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Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas2012 Amended and 2013 Operating BudgetDepartment OverviewProcurement DepartmentDepartment Overview:The Procurement Department’s prime responsibility is the purchasing, renting, leasing or otherwiseacquiring of any supplies, services, or construction including all functions that pertain to the acquisition.Functions include description of requirements, selection and solicitation of sources, preparation andaward of contract, and all phases of contract administration.Important Issues:Transitioning Purchasing, Demolition, Community Development and Public Works to thee-procurement system Public PurchaseRestructuring of the contract filing, monitoring and check-out system and proceduresUpdating all RFP and Bid boilerplatesHighlights: Purchasing has chosen to move its procurement process to a new system called PublicPurchase, which helps standardize how all departments handle bids and RFPs. This will easesome of the confusion our bidders face when submitting bids to various departments that mayall have different processes. It will streamline and standardize how notices and changes aresent out for active bids and will allow quick access to reports. Public purchase will also befamiliar to many of our businesses since it is also used by Kansas City Missouri and Olathe,making the transition painless.New Initiatives:Implementing reverse auctionsDeveloping a purchasing 101 training for department heads and fiscal staff.48