bci burke partners with choice facility partners

With so many things on your to do list, wouldn’t it be useful to have a tool that could help make your work more efficient? We think so too, which is precisely why we collaborated with Choice Facility Partners to provide a better option when site and facility work is needed. The features are notable; high quality, best value, legally secure, and competitively priced contracts when working with any government organization including educational groups, municipalities, non-profits, and others. Read on to learn more details about how to take advantage of Choice Facility Partners' valuable services.

What is Choice Facility Partners?

Choice Facility Partners is a facility services purchasing cooperative operating within the Facilities Division of Harris County Department of Education (an independent school district established under the laws of the State of Texas). Choice Facility Partners was created by Harris County Department of Education (HCDE) to streamline services when site/facility work was needed. Because of the many advantages, HCDE opened up the process to share it with other organizations and governmental entities.

What is Choice Facility Partner's Mission?

Choice Facility Partners provides high quality, best value, legally procured and competitively priced facilities contracts for members.

What are some of the benefits of utilizing Choice Facility Partners?

Choice Facility Partners is a government-to-government (intra-government) purchasing cooperative that provides quality and quick methods of delivering facility products and services. They are able to save members' valuable time during the RFP process because contracts are already legally and competitively bid. In addition, BCI Burke Company has already competed in the RFP process and been awarded the Playground Systems, Installation and Related Items contract from HCDE's Board of Trustees.

Who is eligible to use Choice Facility Partners?

Any United States governmental organization can use Choice Facility Partners' contracts. This includes public and private schools, education-related organizations, colleges, universitities, municipalities, counties, non-profits and any other entity that is classified as or is within a government unit.

What is the Membership Process?

Go to www.choicefacilitypartners.org and click Membership for more information. Note - membership is required for entities located in the state of Texas. Groups located outside the state of Texas need to know what their fiduciary responsibility is to determine if membership is required. State statutes to help determine fiduciary responsibilities can be found at www.choicefacilitypartners.org.

What is the cost for client members to utilize Choice Facility Partners?

There is no charge to client members to use Choice Facility Partners' contracts. Vendors pay a small percentage fee back to Choice Facility Partners.

How does Choice Facility Partners compete with other purchasing co-operatives, such as US Communities?

Choice Facility Partners is the only purchasing co-operative housed in a facility division and focused on facility contracts. Also, Choice Facility Partners is a government entity; some purchasing cooperatives are not.