PHONE: (586) 446-2740
Mark Carufel is the Purchasing/Risk Manager
Office of Purchasing Mission Statement:
The mission of the Office of Purchasing is to procure goods and
services at the lowest competitive price and to maintain quality
standards in those purchases while acting in the city’s best interest.
The procurement of goods and services is an integral part of the
quality control procedures currently being applied to all levels of the
administration. Several policies and new procedures are in place to
ensure that all requisitions enroute to purchasing are screened for
compliance along the way.
The issues involving ethical standards of purchasing are constantly being monitored to maintain the highest level of standards.
How To Do Business with the City of Sterling Heights:
The city of Sterling Heights utilizes one central bid notification
system, servicing all departments of the City of Sterling Heights,
through the Michigan Intergovernmental Trade Network (MITN) Purchasing
Cooperative. To register, please
click the MITN button on the left. Created in conjunction with BidNet®, this system is available for registration and is used by Sterling
Heights and several other Michigan agencies to post bids, quotes,
requests for proposals, construction notices, addenda, and awards
including tabulations. This centralized system offers vendors a
single point of contact and broader access to new business
opportunities throughout our region. For more information on the
MITN system,
click on the Doing Business button on the left.
Surplus auctions include items from a number of participating agencies
such as vehicles, equipment, computers and office furniture.
There is no fee to bid on surplus auctions and it is open to
all.
Click the Surplus Auctions button on the left.
Primary Responsibilities and Duties:
- Encumbering and monitoring all purchase requisitions through an
encumbrance module in the existing Financial Management System. The
encumbrance module strengthens the control and reporting procedures
throughout the city;
- Establishment of policies and procedures;
- Research and evaluate bid and quote specifications, products, services, and vendors;
- The Purchasing Office actively participates in cooperative purchasing
agreements with other agencies as a way to maximize the use of our tax
dollars. These agreements include contracts that have been bid by the
Macomb and Oakland County Purchasing Departments, the State of Michigan
Cooperative Program, as well as member agencies of the Michigan
Inter-Governmental Trade Network (MITN);
- Administers the City's procurement card program for low dollar purchases;
- Conduct formal bids for purchases of contracts for supplies and
contractual services when the estimated cost exceeds $10,000, in
accordance with the Purchasing Ordinance;
- Dispose of surplus property by auction or other suitable means;
- Coordination of maintenance for all office, exercise, cable TV, and print shop
equipment and security cameras. Determination is made for equipment replacement, service
contracts, and vendor performance. Microfilming services are also
provided through purchasing for most city departments.
Did you know...
that the MITN regional cooperative e-procurement solution has recently expanded to 43 municipalities and includes a surplus auction feature that has sold more than $24,000 of city equipment and vehicles in the past seven months?
