Texas Local Government Code §262.01(0) states “The county purchasing agent shall adopt the rules and procedures necessary to implement the agent’s duties under this section subject to approval by the Commissioners Court.”

Original Adoption:         9/21/2015

1st Revision:                 2/01/2016

2nd Revision:                4/08/2019

The County of El Paso Purchasing Policies and Procedures manual covers all aspects of County purchasing, to include: ethics, the Purchasing Department’s role in the organization, responsibilities of departments and the Purchasing Agent, informal and formal solicitation procedures, the vendor grievance process, and applicable federal and State requirements.

As a matter of best practice, policies and procedures should be continually reviewed and updated to ensure clarity, concurrence with changes in legislation, addition of auditor suggestions, and overall applicability to current internal processes.

Section 22, Federal and State Funded Projects has been updated to further comply with all federal and state program requirements.

A copy of the approved Purchasing Policies and Procedures manual will be posted on the County Purchasing Department’s web page so that the public and vendor community have continual access, as well as to the internal Purchasing Portal so that each County employee can readily obtain information related to their procurement needs.