Contacts and Procurement Conference

Description

Interested in doing business with the City of Peoria? Need a refresher on the processes involved with doing business with the City of Peoria? Register today! Lunch is provided.

This conference will :
- Build awareness and understanding of the City’s processes for purchasing goods and services from vendors , suppliers, and contractors.
- Provide a better understanding of the WHO, WHAT and HOWs of city purchasing. WHO buys for the City, WHAT they buy, HOW they buy it and HOW they pay for it.
Staff members from Purchasing, Community Development and Public Works will be on hand to provide information and answer your questions at this informative event.

Date: October 26, 2016
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: Gateway Building
                  200 Northeast Water Street, Peoria IL

Schedule:
8:30 — 9:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
9:00 — 9:10 a.m. Welcome
9:10 — 9:50 a.m. Doing Business with the City of Peoria
10:00 — 10:45 a.m. Public Works Contracts
10:55 — 11:30 a.m. Opportunities in Community Development
11:30 — 1:00 p.m. Lunch and Networking
Registration: Walk-ins Welcome, pre-registration is requested to accommodate seating and lunch.

Please RSVP to one of the following people by October 21, 2016:
- David Watkins, City of Peoria, (309)494-8528, dwatkins@peoriagov.org
- Chris Switzer, City of Peoria (309) 494-8507, cswitzer@peoriagov.org