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The Office of the Sullivan County Purchasing Agent is governed by the 1947 Private Acts of Sullivan County, as amended in 1998, and in accordance to Tennessee Code Annotated chapters pertaining to procurement and other related responsibilities, not otherwise identified in the 1947 Private Acts. It is the duty of the Sullivan County Purchasing Agent to adopt the standards, classify the requirements and authorize the procurement for all supplies, materials, equipment, commodities, services, professional services, leases/rentals, contracts and construction projects, as well as disposition of real and/or personal surplus property, for all Sullivan County Departments, including the Department of Education. The Sullivan County Purchasing Agent must also countersign all warrants for payments of commodities, services, contracts, wages and any other incurred expenditures for all Sullivan County Departments, including the Department of Education. The Purchasing Department is staffed by a total of six (6) employees. We work with an annual operating budget in excess to one hundred and forty million dollars and have an active trade reference listing in excess to five thousand vendors. Our procurement limits and methods are indicated in the "General Procurement Terms and Conditions". All procurement transactions must be authorized by the Sullivan County Purchasing Agent and require purchase order verification. Sullivan County is exempt from all local, state and federal taxes. Appropriate forms must be signed/authorized by the Sullivan County Purchasing Agent and are available to all active trade references, upon request. The Sullivan County Purchasing Agent is also responsible for the supervision of the activities/operations of the Sullivan County Central Receiving/Stores Department, Sullivan County Printing/Stores Department, Sullivan County Mail/Courier Services and the Sullivan County Tire Shop Repair Center. |
