OIG Advisories Archive

This guide helps local officials understand the procurement rules for hiring Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) under Chapter 30B.

This guide helps local officials understand the procurement rules for banking services under Chapter 30B, the Uniform Procurement Act.

This advisory provides guidance on disposing of surplus supplies through online auctions while complying with Chapter 30B, the Uniform Procurement Act.

This advisory was issued to assist municipalities in preventing and detecting fraud, waste, and abuse in the use of fuel for motor vehicle fleets.

This advisory provides information on hiring insurance consultants, including that insurance consultants must be licensed and free from financial ties with insurance brokers.

This advisory is for school districts and other entities that are considering procuring the services of energy efficiency and conservation consultants. The OIG recommends verifying the promises of savings.

This advisory offers guidance to public awarding authorities as they work with the energy professionals paid to assist them with electricity and natural gas procurements.

This advisory assists school districts in procuring energy efficiency and conservation consultants. These consultants assist in reducing energy costs through education, training, or other methods that do not involve the purchase or retrofit of equipment, fixtures, or other assets.

This advisory is based on a review of contracts pertaining to the 63 municipal golf courses in the Commonwealth. The OIG reviewed whether municipalities were operating golf courses using sound business practices and receiving a fair share of golf course revenue.

The OIG developed sample school bus bid pricing forms for the two simplest methods of contract bidding, to be included in bid packages distributed to vendors.

This guide is a resource for municipalities that need to develop policies for fleet administration or re-examine their current policies.