New Jersey: General – Bergen

November 14, 2011

Educational Data Services, Inc.
236 Midland Avenue
 Saddle Brook, New Jersey  07663
(973) 340-8800

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 September 2, 2011 and received for General Classroom Supplies on November 17, 2011 for the BERGEN Cooperative Bid for Allendale, Alpine, Becton Regional, Bergen Arts & Science Charter School, Bergenfield, Bogota, Carlstadt, Cliffside Park, Closter, Cresskill, Dumont, East Rutherford, Elmwood Park, Emerson, Englewood, Englewood Cliffs, Fair Lawn, Fort Lee,  Franklin Lakes, Garfield, Glen Rock, Hackensack, Harrington Park, Hasbrouck Heights, Hillsdale, Ho-Ho-Kus, Leonia, Little Ferry, Lodi, Lyndhurst, Mahwah Twp, Maywood, Midland Park, Montvale, Moonachie, New Milford, North Arlington, Northern Highlands Reg. HS, Northern Valley Reg. HS, Northvale, Norwood, Oakland, Old Tappan, Oradell, Paramus, Park Ridge, Pascack Valley Reg. HS, Ramapo Indian-Hills Reg. HS, Ramsey, Ridgefield, Ridgefield Park, Ridgewood Village, River Dell Reg., River Edge, River Vale, Rochelle Park, Rutherford, Saddle Brook, Saddle River, South Bergen Jointure Commission, Teaneck, Tenafly, Upper Saddle River, Waldwick, Westwood Reg., Wood-Ridge, Woodcliff Lake, Wyckoff. 

TOTAL AWARD ANALYSIS-GENERAL CLASSROOM SUPPLIES

Company
Name

Gross
Bid

Discount

Net
Bid

Number of
Items Bid

Value of
No Bids

Net Adjusted
Bid

Cascade School Supplies

797,954.77

159,590.75

638,363.82

1,993

876.74

639,240.56

School Specialty Education

729,516.89

145,903.38

583,613.51

2,000

583,613.51

W.B. Mason Co. Inc.

729,797.68

  145,959.54

583,838.14

1,907

6,591.98

590,430.12

Discounts apply for total award of category.

It is recommended that a unit price award be made to School Specialty, as low bidder according to specifications for General Classroom Supplies for a Net Total of $583,613.51. 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 November 30, 2012.

Very truly yours,

John O’Connor
Educational Data Services, Inc.