The City of Woonsocket announced it has joined Bidnet Direct’s Rhode Island Purchasing Group and will be publishing and distributing upcoming bid opportunities on the system. The Rhode Island Purchasing Group connects participating agencies from across Rhode Island to a large vendor pool and streamlines the bid and vendor management process. Bidnet Direct’s Rhode Island Purchasing Group provides notifications to registered vendors of new, relevant solicitations, as well as any addenda and award information from participating agencies across Rhode Island. The new bid solicitation page, for the City of Woonsocket, can be accessed at www.bidnetdirect.com/rhode-island/woonsocketri.
The City of Woonsocket joined the purchasing group in February 2023, and will utilize the system to publish and distribute upcoming bid opportunities and expects to be fully integrated by May 2023. The Rhode Island Purchasing Group is a single, online location that manages sourcing information and activities. The platform provides local government agencies, throughout Rhode Island, the tools necessary to increase public exposure and minimize costs through maximizing time and eliminating waste throughout the bidding process.
“We have an obligation as a public entity”, says Kenneth Allaire, Purchasing Agent for the City of Woonsocket. “That obligation is to ensure that purchases and services contracted for the city are in the best interest of the public. We need to constantly foster effective broad-based competition within the free enterprise system to ensure that the city always meets those obligations while constantly being vigilant of transparency throughout the procurement cycle. Bidnet Direct’s platform, without a doubt, enhances our continuing efforts with these obligations.”
The City of Woonsocket, along with other agencies in the Rhode Island Purchasing Group, not only offer notifications of new bids, addenda and award information, registered vendors also are notified of expiring term contracts and will have access to view and download all related bid documents and files. For more vendor registration information, please visit: www.bidnetdirect.com/public/user-registration?purchasingGroupId=700136501
About the City of Woonsocket:
The City of Woonsocket was incorporated as city in 1888. The city is part of Providence County, and ranks the sixth largest city in the state. The City of Woonsocket’s geography is dominated by the Blackstone River and is surrounded by growing suburban communities like Lincoln and Cumberland and is centrally located within the Boston/Worcester/Providence Triangle. The City of Woonsocket is known for a strong influence of French and French Canadian culture that remains from the heyday of the mills. Today, the city has a diverse population with a range of cultural influences from South and Central America, Southeast Asia and Africa in addition to its historic European heritage. The city is the corporate headquarters of CVS Health, a pharmacy services provider. It is also home to the Stadium Theatre Performing Arts Center, Mount Saint Charles Academy, Landmark Medical Center, the Museum of Work and Culture, and the American-French Genealogical Society.
Other local government agencies in Rhode Island looking for more information about how your agency can gain better transparency and efficiencies in purchasing, or to schedule a demonstration of this no-cost sourcing solution, please contact the Rhode Island Purchasing Group or visit https://www.bidnetdirect.com/buyers.
