CPPB Certified Professional Public Buyer Exam

Question 1

A public works department declares one of its five-year-old sedans as no longer needed for its operations. The vehicle is in good working condition. What is the MOST appropriate first step for the asset manager to take?

Send the vehicle to a public auction to generate revenue. Transfer the vehicle to another agency department that has a documented need for it. Donate the vehicle to a qualified local non-profit organization. Offer the vehicle as a trade-in on a new vehicle purchase.

Correct Answer:

Transfer the vehicle to another agency department that has a documented need for it.

Question 2

Which of the following is the primary objective of conducting a periodic physical inventory of a public agency's capital assets?

To appraise the current fair market value of all assets for insurance purposes. To identify assets that are underutilized by staff. To verify the accuracy of property records, confirm the physical location of assets, and identify any unrecorded disposals or losses. To determine the remaining useful life of each asset for budget forecasting.

Correct Answer:

To verify the accuracy of property records, confirm the physical location of assets, and identify any unrecorded disposals or losses.

Question 3

A city's IT department has 100 obsolete desktop computers and 50 old CRT monitors that are non-functional. Due to the presence of lead and other hazardous materials, what is the most responsible and compliant method of disposal?

Selling the entire lot 'as-is' through a sealed bid process. Allowing employees to take the equipment home for personal use. Disposing of the equipment in the municipal solid waste landfill. Contracting with a certified e-waste recycling vendor who can provide a certificate of destruction.

Correct Answer:

Contracting with a certified e-waste recycling vendor who can provide a certificate of destruction.

Question 4

A public transit agency has two identical, aging buses. One bus has a failed engine that is too costly to repair, while the other is operational but requires a specific transmission component that is difficult to source. What asset management strategy would be most cost-effective?

Repairing the engine on the first bus regardless of the cost to maintain fleet size. Selling both buses at auction and using the proceeds for a new bus. Cannibalizing the needed transmission component from the bus with the failed engine to repair the operational bus. Scrapping both buses immediately to reduce maintenance liabilities.

Correct Answer:

Cannibalizing the needed transmission component from the bus with the failed engine to repair the operational bus.

Question 5

A public agency is purchasing a new, specialized road grader and wishes to dispose of its old one. The procurement officer determines that the value offered by the vendor for the old grader is fair and will directly reduce the price of the new purchase. This method of disposal is known as a:

Negotiated sale Trade-in Public auction Sealed bid

Correct Answer:

Trade-in

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