Purchasing and Risk Management Division Contact Information
Merry Celeste CPPB, CPM
Division Director, Purchasing and Risk Management
PURCHASING MAIN PHONE: (727) 464-3311
Purchasing department webpage
RISK MANAGEMENT MAIN PHONE: (727) 464-3664
riskmgmt@pinellas.gov
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; countywide insurance program, certificate of insurance tracking and review for all County contracts (purchasing and non-purchasing contracts); general liability claims, property claims, and auto liability claims for the County, workers’ compensation for the entire County, including the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office (but not including the Clerk of the Circuit Court).
Paige Brutus, CPPB
Manager, Purchasing Operations
(727) 464-3151
pbrutus@pinellas.gov
Manager of Formal Bid Process, including but not limited to Requests for Proposal (RFP) and Invitation to Bid (ITB) competitive procurement processes; Manager of Procurement Analyst Coordinators and Leads
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
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
Patricia Cortez
Lead
(727) 464-3766
pcortez@pinellas.gov
Request for Proposals for:
Banking & Bonding
Auditing
Human Resources
Insurance Services
Legal & Government Services
Human Services
Utilities
Pamela Ulrich
Lead
(727) 464-3150
plulrich@pinellas.gov
Invitation to Bids and 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 Liaison
Alexander Meloy, CPPB
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
Telecommunications
Kim Meador
Lead
(727) 464-3148
klmeador@pinellas.gov
All procurements pertaining to Business Technology Services
Procurement Analyst Coordinators
Michelle Jurek
Coordinator
(727) 464-4382
mjurek@pinellas.gov
Invitation to Bids for:
Construction including JOC all departments
Bob Sharpe
Coordinator
(727) 464-3146
bsharpe@pinellas.gov
Invitation to Bids:
Animal Services
Courts & Govt.
Parks Conservation & Resources
Public Works
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
Gayle May
Coordinator
(727) 464-3795
gmay@pinellas.gov
Invitation to Bids for:
Conventional & Visitors Bureau
Construction (Back up)
Solid Waste
Tax Collector
Jason O’Toole, CPPB
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
Fire Protection Equipment, Services & Supplies
Landscaping & Maintenance Services
Sharon Beacht
Coordinator
(727) 464-5255
sbeacht@pinellas.gov
Invitation to Bids for:
Human Services
Medical Examiner
Safety & Emergency Services
Procurement Analyst Assistants
Most Contracts under $100,000 annually that do not require an Agreement.
Brenda Leigh
Assistant
(727) 464-4336
baleigh@pinellas.gov
Human Resources
Human Services
Human Rights
Solid Waste
Public Works
Planning
Housing & Community Development
John Lawson
Assistant
(727) 464-4106
jlawson@pinellas.gov
Administrative Services (Facilities & Real Property, Purchasing & Risk, Fleet/Safety)
Countywide Contacts
Communications
Kelsey Kingsbury
Assistant
(727) 464 3149
kkingsbury@pinellas.gov
Animal Services
Convention and Visitors Bureau
Medical Examiner
Office of Management and Budget
Parks and Conservation Resources
Resilience and Asset Management
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
Circuit & County Court
Public Defender
State Attorney
Thomas Royster
Assistant
(727) 464-4246
TRoyster@pinellas.gov
Construction Services
Contractor Licensing
Utilities
Risk Management
MAIN PHONE NUMBER (727) 464-3664
400 S. Ft. Harrison Ave., First Floor
Purchasing and Risk Management Division
Contractual Risk Transfer & Insurance
Rick Kahler
Insurance Manager – Manager for countywide insurance program
(727) 464-5294
rkahler@pinellas.gov
Laura Averill
Insurance Technician
(727) 464-5295
laverill@pinellas.gov
Valerie Edmons
Insurance Analyst
(727) 464-5292
vedmons@pinellas.gov
Claims
Keith Bentley
Claims Manager – Manager for countywide general liability claims handling
(727) 464-3221
kbentley@pinellas.gov
Bryan Best
Claims Adjuster
(727) 464-8430
bbest@pinellas.gov
Tiffany King
Claims Support Specialist
(727) 464-4756
taking@pinellas.gov
Sean Bolohan
Claims Adjuster (727) 464-3952
sbolohan@pinellas.gov