FY 2013 was the 3rd consecutive year officials forecasted higher revenues FY 2014 revenues are...

FY 2013 was the 3rd consecutive year officials forecasted higher revenues

FY 2014 revenues are expected to grow more than 6%

FY 2014 general fund expenditure growth to rise 4.1%

STATES HAVE EMERGED FROM THE RECESSION

Governing Survey Findings

Procurement Practices in

State and Local Government

Does your organization’s existing procurement policies permit you to enter:

51%

68%72%

42%

21% 21%28%

51%

28%

11%

1%6%

Yes No Not Sure

Increased > 10%

Increased 6-10%

Increased 1-5%

No Change Decreased 1-5%

Decreased 6-10%

Decreased > 10%

5%7%

19%

45%

15%

5% 4%

Government

How did your procurement budget change from 2012 to 2013?

What is your biggest concern when going through a procurement process?

37% Cost

30% Time

23% Ample choice of vendors

3% Public sentiment/resistance

7% Other

Biggest Procurement Concerns

What needs improvement when it comes to the procurement process?

39% Quicker review and approval

38% Increasing the pool of providers

34% Better definition of scope of mission

20% Decreasing procurement costs

14% More transparency

11% None

6% Other

Procurement Improvements

CONTACT

Joe MorrisDirector of ResearchGoverning Institute jmorris@governing.com 916-932-1395