Vol 11, Issue 2

Purchasing Pulse THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA CHAPTER OF NIGP

In this Issue

Page 2 And the 2015 Buyer of the Year goes to…

Page 3 Member Agency Spotlight: Hollywood, FL

Page 6 News Headlines from NIGP National

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“Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect.”

- Alan Cohen

President’s Corner By Lynn Kunkel, CPPB

With summer comes, vacations, budgets, year-end planning, hurricane preparedness and a real appreciation for air conditioning... I am grateful that I will be attending the NIGP Forum in Kansas City this August representing our Chapter. As we gear up for the busy summer months, the Reverse Trade Show Committee will be hard at work with their marketing plan for the November 5, 2015 Reverse Trade Show while I will continue to research options for changing our quarterly business meeting format. My idea is to have two Educational Workshops separate from the business meetings during the year. The quarterly business meetings would include a networking luncheon with round table topics to promote sharing of ideas, experiences and support from your colleagues. Will keep you posted on the change to the meeting format and have a great summer!

- Lynn

Instructions on How to Download Certificates of Attendance

Thank you City of Hollywood

For hosting the June Chapter Meeting

C LIC K H E RE TO S E E O U R N E W F A C E BO O K PA G E !

August 1-5 Kansas City, MO

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Spring 2016 The 2015 Buyer of the Year award goes to…

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Lynne Piper

Lynne has been a Buyer with the City of Boca Raton since 2008. Her

dedication to her work has always been apparent, with a recent example

being the $300,000 savings she yielded the City on a vehicle purchase bid

versus other options. She also works hard as the Website Liaison Chair for

the SEFL Chapter – updating the website on a daily basis with new

information, members and co-op contracts. Lynne’s dedication has led

her to attend special trainings, such as the annual Chapter Manager

conference where she learns how to maximize our use of the Chapter

website and teach us about new tools, features and functions.

Congratulations, Lynne!

Accepting the Award -- From left: President Lynn Kunkel, 2015 Buyer of the Year Lynne Piper, Awards Committee Chair Ilyse Valdivia

Congrats! Congrats!

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Member Agency Spotlight: CITY OF HOLLYWOOD

143,000 = City’s Population

full time employees = 1,218

244 = part-time employees

Procurement Services staff = 9 “Hollywood is home to more than 60 parks, seven golf courses, seven miles of pristine beaches, and the one-of-a-kind Hollywood Beach Broadwalk, a promenade that stretches nearly 2.5 miles along the Atlantic Ocean. Named one of America's Best Beach Boardwalks by Travel + Leisure magazine, this brick-paved thoroughfare hosts pedestrians, joggers, bicyclists, rollerbladers, and millions of others every year.

The City of Hollywood has a centralized purchasing operation. We also have a Hybrid Engineering, Construction Services

Department: This department handles their own solicitations & Contract Management. In addition to the regular procurement functions, the Procurement Division also handles the Sales & disposition of surplus equipment and City asset property as well as inventory of all warehouses. Joel Wasserman, CPPO is the Procurement Services Director who oversees eight staffers handling projects that stem from several City divisions.

This Summer, the City will celebrate the opening of the new Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort. Plus, additional developments on the beach and in the downtown area. Also, this year the City of Hollywood is turning 90 years old!”

- Janice English, Procurement Contracts Officer, City of Hollywood

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Spring 2016 FAPPO 2015: Recap

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With the overarching theme of “Elevating Our Professionalism”, attendees enjoyed a productive and informative FAPPO conference. The four-day event featured a vendor trade show, keynote speakers, Presidential Banquet, award presentations and more than a dozen thought-provoking seminars given by public procurement professionals.

The 48th Annual Conference and Trade Show was held in May at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando

2015 AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AWARDS:

1. Brevard County Schools 2. City of Boca Raton 3. Broward Co. Board of County Commissioners 4. Hillsborough Co. Aviation Authority 5. City of Lakeland 6. Manatee County 7. City of North Miami Beach 8. Orange County BOCC 9. Orange County Schools 10. City of Orlando 11. City of Palm Bay 12. City of Port St. Lucie 13. City of Punta Gorda 14. St. Johns River Water Reclamation District 15. Seminole County 16. South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (Tri-Rail) 17. Volusia County Schools

2015 AWARD FOR BEST PRACTICES IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AWARDS:

1. Broward County Board of County Commissioners – Innovation in the Purchasing Process

2. Seminole County BOCC – Cost Savings

3. City of North Miami Beach – Contribution to the Advancement of Community, Your Entity, or the Public Purchasing Profession

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• City of Boca Raton • Hillsborough County

Aviation Authority • Orange County BOCC • City of Punta Gorda

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Looking Forward: 2015 Reverse Trade Show

Next Chapter Meeting:

Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015

8:30 AM – 12:00 PM

City of Coconut Creek Community Center

(In conjunction with Sept. Co-op Meeting, which begins at 1:00 PM)

Please register at www.nigpsefl.org so we can have an accurate head count for seating and lunch. Thank you!

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Save the Date! Thursday, November 5, 2015 at the Coral Springs Gymnasium with Co-op Meeting to follow (you will receive additional

info via email).

