Purchasing and Contracting Services

The Purchasing and Contracting Services Division (PCSD) of the Department of Executive Administration provides City departments with assistance regarding the purchasing of goods and routine services and the award and execution of public works construction projects. PCSD also maintains the City guidelines and procedures for consultant contracting. This page summarizes PCSD's programs and services. For more information, visit the overview pages:

• Goods and Routine Services (Purchasing) 

• Public Works (Construction) Contracts 

• Consultant Contracting

Current Advertisements

• Construction Bid Advertisements

• eBid

• Goods and Services (Purchasing) Advertisements

City Business Registration Programs

• Vendor and Contractor Registration (VCR)
  List your business in the City’s Vendor and Contractor Registration system.

• Small Construction Projects Roster Program (SCPR)
  The City uses this roster of contractors to solicit bids for many of its smaller (under $200,000) public works construction projects.

• Consultant Roster Program (CRP)
  This roster features consultant services routinely utilized by City departments.

Doing Business with the City

• Apprenticeship
  Contract requirements for apprenticeship utilization on construction projects estimated to cost $1 Million or more.

• Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
  The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program fosters equal opportunity in USDOT-assisted contracts.

• eBid
  Online distribution of construction bidding documents for public works projects.

• Equal Benefits
  Seattle’s requirements to provide benefits to employees with domestic partners equivalent to those provided to employees with spouses.

• Federal Training Requirements
  Contract requirements for apprentice/trainee labor on projects that receive Federal funds.

• Getting Paid on Construction Projects
  A summary of the process for securing payment from a contractor or subcontractor on a city construction project.

• Green Purchasing Program
  Promoting environmental stewardship and reducing greenhouse gas emissions through City purchasing practices.

• Prevailing Wage Requirements
  Minimum wage rate requirements for all construction projects that receive federal funds.

• Purchasing Protest Procedures
  Protest procedures for ITB or RFP solicitations for goods and routine services.

• Small and WMBE Business Development
  Business development opportunities for small businesses.

• Sustainable Purchasing
  The City’s commitment to buying goods, materials, services, and capital improvements in a manner that reflects Seattle's core values of fiscal responsibility, social equity, community and environmental stewardship.

Contact Information

For questions or more information, contact the Purchasing and Contracting Services Division:

Office Location:
At the corner of 5th and Cherry, on the 41st floor of the Seattle Municipal Tower.

Mailing Address (for USPS mail only):
Purchasing and Contracting Services Division
P.O. Box 94687
Seattle, WA 98124-4687

Delivery Address (for courier and delivery only):
Purchasing and Contracting Services Division
700 5th Avenue, Suite 4112
Seattle, WA 98104

Phone:
Construction & Consultant Contracting:
Main: (206) 684-0430  FAX: (206) 684-4511

Purchasing Services:
Main: (206) 684-0444  FAX: (206) 233-5155

E-mail:  
General Inquiries: 
ContractingServices@seattle.gov

Consultant Roster Program: 
ConsultantRoster@seattle.gov

Small Construction Projects Roster:
scpr@seattle.gov

Vendor and Contractor Registration:
vendor-registration@seattle.gov

Doing Business with the City

Apprenticeship

eBid

Contact Us

Equal Benefits

Federal Contract Requirements
(DBE/Training)

Getting Paid on Construction Projects

How the City Purchases Goods and Services

Green Purchasing Program

An Introduction to Construction Contracting and Doing Business with the City of Seattle

An Introduction to Consultant Contracting

Prevailing Wage

Protest Procedures