The Purchasing Agent is responsible for insuring that all purchasing done by the City of Dothan is done in compliance with applicable state laws, city ordinances and policies.  Activities include:

• Reviews, approves and processes all purchase requisitions

• Reviews, approves and processes all requisitions for bids

• Conducts formal bid openings, tabulates results and processes bids for review and approval by the user department

• Performs required system maintenance on the city's Purchasing/Inventory System, including system files, vendor files, bid status and results files, commodity code files, month end and year end closeout and system updates

• Answers purchasing questions and resolves issues with vendors, the public, elected officials and city employees

• Develops and updates purchasing policies and systems for use by all departments

• Prepares the weekly purchasing resolution for the Commission agenda

• Processes bid bond checks and request refund checks after bids have been awarded

Current Open Bids

Bidder's Application

NIGP Codes ( Excel Format)

To contact the purchasing division you can call (334) 615-3410 or email:

Frederick D. Mathews, Purchasing Agent
fdmathews@dothan.org

For More info on GovDeals contact: Ramona Marcus at 615-3155 or David Childs at 615-3861.