Questions that might reveal split purchases include:
- Do you know or suspect, or have you heard, that purchases are being split to avoid competitive bidding?
- Are there instances of multiple awards to the same contractor just under the competitive bidding thresholds?
- Are there instances of two or more simultaneous purchases from a contractor in amounts which, if added together, would require competitive bidding?
- Is there a pattern of change orders for certain contractors increasing the contract price after split purchases?
- Are controls and procedures to prevent split purchases in place and enforced?