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| The Cooperative Purchasing Connection, through Metro ECSU, awards contracts
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CPC is designed to assist members with their purchasing needs while making the buying process more efficient by absorbing the soft costs (i.e. personnel, time, resources, etc.) it takes to conduct the competitive process according to State of Minnesota statutes (M.S. §123A.21 and M.S. §471.345).
By
partnering with eight other service cooperatives, CPC provides members
with a wide variety of high quality products and services at consortium
level discounted pricing. All CPC contracts are the result of a formal
bid process (RFP or IFB) or are negotiated agreements with an exclusive product related vendor.
2016 Cooperative Purchasing Connection Vendor Highlights:
- Innovative Office Solutions
is now the prime office supply vendor. CPC awarded the contract to the
Minnesota-based company because of its dedicated customer service team,
free delivery and competitive pricing. Members can order all Innovative
products through the Express online marketplace.
- School Health
is the newly awarded vendor for Health & First Aid Supplies. It
provides a 13 percent discount on a wide variety of products.
- We are excited about our two new hardwood flooring (gymnasium, recreational, and auditorium) vendors. FLR Sanders and Anderson Ladd/Haldeman Homme offer discounted pricing and provide top quality installation and maintenance.
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March 2016
Vol. 23, No. 3
edNews is a quarterly publication of Metro ECSU.
Additional Metro ECSU publications include the Composite Calendar for all Metro Districts and the Annual Class Size Study.
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Metro ECSU Executive Director: Julie Frame
julie.frame@metroecsu.org
612-638-1508
Metro ECSU
2 Pine Tree Drive, Suite 101
Arden Hills, MN 55112
612-638-1500
www.metroecsu.org
edNews Editor: Colleen Feller
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| Ordering from Nasco is now even easier! You just need one universal ordering number:13424.
Nasco offers 20 different catalogs with more than 65,000 unique products to meet the needs of schools, local governments and nonprofits.
Members receive up to a 20% discount.
Don't want to remember a code? Order through our Express online marketplace
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- Midwest Playscapes has an excellent reputation as the premier playground consultant for schools, parent/teacher organizations, and park and recreation departments.
- Lightspeed offers a variety of amplification solutions to meet the needs of every environment. All of their systems are simple to use, integrate well with multimedia, and have a long, useful life.
- The Retrofit Companies (TRC) is a recycler of universal and hazardous wastes. As a TRC client you benefit from having one trusted vendor who is familiar with your facility, your employees and your needs.
- Nasco’s 20 different catalogs offer more than 65,000 unique products to meet the needs of schools, local governments and nonprofits. Specific classroom needs include: Science, FACS, Early Learning, Hands-on Health, Math, Physical Education, Special Education, Arts and Crafts and Ag Science.
Service cooperative members will also find great value in our three contract renewals. CDI Computers provides the cost savings of re-certified computers with comprehensive, friendly customer service; Continental Clay offers discounted pricing and experienced staff available for suggestions on the best use of Continental Clay products; AppliTrack is a web-based applicant tracking and recruiting system that helps your school, district, or organization identify and hire the best candidate.
To learn much more about the cost-saving opportunities provided by the CPC go to www.purchasingconnection.org
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| Success Beyond the Classroom updates!
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| Success Beyond the Classroom student programs are exploding with excitement! Enjoy the highlights below:
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| 3,200 students registered for the Young Authors Conference; limited openings on May 25, 26, and 27
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| | | | Middle Grades Knowledge Bowl season wraps up, rewards students' smarts!
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| Over 120 teams from 34 metro schools competed in SBC’s Middle Grades Knowledge Bowl program. Students in grades 6-8 worked together to answer thousands of questions related to all subject areas.
The season culminated this February with two Grand Finale Meets. Congratulations to our Grand Champions, Ramalynn Montessori Academy (pictured) and Minnetonka Middle School West!
Students raved about their experience this year:
- I came for my friends and stayed for the challenge and fun.
- I enjoy representing my school by exercising my brain and being on an awesome team.
- It is fun to test my skills against other schools.
- I get to learn more about the world around me.
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| | Hands-on learning rules at the Creativity Festival for third and fourth graders!
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| | | | Future City students demonstrate engineering prowess and present their dreams for a better world
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