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Central Purchasing

Below is contact information for ECWA’s Central Purchasing staff:

Purchasing Guidelines

The ECWA’s procurement guidelines are a deliberate effort to balance the need to preserve open and fair competition while obtaining goods and services at the best possible costs on behalf of our customers.

View our Procurement Policy

A Procurement Disclosure Policy was adopted on July 6, 2006 to comply with New York State Finance Laws 139J and 139K. Vendors should familiarize themselves with the statutes and ECWA’s policy.

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Lavonya C. Lester

Director of Administration
(Procurement Officer)

(716) 685-8565
llester@ecwa.org

Administrative Office

295 Main Street
Room 350
Buffalo, NY 14203-2494

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