PURCHASING DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the Purchasing Department is to provide for the procurement of goods and services for County-funded departments with the objective that the goods and services will be available at the proper time, in the proper place, in quality, quantity and price that are consistent with the needs of the County. Central to this mission are the fostering of broad-based competition with integrity, the administration of County Purchasing Policies and Procedures, and stewardship to County taxpayers.
The objectives of the Purchasing Department in carrying out the mission statement are:
1. To ensure that the tax dollars
spent on goods and services required by the departments of Ingham County are
used to the maximum extent possible. Sound, prudent, equitable and consistent
procurement practices will be used to serve the citizens of Ingham County, the
direct service departments, the employees of the County, and the business community;
2. To maximize the purchasing value of public
funds in procurement, and to provide safeguards for maintaining a procurement
system of quality and integrity;
3. To change the focus of activities of the
professional purchasing staff from processing small dollar purchases to concentrating
on larger dollar purchases and contracts;
4. To ensure that Ingham County is doing
business with a representative sample of the local business community and to
ensure that Ingham County is procuring goods and services from the broadest
possible pool of vendors; and,
5. To identify and to implement ways in which
technology can enhance the purchasing process.
Concluding Statement...
The Purchasing Department will constantly reevaluate its methods of procurement, will challenge vendors and suppliers to offer the best possible value to the County, and will strive for a procurement system that offers integrity, service, and quality to the constituents of Ingham County.