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.
Jim Just, CPPB
Manager, Purchasing Operations
(727) 464-3205
jjust@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
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
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
Kim Meador, CPPB
Lead
(727) 464-3148
klmeador@pinellas.gov
All procurements pertaining to Business Technology Services
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
Patricia Cortez, CPPB, NIGP-CPP
Lead
(727) 464-3766
pdcortez@pinellas.gov
Request for Proposals for:
Banking & Bonding
Auditing
Human Resources
Insurance Services
Legal & Government Services
Human Services
Utilities
Markus Robinson
Lead
(727) 464-3151
mrobinson@pinellas.gov
Request for Proposals for:
Convention and Visitors Bureau
Economic Development
Emergency Management
Safety & Emergency Services Department of Administrative Services
Procurement Analyst Coordinators
Gayle May, CPPB, NIGP-CPP
Coordinator
(727) 464-3795
gmay@pinellas.gov
Invitation to Bids for:
Animal Services
Conventional & Visitors Bureau
Construction (Back up)
Human Resources
Revenue
Solid Waste
Tax Collector
James McLane
Coordinator
(727) 464-3788
jmclane@pinellas.gov
Invitation to Bids for:
Advertising Services
Countywide Contracts
Janitorial Services & Supplies
Office Supplies
Printing Services
Security Guard Services
Uniforms
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)
Kieran Gallagher
Coordinator
(727) 464-3149
kgallagher@pinellas.gov
Invitation to Bids for:
Airport
Courts & Govt.
Emergency Management
Parks and Conservation Resources (Back up)
Public Works (Back up)
Countywide Contracts (Back up)
Luigi Tagliaferri
Coordinator
(727) 464-3146
ltagliaferri@pinellas.gov
Invitation to Bids for:
AirPort
Parks and Conservation Resources
Public Works
Michelle Jurek
Coordinator
(727) 464-4382
mjurek@pinellas.gov
Invitation to Bids for:
Construction including JOC – All departments
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.
Thomas Bayot
Assistant
(727) 464-4106
nbayot@pinellas.gov
Administrative Services (DAS)*
Purchasing
Risk
Fleet/Safety
Construction & Property Management*
Facilities
Real Property
Construction Services
Budget Analytics
Countywide Contracts*
Communications
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
Business Technology Services (BTS)/ Office of Information Technology (OIT) (Backup ONLY for Kim)
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
Building Development & Review Services (BDRS)
Solid Waste*
Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB)
Lori Patrick
Assistant
(727) 464-5160
lpatrick@pinellas.gov
County Attorney
County Administration
Employee Relations and Workforce
St. Pete Clearwater Airport (PIE)*
Safety and Emergency Services (SES)*
Emergency Management
Economic Development
Medical Examiner
Public Defender (requisitions only)
State Attorney (requisitions only)
Circuit & County Court (AOC) (requisitions only)
Thomas Royster
Assistant
(727) 464-4246
TRoyster@pinellas.gov
Utilities*
Contractor Licensing
Resilience & Asset Management (ORAM)
Parks & Conservation Resources (PCR)
Animal Services