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Dick
Warner was recognized for all of his hard work and efforts
over the years for LAMPPAC. We appreciate his service
to the organization.
Christine
Roberto, City of Norwalk, will be taking the lead on a
joint bid for alkaline batteries. Please provide her with
estimated annual quantities of AAA, AA, C, D, and 9V batteries
as well as any specific requirements needed in the bid
and a list of vendors to include. She will be contacting
agencies soon to get this bid put together.
The
California Chapter of NIGP will be holding a Taste of
National in Lakewood on March 12th and March 13th. For
further information you can contact Arnie Netka at LA
Harbor. The NIGP National Conference in 2005 will be held
in Palm Springs, CA.
Janna
Kliebert reports that the City of Lakewood is down to
two finalists for the position of Purchasing Manager.
Tracy
Hamilton, City of Irvine, is looking for any member who
has used Sun Trust for a master lease agreement to get
feedback. She would also like names of any other financing
companies for leasing that members can share. Tracy also
introduced Carolyn McIntosh, the new senior buyer for
the city.
Carole
Ayuso, City of Anaheim, would like members to share any
information on outsource printing, including pricing agreement,
blanket procedure for service, etc. Please contact Carole
at (714) 765-5222 or cayuso@anaheim.net
Lisa
Aubrey, LADWP, has been assigned to contracts management
group and is working on a strategic partnership RFP for
pipes, valves and fittings.
If
any members have good vendors, please forward the info
to Lisa at (213) 367-4008 or lisa.aubrey@ladwp.com
Any
members with vendors for forklifts and riding mowers are
asked to contact Patti Romo, City of Pasadena. She would
appreciate any information shared.
The
City of Norwalk is looking for vendors to "swap" police
vehicle equipment. It has been very difficult to get vehicles
back from Pursuit Specialties and they would like other
vendors. Please contact Christine Roberto.
Marc
Monforte, LAUSD, is awarding a bid for ultra low sulfur
and unleaded gasoline. Marc also notified the group that
the AQMD worked with the District to cover the costs to
convert all of their bus fleet to alternative fuel vehicles.
If you would like further info, please contact Marc.
Marc
also told the group that KIS Computer in Santa Fe Springs
is an excellent vendor for pricing of computers. You can
contact Sophia at KIS at (562) 942-0338, ext. 111 and
ask for LAUSD pricing.
Jan
Steese, City of Arcadia, is looking for specifications
for USAR vehicles. If you've purchased this type of vehicle,
contact Jan.
Kristy
Shadle has send out a computer bid for the city of Burbank.
She'll keep us updated on the information gathered.
Richard
Moore, City of Carson, has begun to purchase the Blackberry
pager/Nextel phone combo. It is less expensive than the
blackberry alone. He'll keep us posted as the begin to
use the units. You can check www.nextel.com for further
info.
Beverly
Crisp, City of Buena Park will be utilizing the US Communities
contract for furniture for the new city hall and would
like member feedback regarding the four vendors on the
contract; Steelcase, Hayworth, Herman Miller and Knoll.
Please contact Beverly with any good or bad experiences.
Cynthia
Duprey, City of South Gate, has Nextel i1000 phones available
for sale. If you are interested, please contact her.
