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HGACBuy is
conducting a survey on what products and services our cooperative
program can make available to assist in your disaster recovery
efforts. Please take a few minutes to fill out this
questionnaire as your feedback is very important to us.
Click on the link
below, to begin:
Disaster Recovery
Questionnaire
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Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) savings
through the HGACBuy Cooperative Program
HGACBuy offers additional ways of purchasing, utilize
our partnership with MARC. MARC/KCRPC
has generated $5,281,685 in regional contracts utilized by 50
agencies since the program began in 2003.
An additional $41,873,341 in equipment orders,
representing 43 agencies, was processed through KCRPC and the
Interlocal agreement #04-1443 with HGACBuy (Houston-Galveston Area
Council - cooperative purchasing).
Administrative, advertising, and actual cost savings totaled
$1,162,948, as a result of the regional contracts and HGACBuy
cooperative.
Between 2008 and 2009 MARC/KCRPC have seen a 10.51%
increase in dollar volume, 18% increase in total savings to agencies,
participation on regional contracts increased 8.7%, and usage of
HGACBuy contracts increased to 16%.
To reach our MARC Representative contact:
Rita Parker, CPPB, Program Coordinator
Kansas City Regional Purchasing Cooperative
Mid-America Regional Council 600 Broadway Suite 200
Kansas City MO 64105-1659
816-246-5083 (Fax 816-421-7758)
www.marc.org/kcrpc/
Interested in
establishing a cooperative partnership with HGACBuy? Call us at 1.800.832.681.2553
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HGACBuy Events
We are currently updating our calendar for the 2010
year!
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Select regularly priced
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Requires
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Unlike most other
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may apply to all lines
(not just the primary line).
Discount
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apply "Save50" at checkout.
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If you're already a
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add your state abbreviation code for (XX) to have your 15% discount added.
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Procurement
made Simple HGACBuy
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Helping
Governments
Across
the Country
Buy
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Aggreko,
LLC 
As
an approved vendor for HGACBuy (Contract
#RN11-09), Aggreko can work with your
electrical/mechanical contractors to provide solutions to the
temporary power, temperature control and oil-free compressed air
needs of your projects as well as provide emergency support during
breakdowns or weather-related interruptions of power of temperature
control.
We
also offer hurricane contingency plans. Our team of industry
specialists and technicians work directly with HGACBuy members or
their contractors to determine the most effective combination of
processes and equipment to address the specific requirement. Our
fleet of rental equipment includes generators, electrical
distribution, air conditioners, chillers, cooling towers,
dehumidification, heaters and compressors.
Aggreko
operates though an international network of local service centers. We
provide technical support for right-sizing configurations and
in-depth expertise in solving complex power or temperature control
problems.
Please
contact:
Rod
Jay (Sales Representative)
Aggreko, LLC
713.907.1759 cell
713.512.6700 main/emergency
713.512.6748 fax
www.aggreko.com/northamerica
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Godwin
Pumps
Godwin Pumps, an approved
vendor under the HGACBuy contract, maintains a fleet of 6,000
portable pumps and 3,200 pieces of related equipment for use in
construction dewatering, mining, drinking water supply and
water/wastewater bypasses.
We manufacture, rent and
sell all our products, including the fully automatic self-priming
Godwin Dri-Prime pump. Available in sizes from 2-inch to 24-inch, the
Dri-Prime features priming to 28 feet, dry-running and
solids-handling capabilities.
Godwin Pumps also offers a
range of Sub-Prime electric and Heidra hydraulic submersible pumps,
Wet-Prime gasoline-powered contractor pumps and a line of generators
and portable light towers. For more information, visit www.godwinpumps.com.
Contact: Joseph Abbott, National Sales Manager
Phone:
856-467-3636
Fax:
856-467-4428
E-Mail: sales@godwinpumps.com
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United Rentals
United Rentals is the leading provider of equipment
rentals in North America, with over 580 branch locations serving the
construction, reclamation, disaster recovery and emergency response
needs of federal, state and local governments and military bases. An
experienced government accounts team and centralized point-of-contact
ensures that equipment requests receive immediate attention and rapid
deployment.
As an approved vendor on HGACBuy, United Rentals
provides rental equipment for projects related to public works,
health and human services, law enforcement, parks and recreation,
schools and nonprofit organizations.
Specialized divisions such as Trench Safety, Aerial, Pump
& Power and Industrial can assist members with unique
requirements.
For more information
about United Rentals please contact our Government Customer Care
Center at 877-487-6285 or mynationalaccount@ur.com
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RSC Equipment
Rental 
RSC
Equipment Rental is one of the largest equipment rental providers in
North America, servicing the government, industrial and
non-residential construction markets.
RSC
recently won a shared contract for equipment rentals through 2012
with HGACBuy. RSC offers
superior levels of equipment availability, reliability and
24x7service to customers through an integrated network of more than
450 stores nationwide, with 4,300 employees committed to safety and
sustainability, RSC delivers the best value and industry leading
customer service.
General
Tools, Aerial Access, Excavation, Material Handling, Air
Compressors/Tools, Generators/Power Distribution, Lighting, Heating
& Cooling, Compaction Equipment, Pumps & Accessories, visit us at www.RSCrental.com or contact
Sonia Gregory at 877-772-4686 (sonia.gregory@rscrental.com)
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Welcome
End Users
American Red Cross
- GHAC, TX.
Duchesne Academy of
Scared Heart, TX.
Gulf Coast
Community Services Assoc., TX.
Texas Alcoholic
Beverage Commission, TX.
West Texas
Opportunities, Inc. for Permian Basin
Rural Transit
District, TX.
Harris County MUD
#383, TX.
Natalia Volunteer
Fire Department, TX.
Fort Bend County
MUD #129, TX.
Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University, VA.
Eagle Sewer
District, ID.
Fort Bend County
MUD #115, TX.
The Transit System,
Inc., TX.
Bexar Metropolitan
Water District, TX.
FairFax County
Public Schools, VA.
The University of
New Mexico, NM.
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 When communities face
growth-related challenges, the need for professional planning
services arises. The Houston-Galveston Area Council's PlanSource is
committed to assisting local governments in reducing costs and
streamlining their procurement processes.
Through cooperative procurement sanctions and a competitive bid
process, we are able to offer local governments' access to a suite of
planning firms, thus providing competitive rates and expediting the
procurement process. In our freshman year, PlanSource qualified 39
local, national, and international firms that exceeded our evaluation
criteria.
Professional services available include comprehensive, land use,
transportation, and parks and trails planning in addition to land
development & regulations, economic development tools, urban
design, site planning, public involvement and feasibility studies,
and visioning.
And this is just
the beginning....
PlanSource
is available to more than 1,400 local governments, districts,
agencies, authorities, and qualifying non-profit corporations in
Texas and throughout the United States.
For more information contact Amanda Thorin at 713-993-4587 or amanda.thorin@h-gac.com,
please visit www.thePlanSource.org.
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