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| The MiDEAL Advantage |
Cooperative Purchasing leads to reduced costs, derived from leveraged purchasing power, improved specifications and increased competition. The advantages are not limited to actual dollar savings on goods. Indirect savings are also realized through elimination of administrative duplication:
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Writing & updating specifications, and drafting solicitations;
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Maintaining a large, diverse pool of potential bidders;
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Accepting, reviewing, and evaluating bid responses and making award recommendations;
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Testing and researching items;
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Negotiating contracts.
MiDEAL is a culmination of studies made of many governmental joint purchasing programs. Best practices of other programs have been incorporated in, along with recommendations from long-time users - the true experts. Every effort is made to preserve the principles of competitive bidding and the validity of awards to the lowest responsive and responsible bidders.
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