900 E. Broad St., Room 1104
Richmond, VA
23219 USA
City of Richmond Department of Procurement Services
Code of Ethics
The Department of Procurement Services is governed by Article VIII of the City Code, which addresses Ethics in Public Contracting. In addition to being accountable for following the Code, the Department believes that the following ethical principles should govern the conduct of every person engaged in public sector procurement:
- Seeks or accepts a position as head (or employee) only when fully in accord with the professional principles applicable thereto and when confident of possessing the qualifications to serve under those principles to the advantage of the employing organization.
- Believes in the dignity and worth of the service rendered by the organization, and the societal responsibilities assumed as a trusted public servant.
- Is governed by the highest ideals of honor and integrity in all public and personal relationships to merit the respect and inspire the confidence of the organization and the public being served.
- Believes that personal aggrandizement or personal profit obtained through misuse of public or personal relationships is dishonest and not tolerable.
- Identifies and eliminates participation of any individual in operational situations where a conflict of interest may be involved.
- Believes that members of the Department of Procurement Services should at no time, or under any circumstances, accept directly or indirectly, gifts, gratuities, or other things of value from suppliers, which might influence or appear to influence purchasing decisions.
- Keeps the City informed, through appropriate channels, on problems and progress of applicable operations by emphasizing the importance of the facts.
- Handles all personnel matters on a merit basis, and in compliance with applicable laws prohibiting discrimination in employment based on politics, religion, color, national origin, disability, gender, age, pregnancy and other protected characteristics.
- Seeks or dispenses no personal favors. Handles each administrative problem objectively and empathetically, without discrimination.
Our Mission
Support the city by performing the procurement function in a customer-focused, strategic, ethical, and transparent manner while providing opportunities to diverse suppliers and comply with applicable governing laws and policies.
Our Vision
To be a best-in-class organization through effective use and implementation of the following strategies:
- Strategic sourcing and focused training to contain cost and improve productivity.
- Streamline processes to empower staff and end-users to perform their job duties more efficiently.
- Proactively engage with our end-users and suppliers to creatively solve problems in a collaborative manner.
We know that the best ideas and results are created when we work together. Therefore, we embrace diversity, support each other and we take ownership for the performance of our team and ourselves.
We are ethical and honest with our partners and each other and we will never compromise the trust placed in us. This includes complying with all laws, codes, regulations, our contractual relationships, our stewardship of the environment and being good citizens of the City and our communities.
We value creativity and innovation at every level and seek out the best possibilities and solutions to create success. We believe that collaborating and working as a team will allow us to accomplish more, faster, and better.
We always do what we say we are going to do while striving to give the customer more than they expect to get. We strive for win-win relationships with every person and organization we work with.
We take personal responsibility for making Procurement Services successful. Each of us has multiple opportunities to please a customer, help a colleague and do our job better and we will take advantage of these opportunities.
