Procurement Training and Resources
Uncover a comprehensive array of procurement training sessions and resources to enhance purchasing practices. Delve into district successes, staff introductions, purchasing cooperatives, and essential questions to ask during the purchase process. Understand how to satisfy competition requirements and navigate purchases using local or state funding effectively.
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PROCUREMENT TRAINING 8.28.2020 1 BOARD
STAFF Purchasing Benjamin S. Mora, Purchasing Manager Olivia Scaramell, Administrative Assistant Nora Rodriguez, Bid Clerk Warehouse Sergio Arredondo, Warehouse Foreman 2 BOARD
DISTRICT SUCCESSES The Bonfire Procurement Portal has over 5,000 registered vendors District-Wide Procurement Training Nearly paperless PO & Procurement System More purchasing options than ever before (GSA & Region IV) 3 BOARD
PURCHASING COOPERATIVES 6 BOARD
QUESTIONS TO ASK DURING THE PURCHASE PROCESS Funding Type? Local or State Federal/Grant How much do I plan to spend? $10k or above $15k or above $50k or above What am I purchasing? Goods Services Construction Services When do I need this? Next Board Meeting Can I find a competitively bid contract? 7 BOARD
HOW DO I SATISFY COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS? INFORMAL (3) Quotations FORMAL HISD Bid (Bonfire) Formal Bids RFP, RFQ, CSP, etc. Purchasing Cooperative Board Approved Interlocal Agreement, MOU, Contract with State Agency or Non-Profit Organization (Does not apply to Federal funds) 8 BOARD
PURCHASES USING LOCAL OR STATE FUNDING Purchases < $15k Do not require formal or informal competition Single quote & create Purchase Requisition Purchases > $15k & < $50k (12 month period) Require multiple quotations/informal competition Attach multiple quotes to Purchase Requisition Purchases => $50k (12 month period) CH (Local/Legal) & TEC 44.031 Require formal competition to include RFP, IFB, RFSB, RFO, etc. 60 to 90 Day lead time 9 Requires Board approval BOARD
CONSTRUCTION SERVICES Apply requirements based on the dollars spent ($10k, $15k, or $50k)! the appropriate CH (Legal & Local) policy Broadly, there are 2 type of construction projects: Maintenance Painting, repairing a sidewalk, replacing a component part, changing a light fixture, relocating a power line, repairing a roof, etc. (may include minor A&E services) Public Works New construction involving Architecture & Engineering (A&E) services, building a new school, creating a new wing, gutting a replacing and entire HVAC system, etc. Rules of Thumb: Maintenance has a 1 to 1 (part for part) relationship A Public Work is large & involves A&E services 10 BOARD
MAINTENANCE SERVICES Job Order Contracts (JOC)- CVF (Legal) [Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)] Types: Line Item based a specific task at a pre-defined price per unit. For example: 1 square yard (SY) of steel reinforced, concrete sidewalk at $65/SY Coefficient or Multiplier-based RS Means Competitive Sealed Proposals (CSP) [CVB (Local & Legal] Advertise, accept bids, evaluate & award based on criteria. May involve A&E services 11 BOARD
A&E PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Apply the appropriate CH (Local) & Government Code 2254 policy requirements based on the dollars spent ($10k, $15k, or $50k)! Apply Professional Services Procurement Act (PSPA) 2254.001-007 requirements Use of the Competitive Bidding Method is prohibited Shall qualifications [Request for Qualifications (RFQ)] at a fair and reasonable price award based on demonstrated competence and Rule of Thumb: Service contract shall have a definite end to the services required but no more than 5 years 12 BOARD
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS PROCESS 2-STEP PROCESS STEP 1 Develop A&E scope of work, request qualifications, certifications, and applicable experience Advertise in newspaper & Bonfire portal Evaluate Certification, 3) Experience, 4) Past performance, etc. based on pre-established criteria: 1)Qualifications, 2) Staff rank (1, 2, 3, 4, etc..) firms based on qualifications Cannot not request pricing during this phase STEP 2 Negotiate fair price with top ranked firm If fair price cannot be negotiated, negotiate with 2nd ranked firm 13 Repeated as needed BOARD
PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS Apply Government Code 2269 & Education Code 44.031(a) Apply the appropriate CH & CV (Local) policy requirements based on the dollars spent ($10k, $15k, or $50k)! Conduct & award A&E Request for Qualifications (RFQ) contract Select Procurement Method: Competitive Bids - CVA (Legal) Competitive Sealed Bids CVB (Local & Legal) Construction Manager-Agent CVC (Legal) Construction Manager-at-Risk CVD (Legal) Design-Build or Design-Bid-Build CVE (Legal) 14 BOARD
PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS PROCESS > $50K Award RFQ contract for A&E services Select the construction procurement method (Bid Bond may be required) JOC/IDIQ contracts are prohibited for Public Works Develop award criteria (price, HUB status, experience, quality, safety record, etc.) scope and specifications Advertise/solicit bids Open bids in public & then, score bids based on criteria Board Approval (vendor communication with Board members is prohibited) Board members shall declare via a Conflict of Interest Statement (CIS) form any conflicts of interest o Purchases >$25K require Payment Bond Purchases >$100K require Performance Bond District must be named as additionallyinsured on firm s Certificate of Insurance (Acord Form) for Worker s Comp, Liability, Auto, etc. 15 Firm must pay PrevailingWages adopted by Board BOARD
BOARD SELECTION CRITERIA Vendor communication with HISD Board members is prohibited during the evaluation process HISD staff is bound by State, Local & sometimes Federal laws and cannot deviate from the required vendor selection criteria, policies and procedures The HISD Board of Trustees can either accept staff recommendation, reject it in its entirety or award to another qualified firm In certain select circumstances, the HISD Board may select alternate, qualified bidder in the Interest of Harlandale ISD 16 BOARD
CONSTRUCTION CHANGE ORDERS Change orders >$50k require Board Approval CV (Local) Contracts >$1 million may not be increased by 25% or more CV (Legal) or TEC 44.0411 Additional construction services beyond 25% have to use to appropriate procurement method 17 BOARD
BONFIRE PROCUREMENT PORTAL 18
BONFIRE PUBLIC CONTRACTS 19 BOARD
CREATING A REQUISITION (REMINDER) Supporting Documents Price Quotation(s) Reference Cooperative Contract Number Signed Professional Services Agreement (Local Funds) Requisition Comments Board approval date (if applicable) Coop. Contract Number Bid No. Field HISD Contract Number Coop. Abbreviation (BUYBOARD, OMNIA, CTPA) QUOTES Itemization 20 Avoid See Attached
CREATING A REQUISITION (CON T) 21
CHALLENGES There s no such thing as an approved vendor list . We only have approved contracts for services and goods Creating a Purchase Order prior to any procurement action Reference OMNIA in the Bid. No field for Amazon Double check Approved Purchasing Coop list for vendors Please get email addresses for all new vendors Coordinate with Information Services for all tech purchases 3 quotes are required purchases above $15k & below $49.99k when not using an existing contract of Coop or HISD contract 23
PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS Purchases outside these methods is prohibited The Board has approved promotional product vendors for FY19/20, IFB 190035 & 190004 Promotional Products & Supplies The Board has also approved the purchase of promotional items via an approved Purchasing Cooperative Item examples: shirts, stickers, decals, backpacks, cups, printing services, facemasks, key chains, lanyards, etc. Interested vendors must register with Bonfire and must register their proper commoditycode to receive notification 24
RESOURCES HISD s Bonfire Public Contract Portal https://harlandaleisd.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=publicContract s HISD s Board Approved Vendor Cooperatives http://www.harlandale.net/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?item Id=9211250 25 25 BOARD
FEEDBACK & QUESTIONS 26 BOARD