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City auditor: procurement timeliness lags; council accepts audit and directs improvements
Summary
San Jose’s city auditor presented a procurement audit finding long delays in competitive procurements and recommended eight improvements; the council accepted the report and staff pledged to implement recommendations in the coming fiscal year.
The City Auditor presented a procurement audit Sept. 9 that found San Jose’s purchasing processes for goods and services (excluding public works projects) are frequently slower than business needs and recommended changes to risk strategy, milestone tracking and consolidated staff guidance.
Auditor Joe Royce and lead auditor Lisonbee Pauley told the City Council that three‑quarters of requests for proposals (RFPs) processed between 2019 and 2024 took longer than purchasing’s 6‑ to 9‑month…
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