Friends:
Purchasing Cooperatives TEACH you how to avoid competition. Teaching people how to cheat the government, and taxpayers is wrong on so many levels. No problem, we'll teach you how to "get over", although ALL publicly funded projects are subject to oversight. NO COMPETITION ever occurred. I dare them to show it to you, because it does not exist.
TCPN, the biggest ripoff in all of Texas.
Here's a seminar advertised by TCPN, and without shame.
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I don't make this stuff up folks, and all I can say is NEVER BUY A ROOF FROM A PURCHASING COOPERATIVE, unless you want to spend 50% more money, for an average roof at best. IT IS A SCAM, and you're paying for it.
A few good choices for school roofs are: GAF, Firestone, Carlisle, Barrett, Sika Sarnafil, and Johns Manville. They do not play the Purchasing Cooperative game, and instead, compete for your business. Write P.O.'s to honorable companies, and not the offering of Purchasing Cooperatives. Roofing does not fall under their purview, and it's impossible to argue that it does.
Every aspect of their scam can be broken down in seconds, and you don't have to be very smart to do it either.
Reject negativity in all forms, and always remember to keep looking "UP".
Respect.
Robert R. Solomon
Public Procurement Analyst
Florida Certification
CCC1325620
Purchasing Cooperatives TEACH you how to avoid competition. Teaching people how to cheat the government, and taxpayers is wrong on so many levels. No problem, we'll teach you how to "get over", although ALL publicly funded projects are subject to oversight. NO COMPETITION ever occurred. I dare them to show it to you, because it does not exist.
TCPN, the biggest ripoff in all of Texas.
Here's a seminar advertised by TCPN, and without shame.
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Your Presenter and Response Team
Presenter: Tom VanHootegem
Response Team:
•Pam Gonzalez, our TCPN Contract Holder
•Scott Wynne, TCPN Program Manager
The TCPN Difference:
•Single lead government agency for all TCPN contracts
–Region 4 Education Service Center, Houston, TX
•Highest level of consistency & compliance
•ISO 9001 Certified solicitation process
–Supports education nationwide
•Curriculum development
•Teacher certification
•Braille production center
–3rd party audits of vendor contracts
Benefits
•TCPN Member Benefits
–Legal contract vehicle (competitive solicitation)
–One contract for multiple commodities
–Avoid bid process
–Highest level of contract compliance
–Meet buy local commitment
–Save TIME & MONEY
•TriMega Dealer Benefits
–One contract for all public sector accounts
–Competitive advantage vs. competition
–Avoid bid process
–Competitive national pricing at local level
–TCPN program manager support
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I don't make this stuff up folks, and all I can say is NEVER BUY A ROOF FROM A PURCHASING COOPERATIVE, unless you want to spend 50% more money, for an average roof at best. IT IS A SCAM, and you're paying for it.
A few good choices for school roofs are: GAF, Firestone, Carlisle, Barrett, Sika Sarnafil, and Johns Manville. They do not play the Purchasing Cooperative game, and instead, compete for your business. Write P.O.'s to honorable companies, and not the offering of Purchasing Cooperatives. Roofing does not fall under their purview, and it's impossible to argue that it does.
Every aspect of their scam can be broken down in seconds, and you don't have to be very smart to do it either.
Reject negativity in all forms, and always remember to keep looking "UP".
Respect.
Robert R. Solomon
Public Procurement Analyst
Florida Certification
CCC1325620
