Mayor Walsh Launches New Digital Procurement Platform OpenGov

Published on December 16, 2025

Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh announced the launch of a new digital procurement platform, OpenGov, as part of the City's ongoing efforts to make its procurement process more accessible, navigable, and transparent for vendors. OpenGov is an online portal that consolidates the City's open bids and Requests for Proposals (RFPs) in one central location, allowing vendors to be notified of new bids and RFPs, view open projects, access project plans and specifications free of charge, ask questions in an open forum, and submit proposals directly in the portal.

"The City is committed to making our procurement process more accessible and transparent to all," said Mayor Walsh. "OpenGov is already demonstrating an increase in vendor responses on bids and is supplementing our overall effort at streamlining and modernizing our process of purchasing goods and services. These changes are making it easier for vendors to engage with us and do business with the City."

Prior to the launch of OpenGov, vendors were required to purchase physical project plans and specifications in packets known as "bid books" from the City. With the launch of OpenGov, vendors are now able to access bid books free of charge and ask project questions directly in the online portal, making the City's procurement process more accessible to all vendors looking to do business with the City. Physical copies of bid books are still available upon request and payment to the Division of Purchase. Vendors can also track the status of bids and RFPs in OpenGov, creating a more transparent procurement process.

"I encourage all vendors interested in working with the City to register for an account on OpenGov and subscribe to our page to be the first to know when there are new project opportunities," said Evan Loving, City Budget Director. "These changes are happening because our vendors asked for more accessible ways to do business with the City. We heard them and we're here to support them in making the transition to an online tool."

To date, nearly 1,600 vendors have subscribed to the City's page in OpenGov. Those vendors receive notifications every time a new bid or RFP is posted. There are currently two open projects in OpenGov:

• Bid for City of Syracuse Former Developmental Center Site Infrastructure Construction (closes December 16)
• RFP for Medical Exam and Testing Provider for the Syracuse Police Department (closes December 30)

Vendors interested in doing business with the City should register for an account on OpenGov and subscribe to the City of Syracuse to receive notifications when new projects are posted. Instructions on how to register can be found at syr.gov/OpenGov-Registration.

For more information on how to do business with the City visit syr.gov/Purchase.

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