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US Communities national cooperative awards traffic control contract

Tapco today announced it has been awarded a multi-year contract to supply traffic control products and solutions to participants in the US Communities Government Purchasing Alliance. Barron County, WI served as the lead public agency and awarded Tapco the contract after carefully evaluating proposals from other manufacturers. This is the first time the US Communities cooperative purchasing program has provided access to a competitively solicited contract for traffic control and related products and solu
March 12, 2014 Read time: 1 min
989 TAPCO today announced it has been awarded a multi-year contract to supply traffic control products and solutions to participants in the US Communities Government Purchasing Alliance. Barron County, WI served as the lead public agency and awarded TAPCO the contract after carefully evaluating proposals from other manufacturers.

This is the first time the US Communities cooperative purchasing program has provided access to a competitively solicited contract for traffic control and related products and solutions.

Through the new contract, registered users of US Communities will benefit from a full suite of traffic, parking and safety products and services to help drive efficiencies and make roadways safer.

The exclusive contract gives more than 90,000 public sector entities such as state agencies, local governments, special districts, school districts, and public and non-profit higher education institutions access to TAPCO’s products and services.

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