Garland takes part in government purchasing program

Garland/DBS Inc. has been awarded a contract for roofing supplies and related products and services by Cobb County, Georgia, which will be administered as an offering within the U.S. Communities Government Purchasing Alliance program nationwide. A jointly owned subsidiary of The Garland Company Inc. and Design-Build Solutions Inc., Garland/DBS Inc. is headquartered in Cleveland. Under the terms of this nationally solicited and competitive contract award, participating agencies of U. S. Communities will be able to purchase materials and services from the entire Garland/DBS Inc. catalog at the best available government pricing. U.S. Communities is a nationwide government purchasing cooperative designed to be a procurement resource for state and local government agencies, school districts (K-12), higher education, and nonprofits. There is no fee to participate in the program. It is comprised of over 40,000 registered participants that have access to a broad line of competitively solicited contracts providing quality products, services and solutions. Under the terms of its U.S. Communities contract, customers may purchase materials only or a fully designed, engineered, and installed roofing project through Garland/DBS, Inc., with single-source accountability, using a locally based Garland representative to manage their projects and Garland approved local contractors to install them. Cobb County, Georgia, initiated the solicitation as an invitation to bid in May 2009. Seven organizations responded to the bid, of which four were deemed responsive and responsible to requirements that included the ability to distribute and install products and deliver services nationwide. Garland/DBS Inc. was ultimately awarded the contract based on the lowest price offer. To obtain additional information on the benefits of cooperative purchasing or to become a U.S. Communities participant, visit www.uscommunities.org or call (866) 472-7467. For more information, or to initiate a relationship with Garland/DBS Inc., visit www.garlandco.com, contact your local Garland representative at 1?800?321?9336, or contact Karl Sooy at uscommunities@garlandind.com.