Purchasing
We handle all of the purchasing for the City. You're in the right place if you're interested in any of the following:
- Doing business with the City
- Registering as a vendor with the City
- Bid on contracts
Mission
We are dedicated to providing the greatest value to our stakeholders, ensuring that all purchases are timely, ethical, transparent, and provide equal opportunity and the best value to the City. We strive to protect the integrity of the process and identify resources to provide the highest quality of goods and services to better serve our community.
Doing Business with the City
We use two different systems in the Purchasing process. The first system we use is VSS. We use this to pay vendors. All vendors doing business with the City of Grand Rapids are required to be registered in the City's financial system. You can register at this link.
The second system we use is the MITN Purchasing Group. This is our procurement process where you will find all of our current bid opportunities and awarded solicitations. There are multiple registration options including the free option (which does not provide automatic notification of solicitations) and pay options (which do provide automatic notification of solicitation opportunities). For more detailed information, click on the Vendor/Supplier Information button below.
Equal Business Opportunity
Micro Local Business (MLBE) Certification
Equal Opportunity and Non-Discrimination in City Contracting
