The Edwards Metropolitan District has officially joined the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System, one of Bidnet Direct’s regional e-procurement solutions, providing vendors throughout Colorado and Wyoming easy online access to its upcoming solicitations. The Edwards Metropolitan District invites all vendors to register online at www.bidnetdirect.com/colorado/edwardsmetropolitandistrict.
The regional purchasing group connects local public agencies with vendors looking to do business with the government. Registered vendors of the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System can gain access to a variety of bid opportunities throughout Colorado and Wyoming in one easy-to-use location. By posting upcoming bids and RFPs on the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System, the Edwards Metropolitan District ensures an entire community of vendors can view their solicitation, download documents, and receive notification of addenda, helping to streamline their procurement process.
“Distributing bids manually made it challenging to reach additional vendors. There would be instances where only a couple vendors would submit a proposal and when you are required to have a minimum number in order to go through with the bid process. With the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System, we’re able to post our bids in one spot with all the information associated with that opportunity and the number of vendors we now reach has increased, creating the vendor competition we aim for,” said Magdalena Gembal, Account Manager of the Edwards Metropolitan District when asked why their department decided to join the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System. “It also allows for vendors to see whether or not their pricing is competitive against other businesses and gives them a chance to adjust for future opportunities.”
The Edwards Metropolitan District invites all local vendors to visit www.bidnetdirect.com/colorado/edwardsmetropolitandistrict and register to receive access to its upcoming solicitations as well as the upcoming bids and RFPs from over 400 other public agencies participating on the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System. Registered vendors have the option to upgrade their service to receive customized bid alerts, notification of term contract expiration, and notification of a real-time addendum.
About the Edwards Metropolitan District:
The Edwards Metropolitan District is an unincorporated residential and business community located just four miles west of Beaver Creek. The community is a commercial mecca that includes lodging, boutiques, restaurants, movie theaters, galleries and a variety of professional services. Edwards is also the home of a wide range of public and private educational institutions including a Catholic school (preschool-8), a Charter school (grades K-8), two elementary schools, a middle school, two high schools (Battle Mountain and Vail Christian,) and the Edwards campus of Colorado Mountain College. Edwards has a population of approximately 10,270 (2010 census), which makes it the single largest community in Eagle County.
