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2008 Summit Handout-Future of Procurement [ download ]
2008 Summit - Public Disclosure [ download ]
2008 Summit - Environmentally Friendly Procurement [ download ]
2008 Summit - CPPO/CPPB Certification Changes [ download ]
December 2007 [ download ]
Summer 2007 Newsletter [ download ]
- NIGP Forum and Products Exposition in Hartford, Connecticut
- Sue Ownby runner-up for NIGP Manager of the Year
- 12 delegates from Washington State
- 12 new CPPB's
- Changes in the certification program
- Education and Research Committee News by Alyce Benge
- Strategic Procurement Skills and Techniques Sept. 26
- Planning Scheduling and Requirement Analysis Oct. 15-17
Spring 2007 [ download ]
- New CPPB's
- Honors and Awards
- Purchasing Month activity
- Educational seminars
APWA/MRSC Legislative Update Powerpoint [ download ]
2007 Legislative Session Updates by Michael E. Purdy, Contracts Manager, University of Washington
- SHB 2010 - Bidder Responsibility
- SHB 1328 - Small Works Roster changes and Dollar Threshold Consistency
- HB 1370 - Government Employees: Prevailing Wages
- EHB 1898 - School Districts: Apprenticeship
- ESSB 5770 - Higher Ed: Bid thresholds
- SSHB 1506- Alternative pUblic Works Contracting
January 2007 [ download ]
- Annual membership meeting is January 23
- Scholarship guidelines and application
- 2007 Education Plan
2006 NIGP Forum Edition [ download ]
- Photos from Forum 2006 in Tampa
- Education and Research Committee update
Summer 2006 [ download ]
- 2005 Accomplishments
- Report from Emergency Preparedness Committee
Spring 2006 [ download ]
- "Four Steps to Preparedness"
- Certfication bridge announced
- Anchorage's privatization experiment
Winter 2006 [ download ]
- Membership survey
- Darin Matthews' The Value of Certification
- Highlights from 2005...a great year!