Any vendor can do business with the County of El Paso; they need only bid competitively and provide reliable service.

The County of El Paso does business through purchase orders, which are contracts between the County of El Paso and the vendor. No purchases should be made without a purchase order.

If a vendor is given an order for goods or services with a purchase order, they should verify with the Purchasing Department to confirm that the order received is valid.

By law, no county department can purchase merchandise or contract services without the County Auditor's Office verifying whether the appropriation is authorized, and the Purchasing Department soliciting bids.

The County of El Paso will not honor any agreements made between a vendor and any person who is not an authorized agent of the County of El Paso.

The County of El Paso reserves the right to reject any bid or proposal due to failure of performance on deliveries or on providing services. Any problems the vendor has with a county department or Purchasing Department personnel should be referred to the Purchasing Agent or the Assistant Purchasing Agent. Any problems a vendor is having with the payment of an invoice should be referred to the County Auditor's Office.

The County of El Paso utilizes PaymentWorks, a secure online vendor onboarding and verification platform, to complete vendor setup in the ERP system used to process purchase orders. For more information, visit the PaymentWorks page.

Ion Wave is a secure online bidding platform used to solicit and receive responses for items estimated to exceed $100,000 executed through competitive sealed bids or proposals, Requests for Proposals, or Requests for Qualifications. For more information, visit the Become a Vendor page.

- How to do Business with El Paso County
- Protest Procedures
- Purchasing Code of Conduct
- Purchasing Code of Ethics & Conflict of Interest
- Purchasing Policies Procedures Manual
- The Basics of Purchasing Law
- Prevailing Wage Rate for Building Construction and Heavy & Highway Construction
- Purchase Order Terms and Conditions