3 | A u d i t o f Cooperative P u r c h a s e R e q u e s t N J P A J u l y 2 0 2 1 Background and Objectives The Clerk of the Circuit Court and County Comptroller’s Internal Audit Department and Office of the Inspector General has completed an audit of Cooperative Purchase Request for NJPA. The audit was planned and conducted in conformance with the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing (Standards). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain sufficient, appropriate evidence to provide a reasonable basis for our findings and conclusions based on our audit objectives. We believe the evidence obtained provides a reasonable basis for our findings and conclusions based on our audit objectives. The purpose of the audit was to determine compliance with the terms of the contract. Background Sarasota County entered into a cooperative (piggyback) purchasing agreement with National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA), through their contract with the State of Florida, to purchase vehicles, cars, vans, SUV’s, and light trucks with related equipment, accessories, and services. A piggyback contract is the procurement of goods and services from vendors who have been selected by other government entities or agencies, by purchasing consortiums, or another Florida local government as a result of a competitive selection process which is substantially equivalent to that used by Sarasota County. The cooperative purchasing agreement went into effect on February 15, 2017 and expires on January 17, 2021. The agreement was approved by the Procurement Official and the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) authorized a cumulative amount not‐to‐exceed $4,000,000 per fiscal year. The agreement utilizes a Percent off MSRP pricing model which allows for discounts of up to 25.86% off of MSRP. NJPA provides an annual price list which outlines the MSRP and the discounted price for numerous models across 15 manufacturers. The price list also provides pricing for after market options that can be added to the vehicles.
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