Purchasing Department

The Purchasing Department is committed to reducing the cost of government spending by promoting a unified procurement system that ensures integrity and fairness, services and construction, while creating opportunities for vendor participation, and encouraging business and residential economic growth within our Community.

Procurement

Contracts/Agreements, bidding and request for proposal (RFP) coordination. To enter into contracts and agreement with other governments (IGA) and entities and with private persons, firms and corporations.

View contracts and agreements that the City of South Fulton has agreed to.

Our Mission Statement

The mission of The City of South Fulton Purchasing Department is to establish strategic thinking in all procurement efforts, resulting in responsible stewardship of resources, effective collaboration, customer-focused services, innovative suppliers, streamlining of business processes while maintaining transparency, ethics, and compliance, with sustainability and diversity.

We make every effort to develop a comprehensive procurement practice, which promotes fair, transparent, progressive and open competition in the procurement process, while developing successful relationships with all vendors. We encourage you to monitor bidding opportunities posted on our website and the state of Georgia Registry on a regular basis. 

The Purchasing Department continues to ensure fairness in the procurement process, while providing the highest excellence of products at the most reasonable price, in accordance with the City of South Fulton Code of Ordinance, Georgia Statutes, Federal Laws and NIGP Code of Ethics.

Our Vision Statement

The City of South Fulton Purchasing Department provides all essential goods, services, and solutions through the best contracts available, anywhere

Responsibilities

The Purchasing Department is the office responsible for the acquisition of supplies, services, and construction in support of the operations of the Municipality, which functions include:

  • Contracts Management
  • Doing Business With The City
  • Procurement of Goods and Services
  • Supplier Management
  • Surplus Auctions

View Open Bids 

FY 2019-2020 Monthly Reports

Goals

1. High-quality goods/services acquired at reasonable costs

2. Procedures are fair and impartial

3. All qualified vendors enabled access to public business

4. Procedures are open and administratively efficient

5. Rules of contract award are clear in advance of the procurement

6. Best value concepts enabled, with criteria and factors and basis and process for their consideration stated in the solicitation

Values

• Leadership                • Integrity

• Fairness                    • Service

• Trust                         • Transparency

• Responsiveness        • Quality

Strategies 

Procurement Management – Focus on essential Client supply and services mission needs 

Relationship Management – Focus on strong, high-value Supplier Relationship Management and Client Relationship Management skills and principles in all areas 

Collaboration – Partner with all other public bodies on joint needs 

Technology – Procurement operations supported by the most advanced technology solutions practicably available 

Talent – Develop strong procurement leaders – trained, certified, and enabled to deliver the highest value to County clients, suppliers, citizens, and stakeholders.