Cooperative Supply Bid Services
Supply bids are the most inefficient and costly bids to maintain. Purchasing
laws and compliance can be complex and confusing. Therefore, why not let
Ed-Data do all the work for you. Our average cooperative supply bid averages
between $1.5 and $2.5 million. The cooperative will maximize your purchasing
power, while reducing costs in a customized process tailored to your district’s
needs.
SAVE TAXPAYER DOLLARS - Participating in a cooperative
tips the economies of scale in your favor. Your buying power will increase
dramatically.
- Cooperative prices are 45-55% below state contract pricing.
- Cooperative prices are 18-22% below individual district bids.
- Receive the same national brand products your district currently uses,
and in most cases, from the same vendor your currently using.
DECREASE DISTRICT WORKLOAD – Everyone within the
district benefits by outsourcing time consuming bid-work. Plus, the district
maintains total control. As a member district of the cooperative pricing
system, you can significantly reduce costs and overhead. Here's how:
- We administer all bid work such as, advertising, printing, mailing,
openings & initial analysis.
- We provide the requisition tools for your district to create requisitions.
This can be done in our printed order books or on our state-of-the-art
online requisition system.
- Items are pre-bid to assist you in the budget process. You’ll
know exactly what a product costs with shipping and handling included.
- You no longer need to worry if your district is meeting legal bid
requirements. Items purchased through the coop are 100% compliant.
- We will design a schedule custom tailored to your district.
- After requisitions are approved we will prepare your purchase orders.
- We can provide you with all requisition data electronically for seamless
download into your accounting system.
- Bid prices can be accessed via the Internet 24 hours a day, 7 days
a week.
- Orders can be packaged & delivered by teacher, grade level or
building – depending on district needs.
- Deliveries can be made before school closing or over the summer.
Plus the savings is completely guaranteed!
Ancillary Services
We also offer other valuable services to ensure your district is maximizing
its budget:
Textbook Procurement
Compiling textbook orders can be tedious and cumbersome due to incorrect ISBN numbers, pricing changes and miscalculated shipping and handling rates. Educational Data’s easy to use requisition system will allow your district to efficiently and accurately process your textbook purchase orders. School pricing will be calculated along with each publisher’s shipping and handling fees, therefore facilitating the budget process and ensuring invoicing is as accurate as possible.
Leasing Tools-Raise instant capital
Traditional Leasing and our Lease Back Program are powerful financial
tools that provide immediate budget relief for new adoptions, and/or budget
gaps.
Traditional Leasing - Instead of paying “up
front” for equipment you can extend the cost over time by leasing
the product. Ed-Data will arrange a program to guarantee the best rates
possible to maximize capital.
Lease Back Program - This process allows
the district to take a "loan" based on current equipment (including
textbook) inventory. We will evaluate and estimate the value of your
inventory, then conduct a bid to ensure the most competitive lease rate.
At the conclusion of the lease all property remains with the district.
Right- to-Know Services
Ed-Data can significantly reduce the cost of maintenance and reporting
of hazardous materials as required by state Right-to-Know laws. MSDS sheets
will be supplied and organized by location, by category within location,
and by item number within a category. An annual survey detailing your
HAZMAT inventory and location of these items will also be provided. We
also offer consulting services which includes inspecting and reporting
on each location, and Right-to-Know training.
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