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Title: Purchasing Practices: Two Education Allies Warn of the Pitfalls of Low-Bid Buying.
Language: English
Authors: Holt, Tim, Kirby, James R.
Source: School Planning and Management. Jan 1997 36(1):28-30.
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 3
Publication Date: 1997
Intended Audience: Administrators; Practitioners
Document Type: Guides - Non-Classroom
Journal Articles
Descriptors: Bids, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools, Purchasing, Roofing, School Districts, Specifications, Supplies
ISSN: 1086-4628
Abstract: In buying school supplies and roofing, school districts need to realize that low bid too often equates to low quality, high maintenance, poor performance, and short life. The key is to write bid specifications that look at the life-cycle cost, not just the initial cost. (MLF)
Journal Code: CIJSEP1997
Entry Date: 1997
Accession Number: EJ542582
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