OIG Public Procurement Technical Support Guides and Advisories

This guide provides information on writing and organizing good, clear invitations for bids (IFBs) and requests for proposals (RFPs) for supplies and services contracts. It includes general tips, a model IFB, and instructions on how to modify that model to create an RFP.

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

This guide helps local officials understand the procurement rules for banking services.

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 contains guidance on procuring services relating to snow hauling and procuring snow and ice-control supplies. It clarifies that snow plowing is exempt from Chapter 30B, but snow hauling is not.