Upcoming Events

56th Annual Government Purchasing Conference and Vendor Exhibition

Feb 26 - 29, 2012
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
211 Clubhouse Road
Sunset Beach, North Carolina 28468
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CAGP Vendor Sponsorship

Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2012
c/o City of Concord, Attn: Sherri Barnhardt PO Box 707
Concord, North Carolina 28028
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CLGPO Exam Review

Professional Development Event

Tue, Feb 7, 2012
7:45 AM - 4:00 PM
City of Greensboro - Learning Center
1001 Fourth St. Blair Richmond Room - basement floor
Greensboro, North Carolina 27405
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Fees for this event:

Member Registration (0.8600 points): No Charge

Non-member Registration (0.8600 points): No Charge

Attachments for this event:

CLGPO Examination Review Session Agenda

Steven Graham, C.P.M., CLGPO, will once again lead the popular CLGPO Exam Review.  The review, sponsored by the Carolinas Association of Governmental Purchasing and the Certification Committee of the CAGP, is ideal for all candidates who intend to sit for the CLGPO certification exam on Sunday, February 26, 2012.   

What:   CLGPO Exam Review

When:  February 7, 2012 from 8:30 am until 4:00 pm.  Registration will begin at 7:45 am

Where: City of Greensboro Learning Center.  1001 Fourth St., Greensboro NC 27405.  Blair Richmond Room basement floor.

Program:  This session is designed for local government purchasing officials who are in the process of obtaining their designation as a Certified Local Government Purchasing Officer (CLGPO). This session will prepare its participants for the CLGPO examination that is sponsored by the Carolinas Association of Governmental Purchasing (CAGP) and administered by the UNC-CH School of Government (SOG). Subjects to be covered include local government law, contract law, competitive bidding requirements, disposal of property, conflicts of interest/gifts and favors, and construction contracting. Emphasis will be on the theory and application of NC purchasing law and practice.  Select the link above for the complete agenda.

Misc:   

• On-line registration is available at www.cagponline.org.  There is no registration fee.  Expenses related to travel and accomodations may be incurred on an individual basis.
• Lunch will be provided by CAGP.

Certification Credit:  This session includes Continuing Education hours equivalent to .86 certification point for those who attend that are in the process of obtaining their CLGPO designation. This session is optional and is not a required course for the CLGPO certification.  Any current certified CLGPO may use this class one time in the five year period allowed to obtained re-certification point.

 *CLGPO APPLICATION DEADLINE:  The deadline for CLGPO Certification applications (including application to take the CLGPO examination on Sunday, February 26th) is December 1, 2011.  Applications must be submitted in pdf form to Norma Houston at nhouston@sog.unc.edu.

Additional Information:  For additional information regarding this session, please contact Chris S. Payne, C.P.M., CLGPO, City of Greensboro at 336-373-2188 or email Chris.Payne@greensboro-nc.gov . 

Eastern Regional Local Government Training Program

Sat, Feb 25, 2012
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
211 Clubhouse Road
Sunset Beach, North Carolina 28468
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Basic Principles of Local Government Purchasing

Professional Development Event

Mar 27 - 30, 2012
UNC School of Government
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

This course is designed for new local government purchasing officials and covers the basic principles of purchasing, including legal aspects of purchasing and construction contracting; purchasing concepts and terms; the purchasing process; use of manuals; use of the Internet in purchasing; budgeting; accounting and fiscal control; disposal of surplus property; conflicts of interest; and professional development.

Note the dates for this course have changed.

Registration is now open.

For details and registration, see the UNC School of Government link below.

Application for enrollment must be made online with the UNC School of Government at http://www.sog.unc.edu/node/882.

Intermediate Purchasing Seminar

Professional Development Event

Nov 13 - 15, 2012
UNC School of Government
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

The class will cover issues related to insurance, developing specifications and standards, legal aspects of bidding, purchasing and management of capital equipment, accounting and fiscal control, securing competition, disposing of surplus property, and ethics. Participants will focus on cases and will work in small groups.

For details and registration, see the UNC School of Government link below.

Application for enrollment must be made online with the UNC School of Government at http://www.sog.unc.edu/node/1226 .