Charlevoix Cheboygan Emmet County Central Dispatch Authority announces it has joined the MITN Purchasing Group, an e-procurement solution from BidNet, to help simplify their purchasing process and make it easier for their vendors to access and compete for bids and RFPs. CCE Central Dispatch Authority invites all potential vendors to register online with the MITN Purchasing Group at http://www.bidnetdirect.com/mitn to access its upcoming solicitations.
As a member agency of the MITN Purchasing Group, CCE Central Dispatch Authority joins a community of 225 participating local government agencies located throughout Michigan. The MITN Purchasing Group offers a way for CCE Central Dispatch Authority to collaborate with like-minded public purchasing professionals in the area in order to share resources and attract local vendors.
Vendors looking to do business with CCE Central Dispatch Authority and other nearby government agencies are encouraged to register at http://www.bidnetdirect.com/mitn. In addition to a centralized location for regional public bids, benefits of registering with the MITN Purchasing Group include:
• 24-hour access to local government opportunities
• Bid alerts customized to the vendors’ products or services
• Reliable and timely delivery of notifications, addenda and documents
• Notification of Term Contract Expiration
• E-Bid and E-Quote Submission
“Attracting local vendors is important to us, so we like the idea of providing our vendors with one location to access opportunities from multiple government agencies in the area,” says Pam Woodbury, Director of CCE Central Dispatch Authority. “We think the MITN Purchasing Group will not only make the bidding process easier for us, but easier for our vendors as well.”
By joining the regional purchasing group, CCE Central Dispatch Authority also benefits from BidNet’s e-procurement technology, which includes bid and vendor management, document and addendum distribution, and tracking of all activity throughout the procurement process.
About Charlevoix Cheboygan Emmet County Central Dispatch Authority:
Charlevoix Cheboygan Emmet Central Dispatch Authority (CCE) is the 911 Public Safety Answering Point, or PSAP, for the counties of Charlevoix, Cheboygan, and Emmet. CCE takes both emergency and non-emergency 9-1-1 calls for service.
CCE dispatches for 13 Law Enforcement Agencies, 25 Fire Departments, 7 EMS Agencies, and 11 Medical First Responder squads across the tri-county region. In addition to these, CCE often works directly with other agencies including Hospitals, Utility Companies, Towing Services, the Office of Emergency Management, DNR, Alarm companies, other Dispatch Centers, etc.
