Texas City Finds Success & Significant Savings through Cooperative Purchasing

Ray Riedinger, City of Grand Prairie Facility Service Manager, and Angi Mize, City of Grand Prairie Purchasing Manager, serve their colleagues and the citizens of Grand Prairie, Texas, in the heart of the Mid-Cities, the suburban region between Dallas and Fort Worth. The procurement and facilities departments collaborate to drive efficiencies, agility, and innovation from the products and solutions they source and implement throughout their city.

Challenge

Working together on city projects often, Mize and Riedinger were recently tasked with modifying a large office space by relocating its doorway. With a short amount of time to complete the work, Mize and Riedinger decided to leverage their cooperative purchasing organization, OMNIA Partners, to achieve optimal pricing and service levels. Since the city has a service agreement with supplier partner Home Depot Pro, Riedinger says they were able to get a quote for their project right away so he did not have to worry about time constraints.

“We knew the estimate was a competitive price and since we have a service agreement in place, we could move faster, get the work started and completed ASAP,” says Riedinger. “Especially with the current supply chain issues and the condition of the service industry, we know it takes longer to complete a project. With this service agreement in place, it allowed us to get this job started rapidly and get the job completed rapidly.”

Strategy

With multiple facilities to manage in Grand Prairie and years of work in trades and manufacturing, Riedinger recognizes that Home Depot Pro’s vast capabilities help him streamline his process on projects, which saves him time and resources on top of cost.

“Home Depot will and has always backed up their quality of work and products,” says Riedinger. “Any deficiencies or issues are handled very quickly and professionally.”

Solution for Success  

Purchasing Manager Angi Mize has over 32 years of public purchasing experience and emphasizes the significant savings their city is able to see on projects using Home Depot Pro as their supplier partner.

“Cooperative purchasing cuts out the bidding process because they have already bid it for us so that makes it less time to get a contract in place or a job done or a product purchased,” says Mize. “It saves us time which is saving us money in the long run.”

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About OMNIA Partners

OMNIA Partners is the largest and most experienced organization in procurement and supply chain management. Covering both the private and public sectors, OMNIA Partners unites industry-leading buying power and world-class suppliers to offer an extensive portfolio of sourcing solutions and partnerships. Learn more about the contracting process here.

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