The Purchasing Office is responsible for the centralized procurement of all goods and services for the Carroll County Public School System with the objective that they be available at the proper time, in the proper place, in quality, quantity and price consistent with the needs of the school district, and provide stewardship to the County Taxpayers.

The Purchasing Office is also responsible for the accountability of fixed assets inventory, the proper disposal of all surplus items, and the operations of the in-house print shop. The Purchasing Office provides all of these services to a total of 41 schools.

The Purchasing Office is located in Room 214 of the central offices of the Carroll County Board of Education:

Purchasing Office
Carroll County Public Schools
125 North Court Street
Westminster, MD 21157
Telephone: 410-751-3060
Fax: 410-751-3105

Our office hours are Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm.

In fiscal year 2006 (July 1, 2005 to June 30,2006), the Purchasing Office was responsible for the expenditure of over $41,000,000.00 (million) dollars of taxpayer funds. During the same period the Purchasing Office issued over 7,000 purchase orders and 61 bid solicitations. The number of purchase orders issued has decreased from previous years due to the implementation of a system wide procurement card program.