MCPPO-Public Contracting Overview Questions With
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30 39M (Public Works Construction and Materials) governs
what? Correct Answers The purchase of construction materials
for either public buildings or public works. Applies to a
purchase of carpeting, wall partitions or pipe without installation
services.
5 Principals of public purchasing Correct Answers Obtain
material, when and where you need them, at best price, open and
fair and reasonable cost to procure.
7C Sec 38 Mandatory Disclosure of Beneficial Interests Correct
Answers Requires all interested parties to file a disclosure of
beneficial interest in real property acquired or disposed of by a
public agency regardless of cost or value.
Adopt written procedures Correct Answers Municialities must
adopt written procedures for selecting designers on projects
subject to the designer selection law.
Advertising Correct Answers Must publish notices in
newspaper in the area and Central Register. If fee is set for
designer it must be in the notice.
Advertising for Building Const. 10K-50K Correct Answers
Two weeks prior advertise in Central Register and Commbuys,
your jurisdiction's website and in your office. Solicit as least
three written responses.
, AG/OIG recommendations for selecting an OPM Correct
Answers Procure these services by developing a selection
process similar to that required by the designer selection law,
which also requires a qualifications-based selection process.
Before Advertising the RFQ Correct Answers Decide whether
to set the fee for design contract or set a not to except fee limit
and negotiate the fee after selecting a designer. If you set the fee,
the fee will be binding for all applicants. If you plan to negotiate
the fee, the not to exceed fee limit will provide a cost ceiling for
the fee negotiations. Under the designer selection law, the
design fee contained in the contract must be stated as a fixed
dollar amount; it may not be expressed as a percentage of the
construction cost.
Best Value Correct Answers Awarding contracts based on
several factors
Building Construct Contract Est 10K-50K Correct Answers
Prepare a Solicitation that includes a Scope of Work defining
work to be performed and provide potential responders with
sufficient information regarding your jurisdiction's objectives
and requirements as well as the time period within which the
work will be completed. Includes prevailing wage and OSHA
training certs.
Building Construction Contract 50K-150K Correct Answers
Ch149 Sec 44A(2)(c) Requires the contract to be bid in
accordance with the competitive bidding procedures set forth in
30 39M, the bid law that applies to contracts for public works
construction services and contracts for construction materials.
Complete Solutions
30 39M (Public Works Construction and Materials) governs
what? Correct Answers The purchase of construction materials
for either public buildings or public works. Applies to a
purchase of carpeting, wall partitions or pipe without installation
services.
5 Principals of public purchasing Correct Answers Obtain
material, when and where you need them, at best price, open and
fair and reasonable cost to procure.
7C Sec 38 Mandatory Disclosure of Beneficial Interests Correct
Answers Requires all interested parties to file a disclosure of
beneficial interest in real property acquired or disposed of by a
public agency regardless of cost or value.
Adopt written procedures Correct Answers Municialities must
adopt written procedures for selecting designers on projects
subject to the designer selection law.
Advertising Correct Answers Must publish notices in
newspaper in the area and Central Register. If fee is set for
designer it must be in the notice.
Advertising for Building Const. 10K-50K Correct Answers
Two weeks prior advertise in Central Register and Commbuys,
your jurisdiction's website and in your office. Solicit as least
three written responses.
, AG/OIG recommendations for selecting an OPM Correct
Answers Procure these services by developing a selection
process similar to that required by the designer selection law,
which also requires a qualifications-based selection process.
Before Advertising the RFQ Correct Answers Decide whether
to set the fee for design contract or set a not to except fee limit
and negotiate the fee after selecting a designer. If you set the fee,
the fee will be binding for all applicants. If you plan to negotiate
the fee, the not to exceed fee limit will provide a cost ceiling for
the fee negotiations. Under the designer selection law, the
design fee contained in the contract must be stated as a fixed
dollar amount; it may not be expressed as a percentage of the
construction cost.
Best Value Correct Answers Awarding contracts based on
several factors
Building Construct Contract Est 10K-50K Correct Answers
Prepare a Solicitation that includes a Scope of Work defining
work to be performed and provide potential responders with
sufficient information regarding your jurisdiction's objectives
and requirements as well as the time period within which the
work will be completed. Includes prevailing wage and OSHA
training certs.
Building Construction Contract 50K-150K Correct Answers
Ch149 Sec 44A(2)(c) Requires the contract to be bid in
accordance with the competitive bidding procedures set forth in
30 39M, the bid law that applies to contracts for public works
construction services and contracts for construction materials.
