The Public Building Authority of the County of Knox and the City of Knoxville, Tennessee (PBA) works with vendors that provide products and services for our organization. PBA handles a variety of services for our clients which include: maintenance, security, custodial, grounds, life safety, parking, property development and telecommunications. PBA adheres to purchasing best practices and standards to help ensure that each company receives the opportunity to offer services and that each solicitation is fairly evaluated for the benefit of our organization, clients and community. PBA provides valuable resources on this page to assist vendors in understanding procurement requirements for our solicitations.
PBA may make purchases below $10k on the open market. Three quotes will be collected for purchases between $10k - $24,999. Purchases above $25k must be made through competitive solicitation.