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

November 6, 2007

Clarkstown Central School District
62 Old Middletown Road
New City, NY  10956

Subject: Audio Visual Supplies
Bid Advertised Date: 08/21/07 – Bid Due Date: 09/21/07

Dear Board of Education:

Specifications were prepared, bids advertised on August 21, 2007 and received for Audio Visual Supplies on September 21, 2007 for the NEW YORK/ISLAND Cooperative Bid for Ardsley, Argyle, Arlington, Auburn, Babylon, Bay Shore, Bayport Blue Point, Bedford, Bellmore, Bellmore-Merrick, Bethpage, Blind Brook Rye, BOCES Southern Westchester Voc., Brentwood, Brewster, Briarcliff Manor, Bronxville, Byram Hills, Carmel, Canandaigua City, Center Moriches, Central Islip, Chappaqua, Clarkstown, Cold Spring Harbor, Comsewogue HS, Dobbs Ferry, Dover, East Hampton, East Williston, Eastchester, Edgemont, Elmont, Elwood, Farmingdale, Franklin Square, Freeport, Garden City, Germantown, Glen Cove, Granville, Greenwich, Half Hollow Hills, Haldane, Hampton Bays, Harrison, Hastings On Hudson, Hendrick Hudson, Herricks, Hicksville, Hyde Park, Huntington, Irvington, Island Trees, Ithaca, Jericho, Jordan Elbridge, Lawrence, Levittown, Lindenhurst, Locust Valley, Long Beach City, Lynbrook, Mahopac, Malverne, Manhasset, Marlboro, Massapequa, Merrick, Middle Country, Miller Place, Mineola, Mt. Pleasant, Mt. Sinai, Mt. Vernon City, Nanuet, New Hyde-Garden City Park, New Lebanon, New Paltz, New Rochelle City, Newburgh, North Bellmore, North Merrick, North Rockland, North Salem, North Shore, Nyack, Oceanside, Oyster Bay E. Norwich, Patchogue-Medford, Pawling, Pearl River, Peekskill, Pelham, Plainedge, Plainview-Old Bethpage, Pleasantville, Port Chester, Port Jefferson, Port Jervis, Port Washington, Poughkeepsie, Putnam Valley, Ramapo, Red Hook, Riverhead, Rocky Point, Roslyn, Rye City, Rye Neck, Saratoga Springs, Saugerties, Seaford, Seneca Falls,  Shoreham-Wading River, Somers, South Huntington, South Orangetown, Southampton, Stamford, Three Village, Ticonderoga, Tuckahoe, Valley Stream, Wantagh, Westbury and Yorktown  Boards of Education.

SPECIFICATIONS WERE PREPARED, BIDS ADVERTISED FOR THE ABOVE AND RECEIVED FROM THE VENDORS LISTED BELOW. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT UNIT PRICE AWARDS BE MADE TO LOW BIDDERS ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS AS FOLLOWS:

VENDOR NUMBER NAME ITEMS BID AMOUNT BID ITEMS AWARDED AMOUNT AWARDED

0205

AVES AUDIO VISUAL SYSTEMS, INC.

92

$112,216.85

26

$34,970.50

3863

B&H PHOTO-VIDEO,  INC.

20

$25,759.55

2

$3,042.00

1008

CAMCOR, INC.

94

$71,375.73

30

$19,673.21

3818

LONG’S ELECTRONICS INC.

348

$249,407.88

0

0

0389

PYRAMID SCHOOL PRODUCTS

333

$204,566.37

0

0

6325

RAY SUPPLY, INC.

330

$272,654.16

40

$29,744.71

0831

RHYTHM BAND INSTRUMENTS, INC..

29

$29,546.03

0

0

0202

RNJ ELECTRONICS INC.

126

$23,435.46

0

0

0392

SANDY ENTERPRISES, INC.

205

$197.296.41

0

0

7490

SUNSHINE LIGHTING

42

$29,598.98

0

0

0352

TROXELL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

578

$389,581.11

80

$42,604.71

0297

VALIANT IMC

1,040

$463,951.48

859

$312,470.59

9715

VALLEY LITHO SUPPLY CO.

11

$8,409.90

5

$7,164.40

The Boards of Education reserves the right to increase or decrease quantities in the bid.
Prices remain firm until October 31, 2008.

Very truly yours,

John O'Connor
Educational Data Services, Inc.