Friends:
The following statements are both illiterate, and false. They are designed to isolate competition to ONE roofing vendor.
Factually, that one vendor doesn't make half the material they sell. They outsource it, and then stick a label on it.
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Elevate Your Construction Procurement Through Cooperatives
March 15, 2018 | 2:00pm ET / 11:00am PT
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PRESENTER:
Wes Everett
Director of
Facilities
City of Lubbock
TX
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PRESENTER:
Steve Fisher
Director of
Cooperative
Services
BuyBoard
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PRESENTER:
John Castillo
Account Manager
Gordian
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MODERATOR:
Bill Wolpin
Associate Publisher
& Editorial Director
American City & County
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Wes Everett: A public official, and has no right to support "exclusion of competition". is making errant decisions, and costing Lubbock, Texas a great deal of money. He is more interested in "ease" than taxpayer dollars.
Steve Fisher: I don't know which "Buy Board" he represents, but Attorneys for the Texas Buy Board asked me to review all 508 pages of their specifications, and certify them as fair.
I read every page, which was more legal language than actual roofing. That's because Armko wrote the specifications for them which is illegal, and I told them so. Yet, here is Steve Fisher's smiling face perpetuating the scam.
John Castillo works for the sponsor of this event, and represents Gordian. That one is obvious. He is a 'Salesman" only.
Bill Wolpin is with American City and County. A preposterous assault on fair competition. They are in bed with Garland, and in my mind, should clean up their act. IOm insulted by the cavalier attitude, and fake publication. They do not respond to questions, or emails, and I can prove it.
Construction procurement has gained a reputation for being unnecessarily expensive, inflexible and inefficient. Lack of transparency and long bidding processes have frustrated public procurement officials for decades.
It is far more costly when no competition ever occurred, and again, taxpayers must pay for their "ease'. That "ease" translates into an approximately 40% Overcharge. This is why your schools are broke, and your children are asked to bring their own supplies.
They do not care about their disgraceful behavior, how much it costs, or who it hurts.
However, there is an alternative.
Cooperative purchasing is known for its efficiency and group purchasing power. Procurement officials typically use co-op agreements for acquiring supplies, equipment and other services. But using cooperative purchasing for procuring construction services, specifically Job Order Contracting (JOC), can streamline an otherwise burdensome process. In using JOC, government officials can save valuable time with access to competitively-awarded, local contractors available to start work immediately.
Preposterous, and 100% false. Any member of Roof Consultant's Institute can write the correct specification, and provide necessary "third party oversight". The absurdity of it all is confounding, but that's because it defies logic.
This presentation will cover the growth, trends and best practices of purchasing construction through cooperatives. Officials from the City of Lubbock and the BuyBoard® cooperative will share their lessons learned and examples of successful projects procured via co-ops. Public officials require a faster, better and more simplified solution for completing construction projects – cooperative purchasing is it.
I don't think you need me to translate that nonsense. This is the part that screams exclusion. Friends, they have ONE MANUFACTURER ONLY.
"Public officials require a faster, better and more simplified solution for completing construction projects – cooperative purchasing is it."
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Shame on Gordian, and their henchmen for expanding the lie, and it's insulting to anyone beyond the 6th. grade.
I wish so badly that I could be in the audience, so I could tell public administrators that taxpayers do not pay for their "ease" at a HUGE premium. Outrageous!
I live in the 8th. largest school district in the country, and roofed well over 100 schools. We have a roofing "Standard", including multiple nationally known manufacturers.
A few of them are:
GAF: Largest material manufacturer in the United States.
Johns Manville: A Berkshire Hathaway Company.
Firestone: Backed by billions in Bridgestone assets.
I'd love to hear someone tell me why they should be excluded from fair competition? They all have superior representation, and are not "Commissioned Salesmen" like Garland, Tremco, and others.
On this site, I've produced countless examples of fraud, and backed it up through public record.
NOTE: Retired 2003, do not solicit, nor accept, compensation or personal advancement of any kind.
Clearly, I have no horse in this race, and free to tell the truth as I know it. I do not traffic in opinions. I don't value my own "opinion" , much less the opinion of anyone else. That may sound a bit harsh, but unlike the Purchasing Cooperatives, provide FACTS, and public record so you can make an intelligent choice regarding a new roof.
Roofing is the costliest item of any school maintenance budget. The budgets are being decimated by the lies, and exclusion of competition for taxpayer money. If you buy a roof through a Cooperative, here's where your dollar will end up:
1.) 25 percent "commission" for the "Salesman".
2.) A minimum of 2% for the Cooperative.
Your dollar is now worth 73 cents with absolutely nothing to show for it. These people remind me of hyenas, and will stop at nothing.
The roof you buy through them is often a minimum standard, of only 10 years. 40+ years in the discipline, and not once have I installed less than a 20 year roof system on any public structure.
Administrators are severely disadvantaged because they are Administrators, and have no concept of modern roofing technique, warranties, They are absent credential, or experience, and it's insulting to honorable manufacturers, consultants, contractors, and distributors who are shut out.
To see those facts, and public record, please use the search box. Please type search words "School Roofing Scam", "Fraud', Garland, Tremco, U.S. Communities, TCPN, etc.
My colleagues cannot open their mouths, without being ostracized, and that is very unhealthy for our economy. Local, and otherwise.
I've offered $10,000.00 of my own money on a debate with their "Preferred Vendor". They are gutless, and afraid I will systematically disassemble them in a public setting. Money goes to a school of my choice.
The comments they make about "Competitive" are bold face lies. They cannot show you any competitive bids by manufacturers, and that's where it should start.
SCAM, SCAM, SCAM, SCAM.
Government "ease' is placed ahead of the taxpayers. I see this every day, and from every part of the country. That includes Alaska, and Hawaii.
I am happy to help anyone who is a victim of this obscene "organized crime" scam.. I answer all mail, and do not turn down requests for help.
NOTE: Retired 2003, do not solicit, nor accept, compensation or personal advancement of any kind.
After all this time, I grow weary, and can use any help from my Brothers and Sisters of the discipline.
Please know I am very grateful for your time, and know that reading this material is like watching a car rust.
Reject negativity in all forms, and always remember to keep looking "UP".
Respect.
Robert R. Solomon
Public Procurement Analyst
State Certification CCC 1325620
Tampa, Florida
RobertRSolomon@aol.com
