Cooperative Purchasing Service

This service enables participating districts and municipalities, large and small, to secure pricing and advantages of large volume purchasing through aggregated bidding. The main philosophy of the service is to be cost effective, that is, to obtain and ensure the best products at the best possible price for each member.

The authority to jointly bid comes from the New York General Municipal Law, Section 119-o that permits public entities to join together for the purpose of purchasing cooperatively. Cooperative bids are conducted for a wide variety of products; such as computers, vehicles, school supplies, food, and building materials, to name a few.

The service also provides the following benefits to participating members:

• Reduces staff time in the bidding and quoting of products
• Saves members the cost of legal ads, postage and paper
• Provides quality products at the lowest price available
• Saves the members from potential legal risks by complying with laws regarding purchasing
• Provides the writing of specifications and boilerplates for individual bids conducted by members
• State contract information
• Specification research

Contact
Deb Bestwick
(607) 335-1262

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