AEPA Purchasing Cooperative and RCI.

Friends:

This is another example of a fake "Line Item' bid scheme.   Fill out 55 pages of "Line Items", just so they can pick a single favorable line item for their "Preferred Vendor".

Let me make a prediction:  AEPA will choose one of the following:  Tremco, or Garland.  They're the only ones who perpetrate in such heinous abuse of taxpayers.

I want RCI to "Stand Up", and tell AEPA :  NO LINE ITEM BIDDING.  No estimator in this country (or anywhere else) can determine the price of a roof from a "list".  There are just too many variables in figuring these projects, and NO LIST on earth can produce a hard bid.  Can't do it.

What their "list" says is the exact opposite of how any roofing professional estimates are done.

AEPA Pre-bid Conference Call Registration - Today

During its ongoing effort to track activities related to the use of cooperative purchasing in public school systems re-roofing projects, RCI has been made aware of the Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies (AEPA) solicitation below. Good afternoon,  the AEPA is soliciting bids for the a national contract (20 states) for roofing and building envelope services, which includes materials, restoration and installation.   Tomorrow is the first deadline for submittal of registration for a conference call that will be held on September 7, 2016 at 1:00 Eastern time.   The registration to participate in the conference call must be submitted by tomorrow before 3:00 PM. A Pre-bid Conference Call Registration form must be submitted before 3:00 (EDT) today.      Also included on this e-mail is the pricing spreadsheet (see supplemental information below) that shows how the points are allotted for various parts of contract offer. There are a total of 10 forms that need to be submitted for the bid.  These forms are on the Public Purchase website. You have to register on the website to access the bid solicitation. The bids are due October 5th and will be publicly opened at a school in Michigan. Supplemental Information: Form G.1-G.5 - Discount & Pricing Schedule - AEPA 017-F Roofing & Building Envelope Services (Excel Document) Part B - Specifications - AEPA & Building Envelope Services 6 Part B - Specifications - AEPA 017-F - Roofing Building Envelope Services This information is intended for any RCI Consultant  member who may have an interest in learning more about this activity. We realize the time is short for anyone to register to participate in the teleconference, but we just learned of this notice. If you decide to register to  participate in the teleconference, we would appreciate notification for our records only.  RCI, Inc. | 1500 Sunday Drive, Suite 204| Raleigh, NC 27607 800-828-1902 | rci-online.org You are receiving this e-mail because you are a member of RCI or have opted to join the RCI e-mail list. If you wish to add, remove or change a subscription to this list simply follow the link at the bottom of this message. Copyright © RCI. All rights reserved.

RCI, Inc., 1500 Sunday Drive, Suite 204, Raleigh, NC 27607 SafeUnsubscribe™ shinesley@reiengineers.com Forward email | Update Profile | About our service provider Sent by rci@rci-online.org in collaboration with Try it free today This is very stressful work friends, and need all the encouragement I can get. Many millions of dollars are wastefully spent, and there is absolutely no need for it.  It's just government buying from government, and rewarding friends with guaranteed contracts. I am thankful for the time you spend with me here.  I know how hard your jobs are, and will do my bloody best to handle these issues, while you are busy trying to feed your families.   NOTE: Retired 2003, do not solicit nor accept compensation or personal advancement of any kind, Reject negativity in all forms, and always remember to keep looking "UP". Respect. Ron