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         401: Reverse Auction - Case Study                     402: Changes to Procurement Rules

                from Tempe Union High School
                District                                       The last time the Arizona School Procure-
                                                               ment  Rules  were  fully  revisited  was  July,
         What is a Reverse Auction?  Is it a tool for          2014.  It took 7 years for the committee

         your  procurement  tool  box?  Join  Tempe            to  get  these  revisions  approved,  largely
         Union  High  School  District  while  they            due to the fact that they hadn’t been ful-
         share how they saved GPPCS members ap-                ly reviewed in 20 years.  The committee
         proximately $1,285.20 per truckload and               members  agreed  that  the  rules  should  be
         $1.53 per carton on the purchase of white             reviewed every couple of years to ensure
         copy paper.  The District had 161 bids in less        that the changes are more tweaks then a
         than 17 minutes from six of the major sup-            full revision.  Please join us as we discuss
         pliers.  Reverse Auctions can give suppliers          the proposed changes to the Arizona School
         multiple opportunities to bid, whereas in a           Procurement Rules for July 2018.

         traditional situation they get one shot.
                                                               Presented  By:  Anita  McLemore  -  Mo-

         Presented  By:  Peggy  Ferrin  -  Tempe               have  Educational  Services  Cooperative
         Union  High  School  District  &  Kelsey              &  Lari  Staples  -  Peoria  Unified  School
         Resnick - EASiBuy LLC                                 District



                                                               404: Breaking into the School District

                                                                       Arena
         403: Transaction Privilege Tax and
                 Use Tax Reporting Requirements                It’s no simple role of the dice doing busi-
                                                               ness with Schools.  Learn the main points of
                                                               this panel discussion to direct suppliers on
         Providing a better understanding of taxa-
         tion  in  Arizona.  Attendees  will  learn  the       the right path for conducting business with
         reporting  requirements  for  TPT  and  Use           School Districts.
         Tax.
                                                               Presented By: Deborah Sandoval  - Mo-

         Presented By: Audrey McGhee - Arizona                 have Educational Services Cooperative,
         Department of Revenue                                 Maria Reed - Gilbert Unified School Dis-
                                                               trict, Monique Harris - Tempe Elemen-

                                                               tary School District, Bill Munch - Valley
                                                               Schools Managment Group, Gary Bark-
                                                               man - Mesa Public Schools



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