Saving Money Through Group Bidding by North Dakota School Districts.

Autor/inn/en	O'Shea, Daniel R.; Piper, Donald L.
Institution	North Dakota Univ., Grand Forks. Bureau of Educational Research and Services.
Titel	Saving Money Through Group Bidding by North Dakota School Districts.
Quelle	(1976), (38 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Cooperative Programs; Elementary Secondary Education; Purchasing; Regional Cooperation; School Districts; Supplies; Surveys; North Dakota + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Beschaffungswesen; Kauf; Regionale Zusammenarbeit; School district; Schulbezirk; Materialbedarf; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung
Abstract	Group bidding and cooperative purchasing of supplies and equipment by school systems is one answer to meeting the demands of rising costs. This paper discusses a survey that was made to determine whether a school district can realize significant savings by participating in a system of cooperative purchasing with other school districts. High school districts in North Dakota were surveyed, and price information was sought on 14 selected items. Prices paid by districts of varying size and geographic location were then analyzed to determine what differences might influence a district toward or away from cooperative purchasing. Results indicated a significant savings occurs when group bidding practices are employed by groups of districts. Some recommendations made were that price information be accumulated at the state level and be disseminated to districts that request it, that an investigation be made of the legality and practicality of group bidding, and that mechanisms be developed through which districts can become informed about and participate in group bidding practices. (Author/LD)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC