City of Glendale - Purchasing - About Us
Supporting City operations is a complex responsibility. Public funds are a trust. Tax dollars must be used wisely. Materials Management is in the position of spending the available funds to obtain the materials and services to keep the City operating in an effective manner. This all must be accomplished within budget. Its important that purchases represent the "best value" for the cost and the products are of good quality and delivered when needed.
The purchasing function takes a staff of seven buyers, two of which specialize in supporting the City’s fleet of vehicles and one buying warehouse items. A tremendous variety of goods and services are required to support daily operations for such City departments as Police, Fire, Streets, Sanitation, Airport, Libraries, Parks and Recreation.
A purchasing card program handles the majority of small dollar purchases. Public purchasing laws provide the foundation for both an open and competitive process. All purchases over $50,000 are reviewed by the City Council prior to issuing a purchase order.
Missions:
- Purchasing spends tax funds to obtain the materials and services to keep Glendale operating effectively. Supporting city operations is a complex responsibility. Public funds are a trust. Tax dollars must be used wisely. This all must be accomplished within the authorized budgets. Purchases must represent the "best value" for the cost, be of a good quality and delivered when needed.
- Materials Management shall provide a system, which maximizes the effectiveness of the tax dollar, while maintaining timely and adequate support of the city’s needs for materials and services.
Interested in Doing Business with Glendale?
Have you ever considered doing business with the city of Glendale? It takes a wide variety of products and services to keep our city running. There are universal needs that any organization requires plus needs specific and unique to individual city departments. The city provides general information and guidance for businesses in determining opportunities for doing business with the city.
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Contact Us & Map
Phone: (623) 930-2862
E-mail: MaterialsManagement@glendaleaz.com
Mailing Address: 6829 N. 58th Drive, Suite 202, Glendale, AZ 85301
Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday
Map: click here
Additional Helpful Information
Engineering - Capital Improvement Projects City Construction Projects Status Welcome to the city of Glendale Engineering Department's Capital Improvement Project (CIP) Web site. This Web site aims to inform users about exciting improvement projects happening in the city of Glendale. Please note that this site is for general information purposes only. If you have specific questions about a project listed on this site beyond the information that is presented here, please contact the Engineering Department at (623) 930-3630 or e-mail the project manager by using the link provided within the detailed project information. How to Use Using this site is easy. Once you enter, you can search and sort for various CIP projects by project number, type, manager and district. Once you click on a specific project, you will be able to view a short overview of the project, updated status information, completion dates, construction timelines and more. |
