Tanya Eastman

Tanya Eastman serves as a key procurement lead for the City of Syracuse, supporting the agency’s mission to modernize urban infrastructure and enhance community resilience through strategic capital acquisitions. In her role, she manages the full lifecycle of contracts for municipal services, with a focus on site preparation and community housing initiatives. She ensures compliance with state and federal procurement regulations while aligning acquisitions with the city’s strategic goals for equitable development and sustainable public works. Her portfolio primarily encompasses construction-related services and social infrastructure projects that directly support resident well-being and neighborhood revitalization. Eastman collaborates with a diverse array of contractors specializing in civil site work, grading, excavation, and community-based housing support services. While no single vendor dominates her award profile, she consistently engages qualified general contractors, specialty subcontractors, and local firms with demonstrated capacity in municipal-scale projects. Her procurement approach emphasizes transparency, competitive bidding, and performance-based outcomes, fostering long-term vendor partnerships built on reliability and adherence to public safety standards. Her contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of acquisitions issued without set-aside designations such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB. This indicates a focus on capability and capacity over socioeconomic categorization, prioritizing technical qualifications and local economic impact over formal certification requirements. While small business participation is not formally mandated, her process remains accessible to all qualified bidders, encouraging broad market engagement. Eastman’s primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 238910 (Site Preparation Contractors) and 624229 (Other Community Housing Services), reflecting deep expertise in land development, earthwork, and non-residential housing support programs. She oversees acquisitions for infrastructure readiness, including utility relocation, drainage systems, and accessibility-compliant site improvements, as well as services that connect vulnerable populations with housing assistance and community-based resources. Her domain knowledge spans public works engineering, municipal code compliance, and equitable service delivery in urban environments.