailing Wages May Now Be Included by Reference Only in Bidding and Contract Documents
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Monday, August 9, 2010. Prevailing Wages May Now Be Included by Reference Only in Bidding and Contract Documents. The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I). Announced on August 9, 2010 that public agencies may now comply with the requirement that prevailing wage rates be included in bidding and contract documents by including L&I's website address for prevailing wage rates. This new policy represents a significant departure in L&I's historical interpretation of RCW 39.12.030. Identify...
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Mike Purdy's Public Contracting Blog: September 2014
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Tuesday, September 30, 2014. Proposed NJ Law Would Require Disclosure of Construction Bidders Lists. The New Jersey Assembly has passed a bill. That would require local public agencies to publicly disclose the names of possible bidders on public construction projects. Currently, such disclosure is voluntary. Disclosing names of potential bidders:. Failure to do so would prohibit the public agency from accepting bids, and the project would have to be readvertised. Support for the bill:. Is being promoted ...
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Mike Purdy's Public Contracting Blog: January 2015
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Wednesday, January 28, 2015. How Not to Implement Bidder Responsibilty Criteria on a Project. Establishing bidder responsibility criteria on public works construction projects can be a good idea. It helps ensure that the low bidder is, in fact, capable and qualified to successfully perform the work. Some public agencies, however, go about implementing responsibility in ways that are counterproductive and lack transparency. City of Des Moines, Iowa:. More Prequalification than Responsibility:. The City's ...
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Mike Purdy's Public Contracting Blog: Is It a Bid or An RFP?
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Tuesday, February 24, 2015. Is It a Bid or An RFP? What's the difference between a Bid and a Proposal, or between an Invitation to Bid and a Request for Proposals (RFP)? How much is price worth? For a blog that I wrote explaining this in more detail. Click here. To read about the misguided efforts of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana setting price at 25% on all RFPs. Title for the criteria. Detailed description of the criteria. Number of points possible for each criterion. While I will discontinue writing.
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Mike Purdy's Public Contracting Blog: Job Opportunities - Payment Information
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Job Opportunities - Payment Information. Advertising Job Opportunities on Mike Purdy's Public Contracting Blog. Job Opportunities in Washington State:. For public procurement and contracting positions in Washington State, I will, upon request. Job Opportunities outside of Washington State:. For public procurement and contracting positions outside of Washington State, the cost for advertising a job opportunity on my blog is $100.00. 10300 if paying by credit card). With a web link to the job opening.
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Mike Purdy's Public Contracting Blog: December 2014
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Thursday, December 18, 2014. Job Opening: Senior Purchasing Agent. Beaverton (Oregon) School District. January 9, 2015 at 11:59 pm Pacific Time. 47,860.80 to $61,609.60 Annually. For More Information and to Apply:. Mike Purdy's Public Contracting Blog. 169; 2014 by Michael E. Purdy Associates, LLC. Http:/ PublicContracting.blogspot.com. Posted by Mike Purdy. Links to this post. Wednesday, December 17, 2014. Listen to your life:. 3 week break from the blog:. Mike Purdy's Public Contracting Blog. Why Desig...
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Mike Purdy's Public Contracting Blog: New Prevailing Wages Effective March 4, 2015
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Thursday, February 19, 2015. New Prevailing Wages Effective March 4, 2015. The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries published updated prevailing wages on February 2, 2015. According to WAC 296-127-011. The new prevailing wages will become effective 30 days later, or on March 4, 2015. Effective Date for Projects:. Notifying Contractors of Applicable Wages:. It is important for public agencies to make sure that the correct prevailing wage rates are either included in the bidding documents fo...
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Mike Purdy's Public Contracting Blog: Free Webinar: How To Pick The Right Contractor For Your Construction Project
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Monday, March 2, 2015. Free Webinar: How To Pick The Right Contractor For Your Construction Project. Webinar: How To Pick The Right Contractor For Your Construction Project. April 2, 2015 (2:00 - 2:30 pm, Pacific Time). Attorney at Foster Pepper. Register by March 27, 2015. Mike Purdy's Public Contracting Blog. 169; 2015 by Michael E. Purdy Associates, LLC. Http:/ PublicContracting.blogspot.com. Posted by Mike Purdy. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Search Public Contracting Blog. Find Mike Purdy On:.
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Mike Purdy's Public Contracting Blog: November 2014
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Sunday, November 23, 2014. As you and your family and friends gather together on Thursday to celebrate Thanksgiving, I hope that you will take a moment during the day to reflect on the many things you have to be thankful for. Cultivate a spirit of thankfulness:. Certainly, in this world, we all experience a combination of good things and tragic and difficult circumstances. But it's a good practice,. Even in the midst of challenges,. Mike Purdy's Public Contracting Blog. Posted by Mike Purdy. The nature o...
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Mike Purdy's Public Contracting Blog: Louisiana Agency's RFP Selection Practices Still Fall Short of Transparency and Best Practices
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014. Louisiana Agency's RFP Selection Practices Still Fall Short of Transparency and Best Practices. After more than two years of maneuvering and input from good government watchdog groups, political leaders in Louisiana took very limited, but ultimately misguided and insufficient steps toward creating a more transparent process for selecting firms based on Requests for Proposals (RFPs). On August 27, 2014, the Jefferson Parish. A parish in Louisiana is like a county.). Elected go...
