The City of Lakewood's goal is to acquire quality goods and services at the lowest total cost to the City.
Lakewood's Purchasing Department, a division of the Administrative Services Department, oversees the competitive bidding process, supplier selection for almost all City departments (excluding Public Works contracts), and the disposition and sale of all surplus City equipment and vehicles.
The first step for interested businesses is to register as a supplier:
Lakewood uses a competitive bid process for purchasing supplies and equipment and for construction of Public Works Projects.
RFP (Request for Proposal) and Notice Inviting Bids documents are posted on the Current Bids and Proposals page.