Welcome to the Jackson County Purchasing Information Web Page. The Purchasing Department is located at the Jackson County Administration Building, 67 Athens Street, Jefferson, Georgia 30549.
Our Purchasing Manager, Len Bernat, oversees the purchasing function for Jackson County. This division is committed to ensuring that each dollar spent by the departments within the Jackson County Government will ultimately enable their employees to serve the citizens of our county in a truly professional manner.
If you cannot find the information you are looking for on this page or would like to make recommendations on how we can improve the information on this page, please feel free to contact Len Bernat, Purchasing Manager, via e-mail at lbernat@jacksoncountygov.com , by calling (706) 367-6309 or sending a fax to (706) 367-1505.
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At the GPAG Trends and Mentoring Conference in September of 2011, Len Bernat was named the GPAG Governmental Purchasing Officer of the Year for 2011.
Vendor Application Form
If you would like to be added to our Qualified Vendor Database, you can download the Vendor Application Form by clicking on this link. Print these forms and send them to the Purchasing Manager by email or fax as outlined above.
If you need to complete a W-9 application, you can obtain this form at www.irs.gov .
Click on this link if you need a Jackson County Tax Exempt Form.
Vendor may now email invoices to Jackson County for processing. To email your invoice, send it to invoices@jacksoncountygov.com .
Jackson County Bid Information
The Jackson County Board of Commissioners invites all vendors and contractors to visit the Purchasing Information Web Page on a reqular basis. We will list each Request for Proposal (RFP) and/or Request for Qualification (RFQ) on this web page when the County is ready to receive bids from qualified vendors and/or contractors. The bidding process is governed by the procedures approved by the Board of Commissioners as set forth in the Jackson County Purchasing Manual.
Please read each bid package carefully to ensure all the requirements outlined in the package are fulfilled when submitting a bid package. The Board of Commissioners reserves the right to reject any or all bids based upon the guidelines outlined in the Jackson County Purchasing Manual or what is deemed as action that is in the best interest of the citizens of Jackson County.
If you have questions concerning a specific bid package or the requirements of a specific bid package, feel free to contact the Purchasing Manager as outlined above.
If you download an RFP/RFQ from this web page, please email the Purchasing Manager at lbernat@jacksoncountygov.com to ensure you are included in the automatic distribution of Addendums, questions and answers, or other pertinent information. Failure to advise the Purchasing Division of your download automatically excludes you from issuing a challenge to the bid process.
Open RFP's and RFQ's
RFP/ITB Number | Brief Description | Date/Time of Opening | RFP/ITB Announcement | RFP/ITB Documents |
3119-01 | /> /> Financial Quote | /> /> April 22, 2013 at 2:00 PM | /> />CLOSED | /> />CLOSED |
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3126-01 | Fencing Material | May 6, 2013 at 10:00 am, local time pertaining | CLOSED | CLOSED |
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Boys & Girls Club | Construction Bid | May 29, 2013 at 2:00 pm, local time pertaining | Announcement | See Bid Announcement starting 4/24/13 |
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Open Records Request
All vendors who submit replies to a Jackson County Request for Proposal will be provided copies of pre-bid conference attendees and copies of the bid results. Non-vendors requesting this information must complete an Open Records Request (click on this link to obtain). Mail the request to:
Jackson County Board of Commissioners, Attention: County Clerk, 67 Athens Street, Jefferson, GA 30549
Before the request is fulfilled, the total costs as allowed by O.C.G.A 50-18-71 will be calculated and the non-vendor will be contacted to send a check for these costs prior to the release of the information.