[Durham INC] Durham Purchasing Division Wins Professional Honor

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

For Details, Contact:

Amy C. Blalock

Senior Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov <mailto:Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov> 

 

For Immediate Release:  March 11, 2009

 

Durham Purchasing Division Wins Professional Honor

City of Durham One of Only 12 Governmental Units Awarded in the
Carolinas

 

Durham, N.C. - The City of Durham's Purchasing Division has been awarded
the Sustained Professional Purchasing Award (SPPA) for 2008.  

 

The SPPA is the highest award a purchasing department or division can
obtain within the Carolinas Association of Governmental Purchasing
(CAGP).  The award was presented at the CAGP Spring Conference on March
6, 2009.  The City's Purchasing Division has won this award each year
since 2002.

 

The Carolinas Association of Governmental Purchasing, a chapter of the
National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP), is an organization
committed to the professional development of all governmental purchasing
personnel in North and South Carolina.  Established in 1952, this
association has a membership of over 400 government procurement
professionals in North and South Carolina. The CAGP is also affiliated
with the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Government and the North Carolina
League of Municipalities.

 

Other 2008 winners included Catawba County, North Carolina;
Charlotte/Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; Charleston County, South
Carolina; City of Greensboro, North Carolina; Guilford County Schools,
North Carolina; City of Greenville, North Carolina; City of High Point,
North Carolina; City of Monroe, North Carolina; City of Raleigh, North
Carolina; Wake County, North Carolina; and the Wake County Public
Schools, North Carolina.

 

To learn more about the CAGP and SPPA, visit 
www.cagponline.org/chapters/cagp/awards-pro.cfm. 

 

About the City of Durham's Purchasing Division

The Purchasing Division of the Department of Finance is the central
buying office responsible for making general purchases of products
required by all departments within the City of Durham. The Purchasing
Division provides services to all City departments by planning,
organizing, and directing purchasing activities in accordance with
federal, state, and local laws governing purchasing.  For additional
information, visit www.durhamnc.gov/departments/purchasing. 

 

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