Highlands Ranch Metro District Joins Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing Group

HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo., Sept. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Highlands Ranch Metro District announced it has joined the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing Group and will be publishing and distributing upcoming bid opportunities on the system. BidNet's Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing Group connects 235 participating agencies from across Colorado. The purchasing group provides a transparent bid process through which the bid is available to all vendors at the same time at http://www.bidnetdirect.com/colorado.

Highlands Ranch Metro District will utilize the system to streamline the purchasing process including bid management, bid distribution and vendor relations. The Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing Group is a single, online location for managing sourcing information and activities and provides 235 Colorado local government agencies the tools needed to have a transparent bid process while minimizing costs and saving time.

The Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing Group expands an agency's vendor pool and enhances vendor competition without increasing distribution costs. In addition to the existing vendors on the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing Group, all vendors looking to do business with Highlands Ranch Metro District can register online: http://www.bidnetdirect.com/colorado. Highlands Ranch Metro District invites all interested bidders to register today.

Registered vendors can access open bids, related documents and files, additional addendum and award information from all participating agencies. In addition, the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing Group offers a value-added service to notify vendors of new bids targeted to their industry, all addenda and advance notification of expiring term contracts.

With one click, Highlands Ranch Metro District can now see how many vendors match a specific opportunity, how many have downloaded documents, responded and more. Highlands Ranch Metro District also has its own, branded page on the public side of the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing Group in which taxpayers can view all closed bids and any awarded information.

Vendors may register on the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing Group: http://www.bidnetdirect.com/colorado. BidNet's vendor support team is available to answer any questions regarding the registration process or the bid system at 800-835-4603 option 2.

Other local Colorado government agencies looking to switch from a manual bid process, please contact the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing Group for a demonstration of the no-cost sourcing solution.

About Highlands Ranch Metro District:

Founded in 1981 as the local government in Highlands Ranch, the Metro District provides a variety of municipal services to this planned community of 98,000 people. Highlands Ranch is located 12 miles south of Denver in Douglas County and offers a wonderful quality of life and opportunities for an active lifestyle.

Highlands Ranch has received national recognition for its great quality of life and amenities. Learn more about the Metro District at highlandsranch.org.

About the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing Group:

The Purchasing Group is a part of BidNet's regional purchasing groups available at no cost to local government agencies throughout the country. With years of input from procurement professionals, BidNet specifically developed the bid system to fill the need for a robust bid and supplier management solution for local government agencies. BidNet runs regional purchasing groups across all 50 states that are used by over 1,300 local governments. To learn more and have your government agency gain better transparency and efficiency in purchasing, please visit https://www.bidnetdirect.com/buyers

SOURCE Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing Group