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Hurricane Season Is Here...
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HGACBuy
offers one stop shop convenience to save YOU time and money!
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The KCRPC-MARC is partnered with the HGACBuy cooperative purchasing
program.
Savings start with City of Belton, Mo. which
recently purchased an Ingersoll Rand vibrator roller for $46,636.88 and
saved between $14,000 and $16,000 in addition to administrative
savings.
Click here to visit the MARC
website
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Procurement made
Simple HGACBuy
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August 2009
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Helping
Governments Across the Country Buy
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 H-GAC LAUNCHES
PLANSOURCE:
A National
Cooperative Planning Procurement Program
PlanSource, a
cooperative procurement program of the Houston-Galveston Area Council,
helps local governments streamline the procurement process by giving
users the opportunity to obtain a variety of planning services through
a simple purchase order.
Planning services offered through PlanSource have been subjected to a
stringent competitive proposal format based on federal statutes for
cooperative procurement under the Code of Federal Regulation Title 49.
Two-year contracts were extended in May 2009 to 39 planning firms with
extensive national and international experience.
Local governments can join more than 2,300 agencies from 37 states
already eligible to participate in PlanSource by executing an
interlocal contract with H-GAC.
PlanSource is a voluntary program, with no obligation to purchase
services or minimum spending levels required by H-GAC. H-GAC charges an
administrative fee of two percent of the total project bill.
For more information, please visit www.ThePlanSource.org or contact Amanda Thorin
at 713-993-4587 or Amanda.Thorin@h-gac.com.
The Houston-Galveston Area Council (www.h-gac.com) is a voluntary association of local
governments in the 13-county Gulf Coast Planning Region-an area of
12,500 square miles and more than 5.7 million people. H-GAC works to
promote efficient and accountable use of local, state, and federal tax
dollars and serves as a problem-solving and information forum for local
government needs.
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Registration is open for:
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HGACBuy's Events
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National Purchasing Institute (NPI) - September 13th -
16th
Texas Association of Regional Councils (TARC) - September
16th - 18th
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Time for some Q & A
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Q: What is the difference between HGACBuy and some other
cooperatives?
A: HGACBuy is a unit of local government and a political
subdivision of the State of Texas.
The HGACBuy Program is over 35 years old and specializes
in high ticket, capital intensive products and services that require
technical, detailed specifications and extensive professional skills to
evaluate bid responses.
All products offered through HGACBuy have been awarded by
virtue of a public competitive process. There are no annual membership
dues required to purchase thru HGACBuy.
Q: I have to advertise for bids therefore I can't purchase
thru HGACBuy.
A: HGACBuy uses mass circulation, minority emphasis print
media and internet services to post legal notices and bid
solicitations. Therefore, posting of public notices to solicit bids and
the formal competitive bid process are satisfied thru HGACBuy
procedures.
*You can reach any HGACBuy
Representative for more information toll free:
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 BDR,
Inc.
BDR is a
world-class provider of all hazards mitigation, emergency preparedness/
planning, response and recovery services.
Dedicated
to helping state and local governments, universities, hospitals and
non-profit and private sector organizations plan for and recover from
disasters, we offer through the HGACBuy contract a proven methodology
for emergency readiness, continuity planning and disaster
recovery.
Our
understanding of FEMA requirements for eligibility, documentation and
reimbursement helps clients receive the maximum reimbursement allowed
for major disasters and presidentially-declared emergencies. In
addition, with recognized experts in financial recovery services and
public and individual assistance programs, BDR can help clients recoup
expenses that they had long since given up on.
In
many cases, we've identified projects including roads, bridges, water
treatment plants, utilities, government buildings and other types of
public infrastructure to repair, replace or improve after events such
as hurricanes, floods, tornadoes and ice storms that clients weren't
even aware were eligible for federal reimbursement
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 R.W. Beck
R. W. Beck is a group of technically based business
consultants who are passionate about advancing the business of
infrastructure.
We leverage our talent to develop sustainable solutions
specific to our clients' engineering, financial, planning, operational,
and organizational challenges. We do this by delivering industry
insight that positively impacts the way our clients think about and do
business.
What differentiates R. W. Beck is our ability to integrate
business and financial acumen with technical expertise to drive success
for our clients and their stakeholders. Public and private
infrastructure organizations and financers look to us as their trusted
advisor based on our breadth of experience and strategic insight into
the water, wastewater, solid waste, and energy industries.
Improving business performance is not only what keeps
clients turning to R. W. Beck for trusted advice, but allows
us to achieve a unique work environment fueled by dedicated and
creative professionals. R. W. Beck is an approved vendor under the
HGACBuy contract.
For more information about our services contact:
Vice President, R.W. Beck
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Visit
the HGACBuy Website thru Quick Links for other
Professional Planning & Consulting Services
contracts available
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 Nest Energy Systems
As technology progresses the use of solar power becomes
economical and more resourceful way of using as an energy
source. Under HGACBuy Emergency Equipment & Supplies
category, NEST Energy Systems Inc. specializes in solar and solar-wind
renewable energy-systems that are easily transported to any remote site
to provide electrical power for short term or permanent
installations.
The systems can be linked together to produce virtually unlimited
power. No fossil fuel is required and computer-assisted energy
management permits unattended operation for months at a time.
Total cost of ownership and no routine maintenance make the stations
highly competitive with gas and diesel generators.
NEST Energy's solar stations are currently used by the U.S. military,
and are engineered for deployment in difficult terrains and harsh
environments. The company's newest power systems are trailer-mounted,
and handle peak loads of up to 20 amps, 120vac. All of NEST's
renewable energy systems can be customized to suit any electrical
requirement regardless of ground or weather conditions.
Visit NEST Energy at www.nestenergysystems.com, or the HGAC website for
products on contract.
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Quick Links to keep you moving...
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Welcome
End Users
Hill Country Transit District, TX.
Harris County
Improvement Dist.# 4/Energy Corridor, TX.
Velasco Drainage
District, TX.
City of Jacksonville,
AR.
The Plus Company,
Inc., NH.
Wilson County
Emergency Service Dist#1, TX.
Annunciation Orthodox
School, TX.
The Town of
Cumberland, RI.
Midland Odessa Urban
Transit District, TX.
Rolling Plains
Management Corporation, TX.
Senior Center
Resources and Public Transportation, Inc. TX.
Aspermont Small
Business Development Center, Inc. TX.
Regional Transit
Authority, LA.
Easter Seals Florida,
Inc. FL.
Allegheny Health
Choices, Inc. PA
Threshold Residential
Services, OH.
Public Transit
Services, TX.
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HGACBuy would like to hear from
you...
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Do you have an announcement to post?
Give us customer feedback on the HGACBuy program.
What type of contracts do you want to see offered?
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Send all correspondence to HGACBuy@h-gac.com OR call us toll free:
1.800.926.0234
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