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Receive a status report on the County's Annual Spend for FY 2016-17.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors receive a status report on the County's Annual Spend for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016-17 presented by the County Contracts/Purchasing Officer.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Contracts/Purchasing Division of the County interacts daily with an estimated two-hundred fifty County staff personnel who request goods and services required to carry out their department's mission. The Contracts/Purchasing Division assists departments in managing the County's procurement process through the County's Enterprise Resource Program "Advantage." In FY 2016-17, the County procured goods and services from an estimated 1,100 vendors at a procurement value of $303.6 million dollars, with $112.5 million procured within Monterey County, and a combined total of $127 million within the Tri-County Area, which encompasses Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties. A very highly knowledgeable and experienced Contracts/Purchasing Team handles these numerous procurement requests, with a full service end-to-end procurement experience. The outstanding service levels are provided to each customer on an individual basis, while maintaining a high ethical standard, matched with a high level of expertise in sustainability, supplier collaboration, relationship management, performance management, and analytics. Procurements goal is to evolve from a tactical team focused on cost reduction to a strategic entity driving countywide value.
A complete FY 2016-17 breakdown of the spending pattern is included in the attached PowerPoint presentation.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
None.
FINANCING:
No financing required.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS STRATEGIC INITIATIVES:
Procurements objective is to support the County's strategic goals through the development of sound and useful procurement management programs that effectively measure and improves the County's procurement proces...
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