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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!

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