Purchasing | Name | Position | Telephone | Vicki Robinson | Purchasing Director | 765-983-7209 | Rose Dangerfield | Purchasing Assistant | 765-983-7210 |
The Purchasing Department of the City of Richmond is a service oriented department with two full-time employees, Vicki Robinson, Director and Rose Dangerfield, Assistant. A fundamental purchasing objective for the City of Richmond is to obtain quality goods and services at minimum cost. Purchasing also has the added responsibility of protecting the interests of the taxpayers and must continually function in an environment of public scrutiny.
Statutes, ordinances, and regulations generally require state and local governments to conduct their purchasing operation on the basis of competitive bidding. This requirement is intended to secure sound value, to guard against favoritism and profiteering at public expense, and to safeguard the interest of the seller by providing equal opportunities to compete for government business. The ways and means of obtaining prices is as important, if not more important, than the prices themselves.
Any business interested in doing business with the City of Richmond is asked to mail all correspondence including their company name, address, contact name and phone number, and company profile to: City of Richmond, Purchasing, 50 North 5th Street, Richmond, IN 47374.