Oakland County is the only government agency in Michigan to gain national accreditation for excellence in government purchasing from NIGP: The Institute for Public Procurement, County Executive L. Brooks Patterson announced last Thursday. Oakland County’s Purchasing Unit joins an elite group of only five dozen government agencies nationwide to receive the NIGP’s coveted Outstanding Agency Accreditation Achievement Award (OA4).
“In light of all of our recent awards, it bears repeating: Oakland County employees are simply the best,” Patterson said. “Oakland County shines in their reflected glory.”
Last week, the Department of Management & Budget’s Fiscal Services Division won two national awards from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada - the Award of Excellence for its Popular Annual Financial Report and the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. The Purchasing Unit, a part of the county’s Compliance Office, will carry the OA4 accreditation until 2020.
“We’re proud of our Purchasing Unit staff who put in a lot of effort to attain this national accreditation,” Deputy County Executive Robert Daddow said. “But it’s their everyday hard work that ensures Oakland County taxpayers get the most bang for their buck from our vendors.”
To learn more about NIGP and the OA4 award, go to nigp.org.
Oakland County established its Purchasing Unit in the Compliance Office as a centralized operation to control and reduce the cost of acquiring supplies, materials, equipment and services. As such, the unit provides timely, effective and efficient procurement services to departments and agencies, and to vendors doing business with Oakland County. The county has a long-time policy of using a formal, competitive procurement process in which all vendors are evaluated with equal consideration. Once a need has been identified, purchasing will solicit the appropriate members of the vendor community for pricing and purchase information. For additionl information or to view county contracts online, go to OakGov.com/purchasing.
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