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Breakout Session III Breakout Session III
301: Specification Writing 303: Breaking into the K-12 Market
If you’re not getting the products or services Panel discussion outlining breaking into the K-12
that you expect from your contracts, you may market as a new vendor and entering into great
want to look at what you’re asking for! Too partnerships with school districts,. Come listen
many times people joke about inferior product as seasoned professionals share their experience
being related to low bid items. In the world and insight overcoming, breaking in and winning
of public procurement, it should be noted that projects. This lively discussion will be for all de-
partments in your organization, sales, operations,
it’s really not a case of bad product, but rath- managers, estimators and everyone who is inte-
er, bad specifications. Learn some tips about gral to client service.
putting qualified specifications in solicitations
to help make better contracts.
Presented By: Dani Huval - Chasse Builders,
Inc. & Moderator, Michele Pino - Arizona Land
Presented By: Anita McLemore & Nan- Advisors & Panelists, Mike Thomason - Higley
cy Colbaugh & Michael Carter- Mohave Unified School District & Bonnie Gonzales -
Educational Services Cooperative & In- H2 Group & Bob Erickson - Corgan Architects
troduction by Michelle Hamilton - Mesa & John McCurry - Roofing Southwest
Public Schools
304: Building Materials that
302: Top “Audit Findings” From Contribute to a Healthy Learning
Recent Audits Environment for Students
This session will cover all the latest findings Learn how some companies in the building in-
seen by auditors over the past year. Auditors dustry are embracing transparency and avoiding
will share findings and suggestions for mak- toxic chemicals in their products for education-
ing improvements so you can avoid similar al spaces. In this presentation you’ll hear how
issues when your District goes through its an- companies are embracing transparency as a key
nual audit. to long-term success and how public disclosure
programs like Declare and building project man-
Presented By: Eugene Park - Heinfeld, agement tools like GreenWizard add legitimacy
Meech & Co., P.C. & Introduction to transparency efforts and help distinguish lead-
ers from their competition.
by Gary Barkman - Mesa Public
Schools Presented By: Rochelle Routman -
Mohawk Industries & Introduction by Gary
Barkman- Mesa Public Schools
