CPPB EXAM SCRIPT VERIFIED QUESTIONS
WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
●● Legal and statutory requirements
Answer: An agency is revising its document retention schedule. To what
should the governmental entity look for guidance?
●● Cooperative Contract
Answer: An agency is looking into cooperative purchasing practices.
After conducting some analysis, the agency would like to "piggyback"
its purchases with other agencies that are participating in cooperative
purchasing. When using a "piggyback" method, what would the
arrangement be called?
●● Instituting a purchase card program
Answer: A governmental agency has a threshold for small purchases of
$1000 and three quotes are required above that figure. There has been a
steady increase int he number of field purchase orders, along with recent
complaints from internal customers about it taking too long to buy what
they need. Which of the following actions is most likely to have the
biggest impact on reducing costs and saving time in the long run?
●● a procurement profile
Answer: Can be used to determine the impact of the expenditure patterns
within a supply market
, ●● Operating Fund/Capital Fund
Answer: A governmental agency processed a purchase requisition for the
purchase of direct-read water meters. Which fund should a purchasing
agent check to confirm that the money was available for this purchase?
●● Notify the upper management and recommend a meeting with the
group's leader to discuss their concerns
Answer: The governmental agency has recently acquired a piece of
property on which an old hotel of no notable historical significance sits.
The city manager wants to perform construction on the site. A local
preservation group, however, has made some overtures that they will
oppose the governmental agency's plan to demolish the hotel. The city
manger has asked the purchasing department to handle the preservation
group's concerns. How should the department proceed?
●● Establishing a combination of centralized and decentralized
operations
Answer: In today's economic and political environments, what is the
MOST effective structure for governmental purchasing agencies.
●● Remind the requester of the code restrictions on fragmenting orders
Answer: A governmental agency has a non-competition threshold that
says any purchase below $5,000 does not require competition. Over a
three month period a requesting user has asked a 3 separate occasions to
directly purchase without competition, products needed by the agency.
WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
●● Legal and statutory requirements
Answer: An agency is revising its document retention schedule. To what
should the governmental entity look for guidance?
●● Cooperative Contract
Answer: An agency is looking into cooperative purchasing practices.
After conducting some analysis, the agency would like to "piggyback"
its purchases with other agencies that are participating in cooperative
purchasing. When using a "piggyback" method, what would the
arrangement be called?
●● Instituting a purchase card program
Answer: A governmental agency has a threshold for small purchases of
$1000 and three quotes are required above that figure. There has been a
steady increase int he number of field purchase orders, along with recent
complaints from internal customers about it taking too long to buy what
they need. Which of the following actions is most likely to have the
biggest impact on reducing costs and saving time in the long run?
●● a procurement profile
Answer: Can be used to determine the impact of the expenditure patterns
within a supply market
, ●● Operating Fund/Capital Fund
Answer: A governmental agency processed a purchase requisition for the
purchase of direct-read water meters. Which fund should a purchasing
agent check to confirm that the money was available for this purchase?
●● Notify the upper management and recommend a meeting with the
group's leader to discuss their concerns
Answer: The governmental agency has recently acquired a piece of
property on which an old hotel of no notable historical significance sits.
The city manager wants to perform construction on the site. A local
preservation group, however, has made some overtures that they will
oppose the governmental agency's plan to demolish the hotel. The city
manger has asked the purchasing department to handle the preservation
group's concerns. How should the department proceed?
●● Establishing a combination of centralized and decentralized
operations
Answer: In today's economic and political environments, what is the
MOST effective structure for governmental purchasing agencies.
●● Remind the requester of the code restrictions on fragmenting orders
Answer: A governmental agency has a non-competition threshold that
says any purchase below $5,000 does not require competition. Over a
three month period a requesting user has asked a 3 separate occasions to
directly purchase without competition, products needed by the agency.
