Welcome to MSBO Cooperative Purchasing
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With the MSBO Cooperative Bus Purchasing website, you can:

  • Create a detailed bus specification,
  • Compare prices from vendors in real-time,
  • And send purchase requests



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  • Expand your business through access to the educational markets of Central Michigan.

  • Provide confidential, sealed bids
  • Work directly with customers in creating specifications
  • Receive all purchase requests in the same format

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  • Welcome to the MSBO/MAPT Bus Purchase Program.

    Complete step-by-step instructions are available on the "Documentation" link above.

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    • First time: Click on "Request your account now". Fill in the required fields and provide your district's 5-digit code. (If you do not know it, contact Pat Korloch or Scott Little at MSBO.) The system will provide a password.
    • Subsequent visits: Enter your e-mail and password.
    QUICK START

    After logging in, select "Specifications" from the left-hand column.

    Select "Create New", select type of bus from "Product Category", (i.e., Conventional) and passenger size from "Product" menu. Add any comments you'd like in the comment box. This can help you identify your bus when you come back, if you should want to build multiple versions. Click "continue".

    Select any chassis and body options you might want.

    A box which provides a running subtotal of all dealers' prices appears. This box can be moved around on your screen.

    There are two scroll bars that you will use to access the entire program ? one on the far right and then one alongside the options on the right. There is also a scroll bar at the bottom to allow left to right scrolling.

    When you have selected all your options, click on the "Export" button. It creates an Excel spreadsheet that you can save and/or print. You may want to reduce some column widths and make the sheet landscape to allow for easier viewing after printing. Click "continue"

    As you move through the program it will lead you through dealer negotiated options, price comparisons, final vendor selection and purchasing.

     
           
         
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