The mission of the Purchasing Department is to purchase the best quality products at the lowest possible price and to deliver those products to City departments promptly. The department is also responsible for surplus property, processing mail, providing copier service and publishing the City Record.
Purchasing Division FY18 Operating Budget by Account
Personnel Services
Contractual Services
Supplies & Materials
Current Chgs & Oblig
Equipment
Other
Purchasing Division
Performance Goals
Procurement
The Procurement Office in the City of Boston uses a 100% electronic format. Creating a contract should be a seamless and relatively quick process. This is achieved by continiously monitoring and reviewing this process
To display the percentage of savings the departments are able to achieve from request to the time of order
To measure the amount of time that it takes to produce a purchase order (should be less than seven days). There are certain cases where there is need to be publically bid, and it will be longer
To simplify conducting business with the City of Boston. To provide an exceptional expierence and a superior level of customer service for all vendors. To supply support to vendors at all stages of procurement
