Hi all,
With the lack of availability of vehicles through BidBuy, Sourcewell and SBC we are falling behind in our vehicle replacements. Does anyone have any pointers on best ways to do an emergency purchase authorization? Having never done one before, how does one navigate this? Is it best to go to the dealers first get prices of vehicles on the lot, then go to the board with the request?
Thanks
Mike Prybell | Fleet Shop Manager
FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT
WILL COUNTY
22606 South Cherry Hill Road | Joliet, IL. 60433
Email: mikeprybell@fpdwc.org
Phone: 815.722.8915 | Internal Extension: 615
We have had luck with going to the board, explaining the issue, and receiving authorization to order vehicles with a "not to exceed" a certain amount of money. This has allowed us to order vehicles quickly and not get jammed up with order deadlines. I hope this helps.