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Contracts were awarded for carpet cleaning at the May 2, 2016 board meeting of Harris County Department of Education and are accessible through HCDE Choice Partners cooperative. (This meeting was rescheduled from April 19 due to widespread flooding in the area). Governmental entities that have signed an interlocal contract with HCDE may access these legally procured contracts.

New contracts for Carpet Cleaning were awarded to: ABS Janitorial Services LLC doing business as ABS Multi Service; Strumbono LLC doing business as Corporate Care; GMW Quality Cleaning Solutions doing business as Hospitality Cleaning Solutions; and The King's Southern Division LLC.

Contracts were renewed for
Drug Testing: Forward Edge Inc.; and Pinnacle Medical Management; and

Financial and Operations Analysis, Evaluation and Reporting Software Services: TransACT Communications Inc.

New Members
Organizations and governmental entities that became members when contracts were approved by the HCDE board of trustees on May 2 include Aransas Pass ISD, Aransas Pass; Armand Bayou Nature Center, Pasadena; Crestview Baptist Church, Georgetown; city of Dayton; Del Mar College District, Corpus Christi; DeWitt County, Cuero; Edinburg Housing Authority, Edinburg; city of Lake Worth; city of Navasota; Nova Academy-West Oak Cliff, Dallas; Riverwalk Education Foundation Inc.-School of Science and Technology, San Antonio; city of Rockport; St. David's Episcopal Church, Austin; Terrell ISD, Terrell; West Austin Youth Association, Austin; city of White Oak; and World Harvest Outreach SDA Church, Houston.

Out-of-state members that recently joined include Albemarle County, Va.; College of Lake County, Ill.; Loudon County Public Schools, Va.; Manhattan-Ogden USD 383, Manhattan, Kan.; Minneapolis Public Housing Authority, Minneapolis; Multnomah County, Portland, Ore.; and Tennessee State University, Nashville.

About Choice Partners: Choice Partners national cooperative offers quality, legal procurement and contract solutions to meet the purchasing needs of governmental entities. Contracts are competitively bid so governmental entities can act immediately to access the contract they need, saving time and money on the bidding process and purchase. Choice Partners includes contracts for facilities, food, services, technology and supplies, including a unique supply catalog. For more information, call 877-696-2122 or visit www.choicepartners.org.            

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