Procurement Best Practices: Process Integrity Guidelines

Local governments should adopt guidelines to ensure integrity of the procurement process. Most communities already have these types of guidelines in place. Examples of common government procurement guidelines include:

• No contact between proposers and decision-makers/elected officials once Request for Proposals is issued until contract is awarded,
• No conflicts of interest for proposers, staff, consultants and reviewers,
• No contributions to elected officials or their designated charities one year before or after procurement, and
• No price-fixing among proposers.

Case Study: Napa