Purchasing Division Contact Information

Merry Celeste, CPPB, NIGP-CPP, CPM 
Division Director, Purchasing
 
(727) 464-3143
mceleste@pinellas.gov

PURCHASING MAIN PHONE: (727) 464-3311
Purchasing department webpage

Responsible for all competitive procurements, non-compete agreements, emergencies, piggybacks, cooperatives, Tampa Bay Purchasing Cooperative, County P-card oversight, all vendor relations for all Board of County Commissioner departments, all appointing authorities, and some procurements for constitutional offices.

Sarah Janssen, CPPB
Manager, Purchasing Support

(727) 464-5323
sjanssen@pinellas.gov

Manager of P-Card Program and Informal Invitation to Quote competitive process; Manager of Support Staff (p-cards and change orders to POs) and Procurement Analyst Assistants

Purchasing Support

Natalie Ryburn
Purchasing Systems Coordinator
(727) 453-3011
nryburn@pinellas.gov

Rocky Luoma
Administrative Support Specialist
(727) 453-4101
rluoma@pinellas.gov
Agenda Item Coordinator / Front Desk

Victor Morales
Administrative Support Specialist 1
(727) 464-5140
vmorales@pinellas.gov

Purchasing Technical Support

OpenGov technical support and development, Oracle support, SharePoint support

William Lawrentz, CPPB
Sr. Application Analyst
(727) 464-4140
wlawrentz@pinellas.gov

William Harvey
Department Computer Support Technician
(727) 464-5139
wharvey@pinellas.gov

Procurement Analyst Coordinators and Leads

Procurement Analyst Coordinators and Leads (General description of responsibilities) All contracts over $100,000 annually and contracts under $100,000 annually that require an Agreement, as well as all BTS items.

Procurement Analyst Leads

Patricia Cortez, CPPB, NIGP-CPP
Lead
(727) 464-3766
pcortez@pinellas.gov

Request for Proposals for:
Banking & Bonding
Auditing
Human Resources
Insurance Services
Legal & Government Services
Human Services

Invitation to Bids and Request for Proposals for:
Utilities

Jim Just, CPPB
Lead
(727) 464-3205
jjust@pinellas.gov

Request for Proposals for:
Consultants’ Competitive Negotiation Act (CCNA) – Continuing and Non-Continuing Contracts Technology, Coastal, and Safety and Emergency Services
Convention and Visitors Bureau
Safety & Emergency Services
*RFP Team Lead

Kim Meador, CPPB
Lead
(727) 464-3148
klmeador@pinellas.gov

All procurements pertaining to Business Technology Services

Alexander Meloy, CPPB, NIGP-CPP
Lead
(727) 464-3147
almeloy@pinellas.gov

Request for Proposals for:
Consultants’ Competitive Negotiation Act (CCNA) – Continuing and Non-Continuing Contracts including Design Build for Administrative Services, Facilities and Real Property, and Parks, and Solid Waste
Public Works
Solid Waste
Sale or Lease of Property
St. Pete Clearwater Airport

Pamela Ulrich
Lead
(727) 464-3150
plulrich@pinellas.gov

Request for Proposals for:
Consultants’ Competitive Negotiation Act (CCNA) – Continuing and Non-Continuing Contracts for Utilities, Public Works and SBE CCNA Program
Revenue
*CCNA Team Lead
*Small Business Enterprise Liaison: How to Do Business with Pinellas County Liaison

Procurement Analyst Coordinators

Sharon Beacht
Coordinator
(727) 464-5255
sbeacht@pinellas.gov

Invitation to Bids for:
Human Services
Medical Examiner
Safety & Emergency Services

Michelle Jurek
Coordinator
(727) 464-4382
mjurek@pinellas.gov

Invitation to Bids for:
Construction including JOC all departments

Gayle May, CPPB, NIGP-CPP
Coordinator
(727) 464-3795
gmay@pinellas.gov

Invitation to Bids for:
Conventional & Visitors Bureau
Construction (Back up)                                                    
Revenue
Solid Waste
Tax Collector

Thomas (Tom) Russell
Coordinator
(727) 464-3154
torussell@pinellas.gov

Invitation to Bids for:
Advertising Services
Janitorial Services & Supplies
Office Supplies
Printing Services
Security Guard Services
Uniforms

Luigi Tagliaferri
Coordinator
(727) 464-3146
ltagliaferri@pinellas.gov

Invitation to Bids for:
Parks and Conservation Resources
Public Works

Jason O’Toole, CPPB, NIGP-CPP
Coordinator
(727) 464-4104
jo’toole@pinellas.gov

Invitation to Bids and Request for Proposals for:
Air Quality Monitoring Services
Building Maintenance & Services
Electrical Supplies & Services
Landscaping & Maintenance Services
Paint & Painting Services (interior)

Procurement Analyst Assistants

Most Contracts under $100,000 annually that do not require an Agreement.

Thomas Bayot
Assistant
(727) 464-4106
nbayot@pinellas.gov

Construction & Property Management
Administrative Services (DAS)
County Wide Contracts
Communications

Brenda Leigh
Assistant
(727) 464-4336
baleigh@pinellas.gov

Human Resources (HR) /Unified Personnel System (UPS)
Human Services
Human Rights
Public Works
Planning
Housing & Community Development

Lori Patrick
Assistant
(727) 464-5160
lpatrick@pinellas.gov

County Administration
County Attorney
Economic Development
Emergency Management
Employee Relations and Workforce
Safety and Emergency Services
St. Pete Clearwater Airport
Public Defender (requisitions only)
State Attorney (requisitions only)
Circuit & County Court (AOC) (requisitions only).

Thomas Royster
Assistant
(727) 464-4246
TRoyster@pinellas.gov

Contractor Licensing
Utilities

Kelsey Wheeler 
Assistant 
(727) 464 3149 
kkingsbury@pinellas.gov

Animal Services
Business Technology Services (BTS)/ Office of Information Technology (OTI)
Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB)
Medical Examiner
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
Parks & Conservation Resources
Resilience & Asset Management
Utilities
Solid Waste