Purchasing
The Purchasing Department assists all departments with the procurement of every day operation and maintenance items, along with capital equipment items and capital projects.
Bids & Request for Proposals
Mission Statement
Exercise prudence and good judgement to successful negotiate and secure optimum price, quality, and service in the procurement of supplies, materials and equipment required for the District's operations.
Services
- Promote, facilitate and provide superior customer service as related to purchasing supplies, materials and equipment.
- Coordinate and fulfill purchase requisitions in a timely fashion that have been submitted in accordance with accepted policies and budget requirements.
- Optimize purchases given mixed criteria: price, quantity, quality and turn around time.
- Implement and maintain bidding process and vendor selection criteria in accordance with district policy.
- Maintain inventories of district assets and documentation of purchase orders for financial reporting and auditing.
- Anticipate and prepare for the changing needs of the district as related to the Purchasing Department.
- Act as PWMD authorized Representative for all departments in dealing with all firms or vendors supplying or aspiring to supply equipment, supplies and services.
- Act as project administrator for district projects.
- Recommends payments of invoiced in accordance with district policy.
- Secure the best possible ultimate value for the money expended.
- Pick up and delivery of PWMD mail and inter office correspondence.
