RS2 National Procurement Month

11:04Now we'll go to R S two.

11:06A resolution by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, declaring the month of March as National Procurement Month in Pasco County.

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11:20I bought now. I got it. Whereas the public procurement profession plays a significant role in the efficiency and effectiveness of both government and business, and whereas in addition to the purchase of goods and services, procurement adds value. to the organization by performing functions such as executing, implementing, and admin administering contracts, developing pers uh procurement strategies, and cultivating working relationships with suppliers and other departments within Pasco

11:50County. And whereas public procurement professionals at the Pasco County Board of County Commissioners and in other public and private organizations have tremendous influence on the economic conditions in the United States with billions of dollars of accumulated purchasing power. And whereas the purchasing department at the Pasco County Board of County Commissioners is committed to providing high caliber strategic, logistical, and operational support of all departments within Pasco County.

12:20And whereas the purchasing department at the Pasco County Board of County Commissioners received the achievement of excellence in procurement award in twenty twenty three from the National Procurement Institute And whereas the Purchasing Department of Pasco County Board of County Commissioners recognizes, supports and practices the public procurement values and guiding principles of accountability ethics, impartiality, professionalism, service, and transparency established by the Institute for

12:51Public Procurement as fundamental tenets of the public purchasing profession. and whereas the Institute for Public Procurement has proclaimed the month of March as National Procurement Month, to further expand the awareness of procurement professionals' roles uh two government officials, the public businesses and corporate leaders. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, that said Board hereby declares the month of March as National Procurement Month in Pasco

13:21County and urges all Pasco County citizens to join in recognizing the role of the procurement profession within business, industry, and government.

13:32Well I wanna say Thank you for the work you guys do in procurement. Uh it has been Great to watch different things happen when we come across different purchases, like we had the major purchases for a lot of buildings that were coming up and want to make sure they divide it out. You guys went back to back to work, set it all up so it flowed nicely and and gave the County nice balanced set of contracts so we know we can get done and if one fails, we don't have everything falling down on one. And we didn't want to see that. You guys did a great job. Um on the agenda today we got a few cooperative purchases. That saves

14:03money, that saves time, and uh usually provides great value, so we appreciate that as well. You are taking advantage of those before looking at other ways to go by Bye. And I will tell you, all the children that were in the uh Chasco Parade this past week uh were very appreciative that we're all safe. All the parents were even thrilled the Fire uh the police officers out there were like thrilled that the barricades were in place. That was a big discussion. That was a big conversation and you know when They had asked me about it up from back in December. They did some work on their own to do three

14:33different bids or whatever, but uh working with you, um with working with Mr. Karballer and Commissioner Starke And Commissioner Weightman for hanging in there and and we got that project done made a big difference. So I again I can't tell you how much I appreciate what you did to make all those people thrilled uh and very very happy. All the volunteers that would normally travel to to go get barricades down in Tampa didn't have to do that. So All the work you do is greatly appreciated, so we thank you all very much.

15:02Commissioner Weightman.

15:05Procurement's one of those. departments, especially if you're a vendor, oh procurement. procurement. Gotta go through procurement. But you're very important, not a roadblock. But you know, managing the process and making sure proper goods and services are provided to our public. and at the same time making sure we have people who want to bid on our projects to come in and want to do business with the county and making that experience a good one where folks want to come back and participate in the procurement. So

15:35you really, you know, you kinda wear two hats. uh in managing the process and making sure we have folks who want to come in and do do work for us. And I know it's tedious and um you know, very detail oriented, so thank all of you all For for you know, taking on this profession. and uh making a a a hopefully seamless and streamlined process and keeping Board of County Commissioners and others out of trouble, if you will, by following the process. So Congratulations

16:06on today and keep up the great work. Yeah.

16:10Thank you, sir. We prefer speed bump to roadblock. We're not there to stop you. We're there to make sure you do it safely and properly and make sure everybody's safe. But thank you very much for the kind words. Thank you for the recognition. The team behind me works tirelessly day and night to uh keep this county running smoothly and keeping the project going. So we very much appreciate the recognition and um we thank you.

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