Doing Business with Salt Lake City Corporation

The following summary provides information on doing business with the City.  If you are interested in supplying goods or services to the City the first thing to know is that bids and proposals may be solicited by any of the following City procurement offices.

Procurement Offices

Registering to do business with the Purchasing Division

Interested suppliers for products and non-construction related services may submit the Purchasing Division's Supplier & Bid List Application by using the Online Supplier Registration Form located at www.slcpurchasing.com.  To obtain a paper or electronic copy of the application contact any of the Purchasing Division buying staff.  Currently no fee is required to be placed on the Purchasing Division Supplier bid lists.

By registering with the Purchasing Division as noted above, suppliers are more likely to receive future bid and proposal notifications when they are published by the Purchasing Division on the web and when the Purchasing Division staff is soliciting bids through informal processes, not published on the web site.

Registration as a supplier and placement on the supplier bid list does not pre-qualify the supplier or guarantee notification or receipt of a request for bid or request for proposal.  It is the supplier's responsibility to check the bid and proposal notices posted on the web and in the appropriate local publications.

Procurement Procedures

Generally, City agencies may purchase products with a City
"small-purchase check" (under $1,000)  or "procurement card" (under $2,500)without contacting the Purchasing Division.  For all other purchases of products and non-construction services, competitive bids and request for proposals resulting in a purchase order or contract are issued, received and opened by a member of the Purchasing Division Staff.

● Purchase orders or contracts for products or services with an estimated value between $2,500 and $40,000 are issued as a result of competitive solicitation processes which may or may not be published on the Purchasing Division web site.

● When products or services are estimated to be $40,000 or more, competitive sealed bids or request for proposals are solicited and published on the web with few exceptions.

Bid & Request for Proposal Openings

● Bidders or other interested parties are welcome to attend formal bid openings.  At formal bid openings prices will be read aloud to those in attendance.

● Request for Proposal openings are not open to the offerors or the public.  No proposal information is available until a contract has been awarded.

Award decisions are not generally made at the bid or proposal openings.

Information About Previous Bids and RFPs

Bid and RFP award and tabulation information is available using the Online Bid & Proposal System

Contact Us

The Purchasing Division office is open Monday-Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, with the exception of legal holidays. Appointments are recommended for sales visits, but are not required.  Click here for the Purchasing Division Office information and staff list.

City Ordinances and Administrative Rules

When conducting business with the City, Suppliers are required to abide by City Ordinances and Administrative Rules, including:

REPRESENTATION REGARDING ETHICAL STANDARDS FOR CITY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES AND FORMER CITY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - The bidder, offeror, or contractor represents that it has not: (1) provided an illegal gift or payoff to a City officer or employee or former City officer or employee, or his or her relative or business entity; (2) retained any person to solicit or secure this contract upon an agreement or understanding for a commission, percentage, or brokerage or contingent fee, other than bona fide employees or bona fide commercial selling agencies for the purpose of securing business; (3) knowingly breached any of the ethical standards set forth in the City's conflict of interest ordinance, Chapter 2.44, Salt Lake City Code; or (4) knowingly influenced, and hereby promises that it will not knowingly influence, a City officer or employee or former City officer or employee to breach any of the ethical standards set forth in the City's conflict of interest ordinance, Chapter 2.44, Salt Lake City Code.

City Employees are prohibited from personally accepting gifts, incentives, marketing, promotional items, etc., from Suppliers.  Suppliers shall not offer gifts, incentives, marketing, promotional items, etc., to City Employees.  Such offers from Suppliers are inappropriate and may result in suspension or debarment of the Supplier from the City's procurement processes.

For Americans With Disabilities (ADA) accommodations, contact the appropriate office listed above by email or use our TDD phone at (801) 535-6021.  Please allow 48 hour notice.

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