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Educational Data Services
236 Midland Ave.
Saddle Brook, NJ 17552
(973) 340-8800

October 23, 2009

E.S.C of Morris County
520 Speedwell Avenue, Suite 200
Morris Plains, NJ 07950

Dear Board of Education:

Specifications were prepared, bids advertised on August 21, 2009  and received for General Classroom Supplies on September 25, 2009 for the WEST/CENTRAL Cooperative Bid for Berkeley Heights, Bernards Twp, Bound Brook, Branchburg Twp, Carteret, Central Jersey College Pre-Charter School, City of Linden, Clark Twp, Cranbury, Dunellen, East Brunswick, East Windsor Reg., Eco Charter School, Edison Twp, Frankford Twp, Franklin Borough, Franklin Twp, Fredon Twp, Hackettstown, Hamburg, Hampton Twp, High Point Reg. HS,  Highland Park, Hillsborough Twp, Hillside, Hunterdon Central Reg., Jamesburg, Kenilworth, Kittatinny Reg. HS, Lafayette Twp, Lawrence Twp, Lenape Valley Reg. HS, Manville, Metuchen, Middlesex, Middlesex Regional ESC, Monroe Twp, Montgomery Twp, Morris-Union Jointure Commission, Mountainside, New Brunswick, New Providence, Newton, North Hunterdon-Voorhees HS, North Brunswick Twp, North Plainfield, Ogdensburg, Old Bridge, Perth Amboy,  Phillipsburg,  Piscataway Twp, Plainfield, Princeton Regional, Princeton Charter School, Queen City Academy Charter School, Rahway, Robbinsville, Roselle Borough, Roselle Park, Sayreville, Scotch Plains, Somerville, South Amboy, South Bound Brook, South Brunswick, South Plainfield, South River,  Spotswood, Springfield, Summit, Sussex Co Tech, Union County E. S.C., Union Twp, Vernon Twp, Wallkill Valley Reg. HS, Warren Twp, Woodbridge Twp. Boards of Education.

TOTAL AWARD ANALYSIS-GENERAL CLASSROOM  SUPPLIES
COMPANY NAME GROSS BID DISCOUNT NET BID NUMBER OF
ITEMS BID		 VALUE OF
NO BIDS		 ERROR
SUBS BID		 NET
ADJUSTED

Cascade School Supplies

$2,031,927.53

$406,385.51

$1,625,542.02

1,994

$631.41

0

$1,626,173.43

School Specialty Education

$2,097,426.76

$419,485.35

$1,677,941.41

1,990

$5,585.91

0

$1,683,527.32

Discounts apply for total award of category.
It is recommended that a unit price award be made to Cascade School Supplies, as low bidder according to specifications for General Classroom Supplies for a Net Total of $1,625,542.02. This total applies to the total cooperative bid. The Boards of Education reserve the right to increase or decrease quantities in the bid.  The discount from manufacturer’s current list price for items not specified on the bid is 20%.  Prices remain firm until October 31, 2010.

Very truly yours,

John  O'Connor
Educational Data Services, Inc.