Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Group (ICPG)

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Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Group
(ICPG) Portland Metro Area

• Who We Are
• What We Do
• Benefits of the ICP Group
• Questons?

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ICPG Portland Metro Who We Are

• Established in 2006
• Group Membership 14 Public organizations
  including Cities, Counties, School Districts,
  Community Colleges, Trimet, Metro, HA Portland,
  TV Fire Rescue.
• But, Membership not required to attend and
  benefit, 60 people on E-mail routing
• Sponsored by NIGP and Columbia Chapter
• Chapter website (www.columbiachapternigp.org)
  contains ICP contracts
• ICPG is a member of the Columbia Chapter
  Executive Board

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ICPG Portland Metro What We Do

• ICP language in most Price Agreements and
  Contracts Listing at Columbia Chapter NIGP
  Website, updated every 6 months
• Meet Regularly 8 times/year, 1 hour each mtg.
• Discuss Current Projects Each attendee states
  the projects they are working on or were recently
  awarded.
• Discuss Current Issues HB2867, Reverse Auction,
  Std ICP language,
• SPO Updates of New or Changed PAs
• Speakers U.S. Communities, Natl IPA, Staples,
  Sustainability, SPO

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ICPG Portland Metro Benefits of the ICP Group

• Use Each Others PAs and Contracts Over 400
  PAs and Contracts listed which have ICP
  language, they are Goods, Services, PTE.
• Examples Traffic Signal Equip Lighting,
  Temp Plating, Asphalt, Aggregate, Temp Svcs,
  Photography Svcs, IT Prof Svcs., Water Treatment
  Chemicals
• Saves time and energy by using an existing
  agreement instead of advertising anew.
• Resource for Each Other
• Share Word documents or specifications
• Bounce ideas off of each other

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ICPG Portland Metro Area Questions?

• Contact Info
• Jim Van Nest
• [phone] james.vannest_at_ci.portland.or.us
• Questions?