Mastering the Purchasing Maze VI - Learn how your Small Business can "Do Business" with Public Agencies and Large Corporations at the Purchasing Maze.

Small business owners can learn how to "do business" with public agencies and large corporations by attending the "Mastering the Purchasing Maze VI" from 7:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Thursday, March 6, 2008 at ASU West's La Sala Building, 4701 W. Thunderbird Road.

More than 90 purchasing representatives from city, county and state governments, school districts and colleges, federal agencies and military bases will be present to provide information, business-building tips and answer questions.

The free purchasing fair, which is targeted to small, minority and women-owned companies, will also offer workshops on topics geared to conducting business with these agencies and how to bid on requests for the purchase of programs and services.

Mastering the Purchasing Maze VI is sponsored by ASU West, Luke Air Force Base, the City of Glendale and several other West Valley communities and organizations.

For more information, visit http://www.glendaleaaz.com/purchasingfair

You may also contact:  Bill Brewer at 623-930-2865 or Joanne Barker at 623-930-2983 for more information.

Employee Email Addresses have Changed

Please Note:  All Employee Email addresses have been changed.  The new naming conventions are FirstName.LastName@peoriaaz.gov.  See the Materials Management & Inventory Control Staff page for a list of the new email addresses.

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Construction Owner's Association of America, Inc. (COAA)       

COAA was founded in 1994 to act as a focal point and voice of the interests of owners in construction.  COAA is composed of a diverse group of men and women representing construction owners in America.  

COAA is dedicated to making a significant and lasting impact on the construction industry through its leadership by creating a unified, collective voice for owners' issues in the construction process.

The COAA membership comes from both the public and private sector.  Including Colleges, Universities, School Districts, Local and State Agencies, Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities, Retail Developers and Private Industry Developers.

For More Information about COAA and the Arizona State Chapter:
Please contact Herman Koebergen, City of Peoria Materials Manager & Arizona State Chapter President at hermank@peoriaaz.gov or by phone at 623-773-7115. The website address for COAA is:  http://www.coaa.org

Accreditation

The City of Peoria has attained the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing's (NIGP) Outstanding Agency Accreditation Achievement Award. 

This award formally recognizes excellence in public procurement by establishing a body of standards that should be in place for a solid purchasing operation.  The City of Peoria joins only 40 other government agencies in the United States and Canada who have attained this distinction.