For Participating Members the Purchasing Cooperative will:

»    Establish guidelines for obtaining verbal and written quotations
»    Gather data from all participants as to what goods and/or services are needed and what
      timelines need to be met
»    Implement categories of items to be bid that meet the requirements of the Texas Education ___Agency Audit Division and the Attorney General's Anti-Trust Office
»    Maintain a complete vendor file
»    Prepare bid specifications in a manner that does not limit bids to specific vendors or items
»    Establish procedures for the bid openings and bid tabulations as required by law

        Membership: 
           »    Annual Fee: Membership fees are .50 per enrollment (capped at 20,000) plus a  
                 $400.00 administrative cost for anticipated expenditures