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Purchasing and Fleet Maintenance Divisions
City of Kennewick
PO Box
6108
414 E. 10th
Kennewick, WA 99336
(509) 585-4313
(509) 585-4407 fax
purinfo@ci.kennewick.wa.us
The Purchasing division is responsible for the centralized procurement
functions of the City and warehousing and inventory control
for the water/sewer utility, fleet maintenance and general supplies.
Other functions include administration of the Central Stores Fund,
coordination with all departments on maintenance agreements, and
equipment disposal.
The Fleet
Maintenance division is responsible for maintenance, repair and
replacement of all city vehicles and equipment.
 Doing
Business with the City Of Kennewick
Supplier
Registration
Procurement
Policies And Regulations
Doing Business with the City Of Kennewick
The City of Kennewick purchasing office administers bidding on behalf
of all City departments. You will find here information about opportunities
to sell goods and services to City government, regulations and policies
on procurements by City departments and a current listing of procurement
bids.
Supplier Registration
All companies are encouraged to pursue opportunities with City government.
The City Purchasing Office maintains a bid supplier list by product.
To add your company to this list, call the Purchasing Office at (509)
585-4312, or mail your company name, address, contact person, phone
and fax number, along with a brief description of what you sell, to
the Purchasing Office, P.O. Box 6108, Kennewick, WA 99336, or fax
the information to (509) 585-4407. Registering your company does not
guarantee that you will receive notification of bids. Companies are
encouraged to check this web site for current bid opportunities.
Procurement Policies And Regulations
The City
of Kennewick regulates the procurement of goods and services differently,
depending on the type of commodity or service being acquired. Listed
below are the current regulations regarding procurement.
Purchase
Centralized Purchasing has been established at the City of Kennewick
to reach and maintain the following goals and objectives:
Provide daily service and support on an organization wide basis.
Introduce a greater measure of accountability and control over implementation
of the annual budget, specifically as it relates to the procurement
of commodities, contracted services and capital outlay items.
Ensure coordinated planning of purchases throughout all city departments,
allowing the City to realize the benefits of competitive purchasing
and allow goods and services to be procured in the best interests
of the City.
Formulate policies and procedures designed to increase the efficiency
of the City of Kennewick Purchasing Division.
Policy
It is the policy of the City of Kennewick that goods and services
excluding engineering and public works contracts and related professional
services and other professional services as authorized by the City
Manager be procured through the use of a centralized purchasing
system as administered by the Purchasing Division of the Support
Services Department.
The Purchasing Division is the only division or department with
the exception of the Engineering or Public Works Department as it
relates to engineering or public works contracts and the related
professional services and other professional services as authorized
by the City Manager that has been authorized by the City Manager
to place purchase orders.
Bidding Requirements
Purchasing shall be responsible for soliciting bids or quotations
for all orders. Purchasing shall make these purchases in compliance
with all statutes applicable to non-chartered code cities. When
relevant state statutes conflict with local requirements, statutory
provisions shall take precedence.
Unauthorized Purchases
The City of Kennewick shall not be obligated to pay any vendor for
any purchase unless a purchase order has been issued. A purchase
order is the city's legal offer to buy specific goods and services.
Without this document the City has no legal obligation to pay the
vendor.
Cooperative Purchasing
The City will make available in their contracts the possibility
of other agencies purchasing from the contract on a cooperative
agreement. The City will, when feasible, piggy back onto other agency
contracts through a cooperative purchasing agreement.
Procurement Announcements
Listed below is the current bid opportunities with the City of Kennewick.
If you would like a copy of any bid specification, contact the Purchasing
Office at P.O. Box 6108, Kennewick, WA 99336. Phone (509) 585-4313,
Fax (509) 585-4407, Email purinfo@ci.kennewick.wa.us.
*For Public Work construction
and engineering projects, please contact our Municipal
Services Department.
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