CONTRACTS & PROCUREMENTS
It is the responsibility of the Purchasing Division to conduct purchasing for the City of College Station in accordance with all applicable laws and city charter, to foster sound purchasing policies and procedures throughout all departments of the city, and to stimulate competitive bidding in order to provide materials and services at the lowest price and highest quality possible. The city uses an internet bid service Brazos Valley Online e-Marketplace, to support its transparency efforts by providing real-time information on open bids and requests for proposals, via a free registration link provided below.
Fiscal Year 2023 Contracts and Procurement Summary
| Total Procurement and Contracting Spending* |
$148,809,824 |
| Procurement and Contract Spending Per Capita** |
1,159 |
| Publicly Posted Bidding and Contracting Opportunities |
84 |
| Closed Bids or Awarded Contracts |
73 |
Dollar amount of Bids Received from Invitations to Bid
And Requests for Proposals |
$190,667,544 |
Dollar amount of Contracts Awarded from Invitations to Bid
And Requests for Proposals |
$124,060,467 |
*Total procurement and contracting spending include all purchases made via Purchase Orders (POs), Request for Checks (RFC) and Procurement Card (P-Card).
**Based on a population of 128,370 as of December 2023
Data Visualizations
In the chart below, authorized expenditures represent all types of POs, RFCs, and P-Card authorized. These POs are created from a variety of approved purchasing practices including awarded and competitively bid contracts, a three-quote process, and request for checks. Actual expenditures represent all purchases made via all types of procurement methods in the indicated fiscal year.
In the above chart, timing differences in the procurement process may lead to PO authorization in one fiscal year and spending in the following fiscal year. This commonly occurs with Blanket POs (purchase orders authorized for Citywide purchases of certain supplies for a year) and Capital Projects.
