Welcome!
We
appreciate your interest in supplying materials and services to the City
of Richmond. We hope you will find this guide helpful to your business
experience with the City. The Purchasing staff strives to obtain the
best quality, service and price, while promoting good business
relationships which are beneficial to both the City and its suppliers.
This guide summarizes the City’s procurement policies, but is not
intended to be a complete statement of all City practices and
requirements.
The Purchasing
Division employees are members of the California Association of Public
Procurement Officials (CAPPO). As such, we regard public service as a
sacred trust. We give primary consideration to the best interests of the
City of Richmond. Our goal is to obtain the best value for the City,
and attain the maximum value for each tax dollar, while giving all
qualified vendors equal opportunity. We conduct ourselves with
professionalism, fairness and dignity; and demand truth and honesty in
all business transactions. We support a respectful, open and fair
competitive process.
Doing Business in the City of Richmond Vendor Workshop – April 2, 2015