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The Quick Copy Convenience Center located in Building 2 at the State
Capitol has moved to a more space efficient location at 311 Jefferson Street in Charleston
(previously the location of the Light Opera Guild).
According to Scott Padon, director of the Operations Section, this
relocation project has been in the planning for many months. Due to the expansion of the
quick copy services, two new Xerox Docutech 6180 series systems were acquired in order to
meet the agency's printing demands.
"Consolidated Publishing Facility (CPF) was the first delivery of
this equipment in this region, which is from here to Chicago," Padon said. "With
the printing capacity of 180 pages per minute, we now have the next generation of
duplication equipment available to our state government."
The Quick Copy Center's move is being completed gradually to
avoid any loss in production time. Padon often refers to this move as a migration.
With four Xerox Docutech series plus a DocuColor 40 full color series, a complete quick
copy production service will be offered from printing to bindery.
In addition and for the convenience of agencies located at the State
Capitol, Central Stockroom goods will also be offered. As another convenience, the
facility will soon be accepting the Purchasing Card. "We are very eager to accept the
Purchasing Card," Padon said. "The concept of the card fits perfectly with our
services...on-demand printing and payment."
The new facility does not affect any existing locations operated by
CPF, including the Nitro Quick Copy Convenience Center, the Building 7 ColorCenter, and
the Morris Street offset printing services, and the Central Stockroom headquarters in
Charleston.
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By Dave Tincher
Purchasing Director
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the travel seminars — to enable
those individuals who oversee certain programs within their agency to understand their
responsibilities. Later this month, the Purchasing Division will be
reaching out to West Virginia vendors with our statewide teleconference, "Business
Opportunities with the State of West Virginia." We will be explaining to businesses
how easy it is make state government their customer.
We are also planning our next agency purchasing conference, scheduled
for May 3-7, 1998. In this issue of The Buyers Network, we are asking for
your input in the planning process.
Our goals for these training initiatives are simple. We want to inform
and educate our customers on how our programs and services work. However, to be effective,
we must do more than just tell our customers what to do...we must listen and incorporate
your ideas in order to continually build on the successes which we have accomplished.
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Have you submitted your certified inventory listing of your agency's
fixed assets yet? Although most agencies have complied to this request, there are a few
who still have not. According to Administration Unit Manager Jo Ann Dunlap, those agencies
will be contacted soon to complete and submit their inventory.
State agencies can now enter their inventory into the fixed assets
system which is part of the West Virginia Financial Information Management System
(WVFIMS). "A training manual is available to agencies," Dunlap said. "I
would also be happy to provide training if the agency requests."
For more information, please contact Jo Ann Dunlap at (304) 558-0059.
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State purchasing buyers have been hitting the pavement to promote
business opportunities with the State of West Virginia. In August, they made over 20 site
visits with West Virginia vendors to discuss how they can attract state government
business, according to Curt Curtiss, director of Acquisition & Contract
Administration.
"Most of the vendors reacted in somewhat of a disbelief,"
Curtiss said. "Overall, we have received very positive comments from these visits.
Vendors were surprised. Some thought they were just a `name in a computer system'. It is
important to make personal contacts with the vendors that we are trying to do business
with."
Curtiss explains that the visits were to vendors throughout the state.
Although many were held in the Charleston and Huntington areas, buyers also traveled to
the following West Virginia communities: Princeton, Fairmont, Neola, Alta, and Ripley.
"We continue to increase our attempts in educating our
vendors," Curtiss said. This month, vendors within West Virginia will be attending a
statewide vendor teleconference which will be downlinked at twelve sites throughout the
state.
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Of the 42 bids received in response to the request for quotation to
the statewide contract for information processing equipment (SWC-IP-97), 34 vendors have
been awarded contracts, according to Senior Buyer Pam Jones.
A `bulletin board' mechanism will be used by Information Services &
Communications (IS&C) Division to post requests by agencies for equipment. The awarded
vendors include: Computerland, HGO Technology, Inc., Interactive Data, Inc., Pomeroy
Computer Resources, AV Networks, Inc., MicroAge of Charleston, Comark Government and
Educational Sales, The Computer Store, Government Micro Resources, Management Systems of
WV, Systems Design Associates, Computer Plus, Gateway 2000 Major Accounts, IKON Office
Solutions, Premier Computer Services, Tangent Computer, WIN Laboratories, Wave Technology,
Athena Consulting & Training, Commercial Business Systems, Comp-U-Corp., Computerland
of Charleston, Data Solutions International, Hourly Computer Services, West Side
Communications, West Virginia Business Products, Trilobyte Computer Systems, Comp USA, Net
Solutions, Professional Computer Systems, SEI. Ltd., NATCOR, Unisys, and Dell Marketing.
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Best New Car Deals
Starting to get the itch to go car shopping? If you do plan to start
shopping for that new car, prepare to bargain on the purchase price. Knowing exactly what
the dealer cost could enhance your bargaining power.
You can discover this cost, at no charge, by accessing the Internet.
Visit the web site of Edmund's Automobile Buyers Guide. Their official web site
address is: www.Edmunds.com.
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