As announced at the June Chapter meeting, there will be a Reverse Trade Show (RTS) this year! As part of an understanding between the Southeast

Florida Chapter and Greater Miami Chapter, the Chapters will hold their RTS on opposite years. Each year, volunteers from either Chapter are welcome to assist in that year’s RTS and also help promote the event to vendors. In each Chapter’s “off year”, new approaches such as Speed

Buying events may be planned. We are excited about these fresh opportunities and hope you are too!

Attention Members! Please visit www.nigpsefl.org to ensure your profile is up-to-

date and that if you are indeed an NIGP National member, that the proper box is checked. (The

Chapter pays NIGP different rates based on this!)

Did You Know… UPPCC has changed the guidelines for what counts as points

toward recertification. Now, volunteering on a Committee can help you earn re-cert points! Email Lynn Kunkel your interests and

she’ll work with you to find the best fit!

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News Headlines from NIGP National

NIGP Launches Industry-first Accreditation Program for Public Sector Purchasing

Cooperatives Herndon, VA, May 18, 2015 --- NIGP: The Institute for Public Procurement announces the launch of the NIGP Accredited Cooperative© (“NIGP AC”) accreditation program. This unique, first of its kind accreditation supports public procurement professionals’ need to quickly identify cooperative programs that consistently practice sound public procurement behaviors. “Public spending through cooperatives has grown steadily for more than a decade, as has the number of cooperative programs,” NIGP’s CEO, Rick Grimm, observed. "The NIGP Accredited Cooperative program and “NIGP AC” mark will go a long way toward overcoming practitioners’ confusion and ensuring the integrity of cooperative practices as a long-term, viable procurement option.” To earn the NIGP AC mark, cooperatives will undergo a rigorous evaluation process against 148 criteria across three domains of practice: procurement and contracting processes, procurement agency management, and cooperative program management. Assessment is a two-step process that requires programs to first successfully pass 77 mandatory criteria and then earn passing scores in each of the three practice domains based on 71 scored criteria. Accreditation is awarded for a three-year period and requires ongoing, 18-month mini-assessments to maintain active status. NIGP offers two accreditation application and award announcement periods each year. The Institute is currently accepting cooperative accreditation applications through June 1. NIGP Accredited Cooperative criteria and a comprehensive NIGP Accreditation Guide are available for download.

NIGP Congratulates the UPPCC and Their New

Management Partner As an independently incorporated organization, the Universal Public Procurement Certification Council’s (UPPCC) Governing Board has selected AMR Management Services as its new management partner effective July 1, 2015. NIGP congratulates the UPPCC for its continued efforts to realize its potential as an independent organization administering the CPPO and CPPB certification programs. And NIGP wishes the AMR team the very best as they assume the management and administrative functions of the Council. NIGP remains fully committed to the UPPCC as the premier public procurement certification program for professionals. NIGP will continue to provide quality education – via the classroom and eLearning – that covers the key aspects of the body of knowledge examined by the UPPCC for the CPPO and CPPB designations. The Institute will continue to offer coursework and materials to prepare for the exams. And NIGP will continue to provide educational and professional contribution opportunities for recertification. In short, the NIGP/UPPCC partnership remains vital to the public procurement profession: NIGP will continue to be the go-to resource for education and preparatory support as professionals seek the go-to certifications provided by the UPPCC. And finally, NIGP will continue to support the governance of the Council through its three representatives on the UPPCC Governing Board.

Stay up-to-date with the latest NIGP headlines by visiting www.nigp.org frequently!

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2015 Chapter Officers and Appointed Committee Chairpersons

Michal Durden, CPPB Membership Committee Chair Ivelsa Guzman Time and Place Committee Chair Keith K. Glatz, CPPO Legislative Affairs Committee Chair David Santucci, CPPO Gail Dixon, CPPB Reverse Trade Show Committee Co-Chairs Herb Hyman, CPPO Rick Torres Audit Committee Co-Chairs

Dave Nash, CPPO Historian / Photographer Lynne Piper Website Liaison Chair Angelo Salomone, CPPB By-Laws Committee Chair Christina Semeraro, CPPB Communications / Newsletter Committee Chair Ilyse Valdivia, CPPO Awards Committee Chair Michael Mullen, CPPB Gregory Jackson, CPPB Professional Development Committee Co-Chairs

Contact info for Officers and Chairpersons can be found at www.nigpsefl.org.

Are you planning to sit for the CPPB or CPPO exams in the near future? There are a number of ways to prepare for these challenging tests. Taking LEAP courses, obtaining the PREP Guides from the NIGP bookstore, participating in a study group or reviewing the material on your own are just some of the ways to prepare. For those of you who would like a little day to day inspiration and interaction right at your desktop, one of our members, David Nash, formerly with the City of Fort Lauderdale, sends out a Question of the Day by email. The questions come from a variety of sources and are half multiple choice and half essay. Each person responds directly to David and no one’s answers are ever shared with anyone else. And best of all, there is no charge to participate.

If you are interested in receiving these daily questions, make some time to visit the website at http://www.qoftheday.net for complete information on the program and to register your contact information. If you have any questions after visiting the website, feel free to contact David by phone at 954-829-0421. # E xa m R e a d y

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Lynn Kunkel, CPPB David Santucci, CPPO President Vice President Brian K. O’Connor, CPM, APP Irene Costa, CPPO Secretary Treasurer

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