FLOW-area Shared Service Agreement Helps Curb Rec Spending
Contracts awarded to 11 vendors saves money due to towns' large purchasing power
The Wyckoff Township Committee passed a resolution Tuesday awarding 11 vendors with contracts for recreational equipment to be purchased for recreation departments in Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes and Oakland. The contracts include nearly 200 items such as first aid kits, trophies and team uniforms. Wyckoff served as the lead agency, securing volume pricing by pooling the purchasing power of united FLOW-area. This is the fifth year the towns have obtained such pricing through collaborative bidding. All contracts were awarded to vendors with the lowest individual unit price on all the items. Prices on a third of this year’s items were the same or lower than last year’s bid, according to the township. “In these challenging economic times, we must …
