Becky McCurdy, Procurement Services Manager

rmccurdy@cityofmadera.com

1030 South Gateway Drive

Madera, CA  93637

Voice: 559-661-5463

FAX: 559-661-0760

Office Hours:  Monday-Thursday  7:00-12:00 and 1:00-4:00

Purchasing - Central Supply is committed to obtaining the most desirable goods and services to meet the City's operational needs, at the lowest possible cost, delivered in a timely manner and in compliance with all City policies and applicable laws.

Our objective is to acquire needed goods and services as efficiently and as inexpensively as possible, while assuring fair and equal opportunity to all qualified vendors. To achieve this objective, we seeks to foster as much competition as possible while ensuring fairness to all who wish to compete for the opportunity to sell to the City of Madera.

Purchasing - Central Supply's primary function is to assist other City Departments in their procurement efforts, securing materials and services which meet necessary standards. Concurrently, Purchasing - Central Supply monitors the procurement process to ascertain compliance with applicable laws.

Department personnel prepare the City's procurement program; establish standards for quality assurance; purchase products and services; and administer contracts. Staff prepare specifications and schedule purchases; develop advantageous contractual terms; solicit and evaluate bids; award and administer contracts; place legal advertisements; prepare contract documents; maintain procurement records for all City departments; and formulate policy for the disposition of excess and/or obsolete material. 

Functioning as a major business office of the City with the vendor community, Purchasing - Central Supply strives to promote goodwill through sound business practices, efficient operations and supporting the purchase of recycled and environmentally preferred products while providing the greatest value for the tax dollar.

 It is the City's policy to encourage the purchase of supplies, services and equipment from vendors located within the boundaries of the City. Local vendors are sellers, vendors, suppliers and contractors who maintain places of business located within the limits of the City and who have a current City of Madera business license. The local vendor preference shall not apply to those contracts where State or Federal law, or other laws or regulations preclude such a preference. 

Contractors will, to the greatest extent feasible, attempt to incorporate local area businesses as subcontractors and suppliers. Contractors will, upon request, provide records showing the outreach efforts made to local businesses to demonstrate that they have made a reasonable effort to inform local businesses of opportunities.

 Our policy is intended to:

• Give all suppliers full, fair, prompt and courteous consideration
• Keep competition open and fair
• Solicit supplier suggestions in the determination of clear and adequate specifications and standards.
• Cooperate with suppliers and consider possible difficulties they may encounter
• Observe strict truthfulness and the highest ethics in all transactions and correspondence
• Support the purchase of recycled and environmentally preferred products
• Provide timely, efficient and cost effective services to City staff.
• Provide another tool to assist in the successful implementation of the Vision Madera 2025 - Vision and Action Plan

PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS are handled through the City Engineering Department.  For information, plans, planholders lists, etc. please contact them directly at (559) 661-5418 or visit their page on the City website.