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My village has entered into a contract to purchase lighting equipment for the ball field.  Bidding was not done due to our Village Maintenance man being told that the one supplier was part of Sourcewell.

Sourcewell is a Minnesota based governmental entity that suppliers join promising the lowest possible price to allow purchase without the bidding process.  It is statutorily established and authorized for that purpose – supposedly.

Has anyone heard of this entity or aware of the ability to avoid the bidding process using this group?

Jim

Attorney at Law

308 N. Locust St.,  Ste. #306

Grand Island, NE  68801

(308) 384-0200

The City of Grand Island regularly uses Sourcewell to procure goods.  Their bidding process is compliant with the City's purchasing rules.  Whether or not it is cheaper than if the departments produced bidding documents and bid it out themselves I cannot say.  This is a way the Grand Island simplifies the process.  It is equivalent to using the State of Nebraska's contracts for procuring goods but on a national scale instead of just the State scale. 

Stacy R. Nonhof

Assistant City Attorney

100 E. 1^st Street

PO Box 1968

Grand Island, NE  68802-1968

(308) 385-5420

Email: stacyn@grand-island.com

www.grand-island.com

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My village has entered into a contract to purchase lighting equipment for the ball field.  Bidding was not done due to our Village Maintenance man being told that the one supplier was part of Sourcewell.

Sourcewell is a Minnesota based governmental entity that suppliers join promising the lowest possible price to allow purchase without the bidding process.  It is statutorily established and authorized for that purpose – supposedly.

Has anyone heard of this entity or aware of the ability to avoid the bidding process using this group?

Jim

Attorney at Law

308 N. Locust St.,  Ste. #306

Grand Island, NE  68801

(308) 384-0200

My village has entered into a contract to purchase lighting equipment for the ball field.  Bidding was not done due to our Village Maintenance man being told that the one supplier was part of Sourcewell.

Sourcewell is a Minnesota based governmental entity that suppliers join promising the lowest possible price to allow purchase without the bidding process.  It is statutorily established and authorized for that purpose – supposedly.

Has anyone heard of this entity or aware of the ability to avoid the bidding process using this group?

Jim

Attorney at Law

308 N. Locust St.,  Ste. #306

Grand Island, NE  68801

(308) 384-0200