Procurement is divided into service groups as listed below. Each group manages different procurement processes.

Goods, Services and Technical Consultant Services (GSTCS) 

This section manages goods, supplies, equipment, materials and technical consultant service procurements.

Professional and Construction Services (PCS) 

This section manages construction, architectural & engineering, and professional services procurements. Go here to get information on how to sign up for the Small Work and Architectural & Engineering (A&E) rosters.

The narrative pages of this site are not intended to change often. However, the linked documents like RFPs, RFQs and ITB announcements are updated often to reflect new information.

The FAQ menu tab contains helpful instructions and answers most frequently asked questions. If you cannot find the answer to your question, please e-mail the webmaster at procurement.web@kingcounty.gov or contact Procurement & Contract Services at 206-263-9400 (TTY Relay: 711).

Environmental Purchasing

King County Procurement Services is proud of it's award winning Environmental Purchasing Program. Policy requires County agencies and their contractors to use recycled and other environmentally preferable products wherever possible. The program provides information and assistance to County agencies and others about environmentally preferable products and processes that economically meet performance requirements. To find out more, please see the program web site: http://www.metrokc.gov/procure/green

Equal Benefits

King County’s Equal Benefit Ordinance went into effect for contracts awarded on or after April 1, 2004. The ordinance sets forth certain conditions under which contractors doing business with the county must provide benefit packages to their employees' domestic partners that are equivalent to the benefits offered to their married employees. Equal Benefit FAQ’s answers some common questions about meeting this requirement, and Equal Benefit forms can be found here, as well as the complete text of Ordinance 14823 and the Public Rules & Regulations implementing the ordinance.

Project Control Officer (PCO)

The PCO function was established by Executive Policy and Procedure CON 7-10-01. Generally, the Project Control Officer works with Construction Projects over $10M and Consultant (Professional and Architectural & Engineering) Contracts over $2M. The PCO is also available to assist with other contracts regardless of value. PCO duties include:

• Review of control processes for Projects.
• Review of change orders and amendments which use more than 75% of project contingencies or are over 150K (and require cost/price analysis).
• Assisting Project Representatives (PRs) with compliance on all Executive Policy & Procedure related to Contract Management. Contract Management Procedures include scope of work development, procurements, cost/price analysis, risk assessments, budgets, schedules, milestones reporting, quality controls, change orders, amendments, document control etc.
• Training Department PCO's and assisting with PR Training.

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