The Finance Department, Procurement Division is the buying office responsible for acquiring supplies, equipment, materials, apparatus, central warehouse and some services requested by all departments within the City of Rock Hill.

Vendor Requirements – License & Insurance

1. Any vendor doing business within the City of Rock Hill is required to have a current City of Rock Hill Business License. Please contact the City Business License Office at 803-329-5590 for further information. 
2. Any vendor doing business on City Property is required to have certain Certificates of Insurance on file that meet all City requirements. Specific type(s) and amount(s) will be displayed within the contractual agreements between the City and the primary vendor.
3. A business license and specified insurances are not required to submit a bid with the City.

Local Providers

It is the City’s intent to promote the use of local businesses and hire citizens living within the local Rock Hill/York County area when possible. The local purchasing program allows an adjustment factor be applied to local vendors, services, contractors, companies, and businesses during the consideration of bids and proposals. 

• Businesses located within the Rock Hill municipal limits may be considered for a 5% adjustment factor.
• Businesses located in York County outside the Rock Hill municipal limits may be considered for a 3% adjustment factor.
• When the adjustment factor is applied, the local business must agree to match the lowest price(s) submitted. The local purchasing program requires that a minimum of three submissions were received in response to the solicitation.
• To qualify, the business must be established within York County limits and hold a valid City of Rock Hill business license currently and for the entire year prior to the solicitation date.
• Note the local purchasing program does not apply to all projects. Please see individual solicitations for details.

Statement on Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE)

• The City recognizes that business firms owned and operated by minority persons and women have been historically restricted from full participation in our free enterprise system to a degree disproportionate to other businesses.
• The City believes that it should work to ameliorate past discrimination by facilitating the participation of underrepresented groups in the City’s economic community, and that such participation is in its best interests and the best interests of its citizens.
• The City will work to ensure that such underrepresented groups, and the businesses they own and lead, are afforded the maximum practicable opportunity—in balance with financially safe and sound business practices–to compete for and perform contracts when the City is procuring construction services, supplies, equipment contracts, lease agreements, or consultant and other services, within the laws of the State of South Carolina.
• The City endeavors to  develop, establish, implement, and administer its policies, programs, and procedures to promote balanced economic growth throughout its community.

Accordingly, the City shall not discriminate and shall prohibit discrimination in its selection and retention of contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers, against any person or business on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, status as a parent, age, disability, genetic information, or military status. The City recognizes that disparate treatment on any such basis in the pursuit of economic opportunities is intolerable discrimination.

Companies interested in becoming a certified DBE can do so through the following entities:

• SCDOT Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program

Surplus Sales

The City hosts an annual auction through which most surplus items are sold.

The City also sells surplus items by using Gov Deals throughout the year.

Contact

Please email procurement@cityofrockhill.com with questions or suggestions.

757 S. Anderson Road • Building 103 • Rock Hill, SC 29730
Mailing: P.O. Box 11706 • Rock Hill, SC 29731-1706

Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday, 7 AM to 4 PM