Town of East Greenwich Joins the Rhode Island Purchasing Group by Bidnet Direct

We look forward to being able to improve our efficiency and reach additional potential vendors by using the Rhode Island Purchasing Group.

EAST GREENWICH, R.I. (PRWEB) April 05, 2023

The Town of East Greenwich 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, and can be accessed at http://www.bidnetdirect.com/rhode-island/eastgreenwichri.

The Town of East Greenwich joined the purchasing group in March, and will utilize the system to publish and distribute upcoming bid opportunities. The Rhode Island Purchasing Group is a single, online location that manages sourcing information and activities and provides local government agencies throughout Rhode Island the tools needed to minimize costs and save time throughout the purchasing process.

“Collaboration is important to us,” says Patricia Sunderland, Finance Director for the Town of East Greenwich. “We look forward to being able to improve our efficiency and reach additional potential vendors by using the Rhode Island Purchasing Group. In addition to our time savings, our valued vendors can now access not only our open bids, but those from other municipalities, counties and school districts throughout the state. We invite all of our current vendors to register”.

Registered vendors can access all open bids, related documents and files, additional addenda and award information. In addition, the Rhode Island Purchasing Group offers a value-added service to notify vendors of new bids targeted to their industry, all addenda and advance notification of expiring term contracts. Registered vendors have access to not only the Town of East Greenwich bid opportunities, but all participating agency bids.

Vendors may register on the Rhode Island Purchasing Group at: http://www.bidnetdirect.com/rhode-island/eastgreenwichri. Bidnet Direct’s vendor support team is available to answer any questions regarding the registration process or the bid system at 800-835-4603 option 2.

Other local government agencies in Rhode Island looking to switch from a manual bid process, please contact the Rhode Island Purchasing Group for a demonstration of the no-cost sourcing solution.

About the Town of East Greenwich:

Incorporated October 31, 1677, East Greenwich is the 8th oldest town in the state of Rhode Island.

• Named for the original Greenwich in Kent County, England.
• In 1741 the town was divided into 2 portions. The more rural western portion was separated and called West Greenwich. The remaining quarter was called East Greenwich.
• From 1806 to 1854 the town served as 1 of the 5 state capitals for Rhode Island.
• The General Assembly meetings were held in the local courthouse. That courthouse is presently the home of the Town Hall.
• Listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

The Birthplace of the Navy:

Rhode Island State Assembly passed a resolution on June 12, 1772 creating the first formal Navy and authorizing two naval vessels, the flagship Katy and the Washington. Captain Abraham Whipple was named commodore of the armed vessels.

About Bidnet Direct:

Bidnet Direct, powered by mdf commerce, is a sourcing solution of regional purchasing groups available at no cost to local government agencies throughout the country. Bidnet Direct runs regional purchasing groups, including the Rhode Island Purchasing Group, across all 50 states that are used by over 1,600 local governments. To learn more and have your government agency gain better transparency and efficiency in purchasing, please visit https://www.bidnetdirect.com/buyers

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