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Welcome to the Purchasing Division
Purchasing Programs
Street/Mailing Address:
150 Frank Ogawa Plaza, Suite 6223
Oakland, California 94612


Phone Number: (510) 238-7566
Fax Number: (510) 238-7568

Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

The City of Oakland encourages vendors to bid on the City's requirements for supplies, commodities, and services; and, labor and material contracts for modifications and minor construction.
The Purchasing Section maintains a vendor database. In order to receive bid opportunities, you must complete a Vendor Registration Application.
This information is essential in:

1. Determining which supplies and services you can supply;
2. Providing the City with vendor information in order to complete the public bid and purchasing processes, and
3. Maintaining up-to-date vendor information including company name, address, phone, etc.

Please provide ALL the requested information on the following pages and return by mail to the above address or by Fax. Review the Commodity Class List very carefully and place a check next to all of the commodities you wish to bid on. Do not check commodities for which you do not have the capacity to bid.

Upon receipt of the completed Vendor Registration Application and Commodity Class List, a list of Class items for each Commodity Class you have selected will be sent to you.
If you have any questions, please contact the Purchasing Division at (510) 238-7566

The Purchasing Section is open weekdays for questions or pick up of informal Request for Quotations or formal Invitations for Bid; and drop off of informal bids. Formal Invitations for Bid are opened by the City Clerk at One Frank H. Ogawa Plaza. However, to assure that staff is available to assist you, we recommend that you call and schedule an appointment prior to your visit.

Staff:
Jimmie Jackson
Purchasing Supervisor
(510) 238-7563
jdjacksonson@oakland.com

Kathy Dempsey
Buyer
(510) 238-7562
kdempsey@oakland.com

Fred Haliburton
Buyer
(510) 637-0392
fhaliburton@oaklandnet.com

Joslyn Randolph
Buyer
(510) 238-7565
jrandolph@oakland.com

Iona Young
Buyer
(510) 238-7564
iyoung@oakland.com