Cooperative Purchasing for Facility Services

Choice Facility Partners is a cooperative purchasing organization that brings legal, competitively-bid facility contracts to schools, colleges and universities, municipalities, counties, education-related organizations and other governmental entities across the United States.

Best value contracts offered through a facilities cooperative purchasing solution provide choices so client members can select the contract that best meets their needs.

Get the technical expertise you need for facility services by using contracts legally procured by Choice Facility Partners, the facilities cooperative of Harris County Department of Education.

Contract areas include: 

• Construction: Job Order Contracting; roofing, HVAC, flooring, painting, electrical, elevator services, modular buildings and classrooms with concrete flooring, project construction services and software, including owner’s representative and project controls, and medical facility development;
• Energy Conservation and Management, including energy consulting, aggregation and purchase, conservation efficiency program, energy efficient HVAC services and preventative maintenance, and performance contracts;
• Disaster Restoration and Recovery: disaster recovery, power generation, disaster restoration, tree trimming and debris removal, insurance adjuster services;
• Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment (FFE): office and classroom furniture, science and specialty furniture, cafeteria and library furniture, whiteboards and amplification sound systems;
• Building Infrastructure: digital archiving, security systems, signage, applied technology lab, webcasting solutions including webstreaming and meeting management services; and
• Building Exterior and Grounds: trenchless technology rehabilitation, playgrounds, fencing, tree trimming, greenhouse gas reporting and exterior cleaning.

CFP audits contract use and performance to ensure quality and customer service.

Organizations and institutions can take advantage of these contracts for facilities services.  In Texas, governmental entities sign an interlocal contract and become a client member of the cooperative purchasing organization; Entities in other states have found that the competitively bid process used by Choice Facility Partners will meet most state requirements. Check the statutes for all states here.

If you would like to learn more about Choice Facility Partners, you may view a brief PowerPoint Show here.
Saving money in facility budgets is a cooperative purchasing benefit that needs to be shared!

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To accommodate the volume of bidders and vendor partners who need to access information on the site, the Choice Facility Partners' website now requires a log-in to download RFPs. If you have difficulty with this new process, please send an e-mail to info@ChoiceFacilityPartners.org and we will assist you.