Report 2018-301 Recommendation 4 Responses

Report 2018-301: Judicial Branch Procurement: Some Superior Courts Generally Followed Requirements but Could Improve Their Procurement Practices (Release Date: January 2019)

Recommendation #4 To: Superior Court of California, County of Imperial

The Imperial court should ensure that it documents its justifications and approvals for using noncompetitive procurements.

60-Day Agency Response

We implemented this procedure on October 2011 to comply with the Judicial Branch Contracting Manual. The Court of Imperial process noncompetitive procurements based on the Judicial Branch Contracting Manual and our Local Contracting Manual.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Fully Implemented

Per the Imperial Court, it has always been its policy to document approval for noncompetitive procurements; the State Auditor's testing simply found instances where it did not comply. The court provided documentation associated with a recent procurement to demonstrate its current compliance.

All Recommendations in 2018-301

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.