Report 2020-301 Recommendation 9 Responses

Report 2020-301: Judicial Branch Procurement: Courts Generally Met Procurement Requirements, but Some Need to Improve Their Payment Practices (Release Date: January 2021)

Recommendation #9 To: Superior Court of California, County of Lake

To ensure appropriate administration of its contracts, by July 1, 2021, the court should revise its local contracting manual to include a contract administration plan, as recommended by the judicial contracting manual.

60-Day Agency Response

The court has revised the Local Contracting Manual to include a contract administration plan.

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

As part of its 60-day response, the court provided documentation that in March 2021 it adopted an updated local contracting manual that includes a contract administration plan.

All Recommendations in 2020-301

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.