Procurement and Materials Department

We are a centralized department of more than fifty staff within the AC Transit District who are responsible for purchasing:

• Necessary professional services
• Equipment
• Buses
• Bus parts
• Commodities
• Architect and engineering services
• Construction, and maintenance needs

We support the District departments in carrying out their strategic plans and overall mission of connecting our communities with safe, reliable and sustainable service.

We provide internal customers and vendors with procurement, contracting and inventory management services. Professional staff develop and issue solicitations for commodities, goods, inventory items, services and public works (construction) projects.

The Procurement and Materials staff work within a highly regulated environment. Policies and procedures comply with the California Public Contract Code and Federal Transit Administration.

The District's Procurement staff make every effort to obtain the maximum value for each dollar expended, considering the factors of price, quality, applicability, availability, support service, delivery schedule, and pertinent laws and regulations. The Procurement staff also ensure that performance satisfaction is obtained by working closely with AC Transit project managers to develop specifications that are detailed and clearly written

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AC Transit does business with responsive, responsible businesses that satisfy the specific criteria for the particular procurement as determined by the District.