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Supervisors hear management audit of San Francisco commodity purchasing; OCA agrees to address recommendations
Summary
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee reviewed a Budget and Legislative Analyst management audit finding 16 deficiencies and 66 recommendations in the city's commodity purchasing process, with estimated savings of about $3.7 million if implemented. The Office of Contract Administration said many reforms are underway and the item was filed.
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on March 23 heard a management audit of the city's commodity purchasing process that found 16 findings and 66 recommendations and estimated roughly $3.7 million in potential savings if improvements are implemented.
The audit presentation, led by Budget and Legislative Analyst staff Severn Campbell and Mark De La Rosa, covered citywide purchasing authorities and purchasing trends. De La Rosa said the city issued nearly 38,730 purchase orders in the 2008 fiscal year with a combined value of about $383'$384 million and more than 2,700 unique vendors. The report identified weaknesses in purchaser oversight, data reliability and specialized purchasing for IT, vehicles and the Department of Public Health (DPH).
"Our report contains 16 findings with 66 recommendations," De La Rosa said during the committee hearing, and added that implementing the recommendations "would result in approximately $3,700,000 in savings" based on estimated reductions from improved competitiveness.
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