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Transportation Purchasing Coordination Breakthrough Team
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Team Purpose
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Increase collaboration and achieve savings in three arenas:
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Current Status
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A selected contract listing has been created and is available in the Resource Center. This list includes the 100 contracts that would have the most interest to local units of government.
KDOT is in the final process of confirming the 2008 1R project sites and information meetings have been held in all of the six transportation districts. Large items (i.e. dump trucks) not now on the State purchasing List are being made available to local units of government and are communicated through a statewide electronic list serve. With the support of the Kansas Department of Transportation and the Kansas Association of Counties, the Local Road Engineer position was established April 1, 2007 and Norm Bowers is pursuing an aggressive agenda. |
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Next Milestones
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KDOT 1R Projects
KDOT Area Engineers are personally notifying every county that has a 1R project and will provide contractor information. Counties will make sure this information is passed on to cities and townships. Local Road Engineer Norm Bowers, the Local Road Engineer, is working in seven arenas. See the June 2007 Blog submission for more details. You can contact Norm Bowers at bowers@kansascounties.org or 785-272-2585. Statewide Contract Listing Check the Resource Center for the August edition of the National APWA Reporter and read the article written by Brenda Hermann and Lisa Harris for the Fleet Committee. KAC and LKM Annual Conference Planning and implementation of both a workshop and roundtable that will engage the people who attend. |
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Related Links
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See how the Transportation Breakthrough Team is trimming big bucks from local public works’ budget.
Check out the Resource Center for more information and downloads. |