Greater Peoria Mass Transit District (CityLink) has officially joined the Illinois Purchasing Group, one of Bidnet Direct’s regional e-procurement solutions, providing vendors throughout Illinois easy online access to its upcoming solicitations. Greater Peoria Mass Transit District (CityLink) invites all vendors to register online at www.bidnetdirect.com/illinois/greaterpeoriamasstransitdistrictcitylink.
The regional purchasing group connects local public agencies with vendors looking to do business with the government. Registered vendors of the Illinois Purchasing Group can gain access to a variety of bid opportunities throughout Illinois in one easy-to-use location. By posting upcoming bids and RFPs on the Illinois Purchasing Group, Greater Peoria Mass Transit District (CityLink) ensures an entire community of vendors can view their solicitation, download documents, and receive notification of addenda, helping to streamline their procurement process.
“Through the Illinois Purchasing Group we now have more vendors submitting bids for our items or services. The more bids we get, the better the chances are that we will be able to get fair pricing and reliable work from our vendors. Participating with the Illinois Purchasing Group allows us to post our bids and reach more vendors, which then creates more competition for the bid process,” said Jamie Arbogast, Procurement of Greater Peoria Mass Transit District (CityLink) when asked why their department decided to join the Illinois Purchasing Group.
Greater Peoria Mass Transit District (CityLink) invites all local vendors to visit www.bidnetdirect.com/illinois/greaterpeoriamasstransitdistrictcitylink and register to receive access to its upcoming solicitations as well as the upcoming bids and RFPs from 22 other public agencies participating on the Illinois Purchasing Group. 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 Greater Peoria Mass Transit District (CityLink):
The Greater Peoria Mass Transit District is a mass transit district based in Peoria, Illinois; the district itself also includes Peoria Heights and West Peoria. It was established in 1970 and, prior to adopting the name CityLink, it was known as GPTransit. Regularly scheduled fixed route bus service is operated under the name CityLink, with the paratransit service being CityLift, and rural transportation service being CountyLink.
