The City of San Jose - Procurement Policy
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Commitments:
- Procure environmentally preferable products and services where criteria have been established by governmental or other widely recognized authorities (e.g. Energy Star, EPA Eco Purchasing Guidelines).
- Integrate environmental factors into the City's buying decisions where external authorities have not established criteria; Examples:
- replacing disposables with reusables or recyclables
- supporting eco-labelling practices by buying products bearing such labels in preference to others, where they are available and provide value for money
- taking into account life cycle costs and benefits
- evaluating, as appropriate, the environmental performance of vendors in providing products and services
- Raise staff awareness on the environmental issues affecting procurement by providing relevant information and training;
- Encourage suppliers and contractors to offer environmentally preferable products and services at competitive prices;
- Encourage providers of services to consider environmental impacts of service delivery.
- Comply with all environmental legislative and regulatory requirements in the procurement of products and services.