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Christopher Gagliastro, Director

The Purchasing Division's mission is to procure materials, equipment and services at the lowest possible cost consistent with the quality necessary for the proper operations of the various City departments, thereby attaining the maximum value for each public dollar spent.

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Bids

Listed are the various open bids, closed bids, search, quotes and request-for-proposals from the Purchasing Division.

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Existing Term Contracts

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The Purchasing Division posts all open bids, quotes and request-for-proposals on its website. All may be downloaded from the website. Interested bidders may also register their business online for email alerts that will occur when bid opportunities arise in the category(ies) registered.

Please refer to the Guide to Purchasing.

The City and WPS maintain a "no solicitation" policy. Companies interested in introducing a new product or service may do so by emailing to bids@worcesterma.gov. Please provide all relevant information. The Purchasing Division will share this information with the relevant departments and agencies and you will be contacted for more details if interest exists.

Please refer to the following:

Included in the bid details are the Bid Results and Awardee(s) which are entered when available. You may review the most recent Closed Bids (six months) or Search the City of Worcester Bids database. Please note bids are available online for three years.

For bids/contracts issued by the Purchasing Division, we will establish an internal vendor number in order to process purchase order requests. For other goods and/or services, the department requesting the item(s) will follow the same procedures in order to process purchase order requests. Companies interested in introducing a new product or service may do so by emailing to bids@worcesterma.gov. Please be sure to provide all relevant information.

Please visit the Municibid Website for City of Worcester surplus vehicle and equipment auctions.

Contact Information

Address

Purchasing
City Hall Room 201
455 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01608

Contact

Phone: 508-799-1220
Fax: 508-799-1203
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Hours

Monday - Friday
8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.