The Commission for A New Georgia
Administrative Services Task Force

The Task Force examined how Georgia’s 123 state agencies handle procurement - selecting, bidding, and buying - of thousands of supplies, equipment purchases and services costing $5.7 billion a year.

The Task Force recommended that Georgia shift to a system of strategic sourcing and 21st Century technologies that enable the state to take advantage of buying clout, broader bidding on the internet, and tracking expenditures statewide.

A contract to transform the procurement system was awarded in October 2005. Currently, smarter purchasing practices are allowing state agencies to spend as much as $100 million less for big contract items like computers, office supplies and building maintenance materials, based on previous expenditure records.


RECOMMENDATIONS:

A Single Center-Leading Purchasing Agent

 Redesign core procurement processes

Substantially strengthen the skill set of procurement teams

Implement comprehensive performance management

Develop plan to address fundamental technology gaps

Undertake necessary legislative changes to modernize policy

Launch a statewide Procurement Transformation to address change with a sequential, coherent plan.




Overview of the Task Force
Chair: Jim Balloun
Acuity Brands (Ret)

Consulting Partner: McKinsey

Jim Bostic
Georgia Pacific, Atlanta

David Brown
Acuity Lighting, Atlanta

John Campi
Home Depot, Atlanta

Ken Carty
Coca-Cola, Atlanta

Russell Grizzle
Milliken, LaGrange

Anita Hayman
NutraSweet, Augusta

Tim Houghton
Bellsouth, Atlanta

George Lottier
Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council, Atlanta

Jeffrey Rolsten
Bellsouth, Atlanta

Pam Tamasi
Scientific Atlanta, Lawrenceville

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