[Durham INC] Durham's 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 Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 11253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov

 

For Immediate Release:  February 3, 2010

 

Durham's 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 2009.  The SPPA
is the highest award a purchasing department or division can obtain
within the Carolinas Association of Governmental Purchasing (CAGP).  The
award recognizes sustained excellence in purchasing standards during the
previous calendar year and will be presented at the 54th Annual
Government Purchasing Conference and Vendor Exhibition at the Durham
Convention Center on February 25, 2010 at 11:30 a.m.  

 

The City's Purchasing Division has won this award each year since 2002
and is one of only 12 agencies throughout the Carolinas to receive this
year's award.  Other 2009 winners include Catawba County, City of
Charlotte/Mecklenburg County, Charleston County, City of Greenville,
City of Greensboro, Guilford County Schools, City of High Point, City of
Monroe, City of Raleigh, Wake County, and Wake County Public Schools.

 

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 Carolina and South Carolina.  Established in 1952,
this association has a membership of over 400 government procurement
professionals in the Carolinas.  The CAGP is also affiliated with the
UNC-Chapel Hill School of Government and the North Carolina League of
Municipalities.  To learn more about the CAGP, visit www.cagponline.org.


 

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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