POLICY
1. The Purchasing department is responsible for using good purchasing methods; optimizing price savings, quality or value of products, vendor working relationships; placing orders with approved suppliers; negotiating pricing with suppliers.
2. The standard policies and procedures cover all items of purchase and service in the Hotel.
- Non-Perishable items
- Market list items
- Capital Assets
- Contracts for supply of goods and services
3. The Purchasing Department should obtain quotes for goods and services from prospective vendors by implementing a competitive bidding process to minimize the cost without affecting quality, quantity and delivery date.
4. Formal approval by hotel management through purchase order is necessary (except for the daily market list); no verbal order placement or commitment to any third party prior to obtaining formal approval, is permitted nor should be honored.
5. All purchase requests and purchase orders that are cancelled or refused by Management before being placed shall be clearly marked as such and retained to ensure that these are not later placed by accident or followed up on the mistaken assumption that goods or services were requested but not yet provided.