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The Purchasing
Department posts its bids on
Michigan Buyers.
Michigan Buyers offers features such as
email notification, responding to bids online as well as many more
enhancements.
To view bids and proposals you will
need to access the
Michigan
Buyers website where you will be able to register from
this link. Registration as a Lansing Community
College Vendor is free. If you have any questions please
call Michigan Buyers at 866-526-9266.
You must be a registered user first to view bids and proposals on
Michigan Buyers.
Purchasing Department staff members are available to meet with
vendors
by appointment. Vendors are requested to
contact us to
arrange an appointment. They are also encouraged to contact our office prior to making sales
calls on campus. Vendors are advised not to furnish supplies or
services without a valid Purchase Order. Unauthorized purchases will
be considered personal transactions between the vendor and
employee.
The public may review almost all documentation in the possession of
the Purchasing Department during normal business hours. The interested
party must be able to adequately describe the information they are
seeking in writing. Information required is typically through a bid
number, purchase order number or contract number.
The documents the Purchasing Department receives in soliciting,
evaluating and awarding purchase are available to the public for
inspection and copying under the terms of the Freedom of Information
Act (FOIA). The Purchasing Department interprets the Freedom of Information Act
as exempting the following materials:
Vendor trade secrets and proprietary information acknowledged as
confidential and submitted at the:
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Information or records subject to the attorney-client privilege
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Purchasing Department's request
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Preliminary advisory opinions from bid evaluators
In order to minimize disruptions in bid evaluation and award, and to
accommodate other programmatic activities, the Purchasing Department
will try to respond within five (5) business days, but reserves the
right to provide written notification to extend the deadline by an
additional ten business days.
A person seeking copies of Purchasing
Department documents should submit
a written request specifically identifying the desired documents. Requests should be sent to:
8260 - Human Resources Department
Attn: Freedom Of Information Act
PO Box 40010
Lansing, MI 48901-7210
Requestors will receive an invoice for the copying charges. In
computing the charges, the following factors are taken into
consideration: duplicating costs, mailing or shipping costs and
labor charges. Under the FOIA, LCC is allowed to request a deposit for
anticipated large dollar expenditures.
The buyers in the Purchasing Department are interested in keeping
abreast of new products, technologies and equipment that enter the
marketplace. Vendors are encouraged to notify buyers of
demonstrations and trade exhibits.
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