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Sarasota County launches
online vendor registration system |
Vendors who want to do business with
Sarasota County will be able to use a new, simplified online
procurement system beginning in March. The eProcure system will
replace the current online service with a free, single website
for Sarasota County solicitations, policies, procedures and
forms.
Vendors who register with eProcure will be automatically
notified when bids are issued that potentially match their
qualifications. A major advantage to the new system is that
vendors may claim local preference when they register instead of
completing stringent preference guidelines each time they submit
a solicitation.
The shift to an online system was announced last April, but was
delayed while improvements were made to the county’s procurement
program. The new system will eliminate internal redundancies,
improve reporting capabilities for vendor contracts, and
substantially reduce Sarasota County’s environmental footprint
by saving vendors the cost of preparing and printing submittal
materials.
eProcure registration will take place during March and April,
and vendors must register to do business with Sarasota County.
Vendors may continue to register after April, but they will not
be notified about bids until they complete registration.
The county procurement department expects to begin posting
solicitations in May. The new site eventually may allow
electronic solicitation submittals, which would further
streamline the review and award process and reduce project
delays from errors or omissions in manual submissions.
A series of educational workshops to assist vendors with
registration will be announced soon.
For more information, contact the Sarasota County Call Center at
941-861-5000 and ask about eProcure. |
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