The City of Santa Clarita has been recognized by the National Procurement Institute for purchasing, practices and policies over the past year.

This is the eighth time the city has received this award, and the fifth consecutive year Santa Clarita has been recognized.

The Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award is bestowed upon public and nonprofit organizations that obtain a high application score based on standardized criteria.

The award is given annually to recognize innovation, professionalism, electronic procurement, productivity and leadership in the procurement function.

The City of Santa Clarita is one of only 65 cities in the United States and Canada to receive this award in 2018.

Several other areas were also accredited, including the City’s annual vendor outreach program, centralized procurement authority, internal customer and professional development training programs, the use of electronic systems for bids, quotes and online surplus auctions and the City’s employee procurement card program.

Ed. Note: This information was provided to KHTS by the city of Santa Clarita.

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