Purchasing Department

Augusta
Procurement Department

Mission Statement

To provide quality service through effective teamwork and communication with city agencies and vendors alike, in order to fulfill the purchasing needs of the City of Augusta in a professional, responsive, and timely manner and in accordance with city statutes.

Department Function

The Procurement Department administers acquisition of goods and services for all departments and divisions of the Augusta-Richmond County Commission of Augusta, Georgia. The department is responsible for developing bid specifications jointly with City departments, obtaining bids through advertising and direct solicitation, establishing and monitoring price agreement contracts, and issuing purchase orders. Purchasing is assigned absolute responsibility for negotiating and buying for all the departments within the City. The department must work with hundreds of individuals within the City and with thousands of vendors in supplying the City's needs as economically and efficiently as possible. Purchasing also administers the sale and auctioning of City surplus property, impounded vehicles, City fleet, and unclaimed confiscated goods through public auctions.

Disclaimer

The City of Augusta (the “City”) does not warrant, represent or guarantee the accuracy or completeness of information provided at this website. Information provided here is simply for your convenience. There may be recent addenda or changes in the Request for Proposals (“RFP”) or bid documents including, among other things, the bidding instructions, general conditions, technical specifications, and exhibits that may not be currently reflected at this site. The City shall not be responsible or liable in any way for errors, inaccuracies or omissions in any documents or information retrieved or downloaded from this site. For a complete set of specifications and the applicable RFP or bid documents, all interested bidders are directed to the City's Procurement Office (“Procurement Office”) located at the Department of Procurement, Municipal Building, 530 Greene Street, Augusta, Georgia, 30901. In the event of a conflict or discrepancy between the information or documents posted at this website and the RFP or bid documents published and contained in the Procurement Office, the RFP or bid documents in the City’s Procurement Office shall control." Contract information can be obtained at the Clerk of Commission website.

Standard Disclaimer for External Links

The Procurement Department has links to various departments within the City such as the Disadvantaged Business Program and the Clerk of Commission Offices. We also have a link to Demand Star; a vendor’s registration site.
These links are being provided as a convenience and for informational purposes only. The Augusta Procurement Department bears no responsibility for the accuracy, legality or content of the external site or for that of subsequent links. Contact the external site for answers to questions regarding its content.

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News

Disclaimer for Ordinance #7035
Please note that the DBE Office is the owner department of ordinance #7035 and should be held accountable and take any responsibility relative to ligation issues that may arise from the enforcement of this document. Should you have any questions pertaining to this ordinance or the forms required there of, please direct your inquires to Yvonne Gentry, DBE Coordinator of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Office at 706-821-2406.

Click here to view Ordinance #7035 (PDF)

Monthly Utilization Report (PDF)
Good Faith Effort (PDF)
Small Business Project Plan (PDF)
Covenant of Non-Discrimination (PDF)

Court Order Enjoining Race-Based Portion of DBE Program

Click here to view Court Order (PDF)