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Fresno County Grand Jury
• 2021-2022
Purchasing Policies and Procedures Within Public Works and Planning, and Internal Services
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Findings and Recommendations 5 findings
F1
Page 98
The Departments of Internal Services and Public Works and Planning are meeting the needs and requirements for the County with the maximum efficiency and minimum disruption to County programs while maintaining maximum integrity in the purchasing process.
No recommendations for this finding
F2
Page 98
County risk management officials have listened to the concerns of contractors about the mandatory insurance minimums and have taken prompt action to provide needed flexibility in a difficult situation.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
Page 99
Purchasing Managers should be given the flexibility to abate all or part of the mandatory insurance requirements, in consultation with County Risk Management, to maximize the participation of local and small businesses. (Not later than November 2023) (See F2, F3 and F4)
F3
Page 98
County risk management works with County purchasing agents to tailor insurance minimums to the needs of the job requirements, the County and the contracting community.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
Page 99
Purchasing Managers should be given the flexibility to abate all or part of the mandatory insurance requirements, in consultation with County Risk Management, to maximize the participation of local and small businesses. (Not later than November 2023) (See F2, F3 and F4)
F4
Page 98
The County risk managers, in cooperation with County purchasing managers are developing a matrix for general liability and professional liability insurance requirements, to determine what limits of liability are appropriate for each contract.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
Page 99
Purchasing Managers should be given the flexibility to abate all or part of the mandatory insurance requirements, in consultation with County Risk Management, to maximize the participation of local and small businesses. (Not later than November 2023) (See F2, F3 and F4)
F5
Page 98
The County purchasing process operates commendably in the best interest of Fresno County, its citizens, and the contracting community to ensure the broadest possible pool of potential contractors from which to choose. 98
No recommendations for this finding
Additional Recommendations 1
These recommendations are not explicitly linked to specific findings.
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R1Page 99The Fresno County Board of Supervisors should encourage the continued development of a risk management matrix for mandatory liability insurance requirements and utilize the risk matrix to determine what limits of liability are adequate for each contract. (Not later than November 2023) (See F3 and F4, and R1 and R2)