Purchasing Report - December 2019.docx

The document outlines the Purchasing Office's performance measures and highlights related to procurement activities. It emphasizes cost avoidance achieved through competitive procurement processes, showing a 10% cost avoidance over the past three years. The office is currently handling blanket purchase orders for 2020 and working on bid projects like road reconstruction and equipment bids. An auction was conducted for a mower blade grinder, generating $5,000, $4,000 more than the trade-in value. A revenue-generating RFP for leasing Park Facilities and Open Space will be released soon. The document also includes graphs displaying total dollar awards and cost avoidance by year for projects bid, with a note that these figures exclude purchases made through other contracts. Cost avoidance is calculated by averaging all bids received and subtracting the award amount, with the percentage indicating the discount price paid compared to the average bid price.