Purchasing

Welcome to the City of Rensselaer Purchasing Department.

The Purchasing Department is responsible for the purchasing of all materials, supplies, equipment and services required by the city. This entails processing all purchase requisitions, preparing specifications for contracts, conducting competitive bidding and awarding contracts. The principal objective of the Purchasing Department is to buy the right quality, in the right quantity, at the right time, in the right place and for the right price. The City’s computerized purchase system encumbers funds simultaneously as the order is placed in the system. The city processes most invoices for payment within (30) days, and expedites payments where additional discounts for prompt payment are offered.

How to Do Business with the City.

Welcome vendors! The City of Rensselaer is constantly seeking new sources of supply as well as expansion of business into new areas with our current vendors. If you wish to do business with the city, please contact the Purchasing Department during business hours.

Richard M. Berhaupt
Purchasing Agent
62 Washington Street
City of Rensselaer N.Y. 12144
Phone: 518 462 2251
Fax: 518 462 3522
Email: rich.berhaupt@rensselaerny.gov

VENDORS, PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT A PURCHASE ORDER ISSUED BY THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO THE PROVISION OF ANY GOODS AND / OR SERVICES,. IF YOU PROVIDE GOODS AND/ OR SERVICES WITHOUT A PURCHASE ORDER, YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK AND HAVE NO ASSURANCE OF PAYMENT.


This guide is not intended, and should not be relied upon, to be a complete statement of all legal requirements applicable to City contracts. Both the City and the vendor must at all times be guided by the applicable requirements of law not with standing anything contained in this guide.