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

March 14, 2008

Clarkstown Central School District
62 Old Middletown Road
New City, N.Y. 10956

Dear Board of Education:

Specifications were prepared, bids advertised on August 21, 2007 and received for General Classroom Supplies on September 21,  2007 for the NEW YORK Cooperative Bid for Ardsley, Argyle, Arlington, Auburn Enlarged City, Bay Shore, Bedford CSD, Blind Brook Rye, Boces Southern Westchester Voc., Brewster, Briarcliff Manor, Bronxville, Byram Hills, Canandaigua City, Carmel, Chappaqua, Clarkstown, Dobbs Ferry, Dover, Eastchester, Edgemont, Germantown, Granville, Greenwich, Haldane, Harrison, Hastings on Hudson, Hendrick Hudson, Hyde Park, Irvington, Ithaca, Jordan Elbridge, Mahopac, Marlboro, Mt. Pleasant, Mt. Vernon City, Nanuet, Newburgh, New Lebanon, New Paltz, New Rochelle City, North Rockland, North Salem, Nyack, Pawling, Pearl River, Peekskill, Pelham, Pleasantville, Port Chester, Port Jervis, Poughkeepsie, Putnam Valley, Ramapo, Red Hook, Rye City, Rye Neck, Saratoga Springs, Saugerties, Seneca Falls, Somers, South Orangetown, Stamford, Ticonderoga, Tuckahoe and Yorktown  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

$2,459,616.39

$491,923.28

$1,967,693.11

2,093

$3,274.84

 

$1,970,967.95

School Specialty Education

$2,540,394.34

$508,078.87

$2,032,315.47

2,100

0

 

$2,032,315.47

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 $1,970,967.95. 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, 2008.

Very truly yours,

John O'Connor
Educational Data Services, Inc.