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Public Safety starts with Smart Procurement | Municipal World December Issue
Written by: Chris Penny, CEO of Kinetic GPO

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Apple for Education

CDW is pleased to be an Authorized Apple Education Reseller and offer Apple solutions through their awarded Kinetic GPO contract for IT solutions and services!

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Digital Transformation Webinar

Discover how public sector organizations can harness data insights to make smarter decisions and strengthen their communities in the latest Gordian webinar!

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Municipal World Presents
Myth or Fact: Job Order Contracting Edition

As a relatively new-to-Canada procurement method, Job Order Contracting (JOC) can be a confusing process to the uninitiated. JOC is a project delivery method allowing owners to award multiple projects through one competitively awarded contract, significantly accelerating project delivery and resulting in lower admin costs and high-quality work.

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Arnprior Regional Health Mission-Critical Upgrades Improve Environment

Arnprior Regional Health partners with Trane to improve infrastructure system reliability, lower maintenance costs, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the first phase of a multi-phase program. The team used energy savings performance contracting and high efficiency boilers to meet their goals - all while keeping critical operations running.

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NCPP 2023-2024 RFP Tracking Report

NCPP recently released the 2023-2024 RFP Tracking Project, which aims to quantify the personnel expenses involved in solicitation, known as Invitation to Bid (Bid) and Request for Proposals (RFP) across different entities. This valuable report walks you through how much time, money and resources it takes to conduct a bid or RFP.

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How to Consolidate and Maximize Your Spend with Group Purchasing

With a group purchasing organization, everyone benefits from the same buying power and contracts, regardless of size. From a sheer savings standpoint, this can make a big difference.

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Innovative Contracting Quickly Solves Problems

Whether it’s routine repairs, or emergency work that must be conducted, procuring goods and service for building maintenance can be a big source of problems and costs for most entities.

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Five Reasons to Work with a GPO

Through GPO’s, entities can often benefit from best value, while also reducing time spent on procurement processes and establishing contracts.

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Taking a Higher Priority

Infrastructure and facility maintenance projects are front and center for municipalities and local government entities.

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Consolidation is Key in the
Supply Chain World

The world of MRO – Maintenance, Repair and Operations – is a daily challenge of finding the right balance between fiscal prudence and operational efficiency.

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New Approaches to Cooperative Contracting

This procurement method continues to help solve problems and expand its focus.

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The Priceless Return on Prioritizing Outdoor Fitness

In this blog post, discover how Kinetic GPO members can utilize GameTime's engaging outdoor fitness equipment to provide relief from these and other issues facing university students on a day-to-day basis.

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Tap into Savings, with a Compliant Canadian Contract, while Eliminating Rogue Spending

Amazon Business Canada provides public entities with a cost saving solution that can simplify your procurement process while driving compliance with purchasing policies.

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Everything You Should Know When Negotiating Energy Supply Agreements

Several aspects of energy agreements can easily trip up even the most seasoned procurement professionals. Uncover the five energy agreement aspects to pay attention to when negotiating energy contract terms.

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