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Feature U.S. Communities Announces Auto Parts Service Contract he U.S. Communities Government P u r c h a s i n g A l l i a n c e , U. S . Communities, has announced three expansions of its Automotive Parts and Accessories contract under AutoZone. The expanded contract includes the use of ALLDATA electronic diagnostic and repair information and services, expansion of the delivery service model to allow for Integrated Business Service (IBS) offerings to all government agencies and expansion of T core list products discounts in addition to the implementation of tier-twolevel pricing. The City of Charlotte, N.C., the lead public agency for U.S. Communities, awarded AutoZone the Automotive Parts and Accessories contract in June 2006 and amended the contract to include ALLDATA in January 2007 to provide greater efficiencies, time savings and a higher level of service for all U.S. Communities participating public agencies. For more information on the Automotive Parts and Accessories Contract, please visit its Web site at www.uscommunities.org. Increase Your Concrete Knowledge. Buil d i n g Code s as P e d estri a n I n f r ast ruc Special tu ty C o re Str ura uct in l H ig h St re n g t h St o r m w Fire Pip r Ma Ra e re gA lor ate eD ti Con c r e t GE ONCRE TE IA C A RG O INTEGRITY MEMBER N DEPENDABILITY en ta lS olut ions ipal I n f r a str uct u r e Perfo rm c an e Georgia Concrete and Products Association Ste. 665 at 100 Crescent Centre Parkway • Tucker, Georgia 30084 Call: 770-621-9324 or 1-800-338-2868 www.gcpa.org 24 GEORGIA COUNTY GOVERNMENT av Mu nic rs Inte ec P em on vem ent ec Ar c h i t tur ti ent Wh Pa al itet IN G EDU Ma son TS A S OCI S C oppin NU D UC A T ALLDATA, founded in 1986, is the leading provider of manufacturers’ service and repair information, shop management software and customer relations tools for the automotive repair and collision industries. The new partnership leverages the core strengths of each organization, combining AutoZone’s great pricing and customer service in Automotive Parts and Accessories and ALLDATA’s stateof-the-art information services. The amendment to allow IBS solutions provides government agencies with the option of reviewing on-site business integration of AutoZone personnel, delivery, inventory ownership and management systems. An IBS solution can provide government agencies with greater cost savings through the reduction in capital expense associated with inventory investments along with the efficiencies gained through quicker delivery of AutoZone products when managed on-site by experienced AutoZone parts and product specialists. Over the last year AutoZone has experienced a rapid acceleration in the number and volume of government agencies purchasing under the City of Charlotte contract. Overall program volume has triggered the automated discount tier system, and all contract pricing will now be upgraded to tier two levels (additional 10 percent off AutoZone best zone pricing). Additionally, based upon a detailed analysis of public sector fleet inventories across the country, AutoZone has agreed to expand the core list of products under the contract to represent 400 of the most commonly used items by government agencies. These pricing changes will provide immediate cost savings impact to all contract users. For more information on the Automotive Parts and Accessories Contract, please visit its Web site at www.uscommunities.org. ■ ng s sig s nS Eros ark pec nag eP ificat i o n Contr o l ement AT IO N ND io ns CONT QUALITY Retain ry IO g PR O Per I ing Wa vio us Env lls iro nm http://www.uscommunities.org http://www.gcpa.org http://www.uscommunities.org

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Georgia County Government - June 2008 Contents President’s Message County Matters Laurens, Treutlen and Wheeler Counties Work Together to Leverage Economic Development 2008 Hurricane Season Forecast to be Active GDEcD: Georgia Is Bolstering International Marketing Efforts U.S. Communities Announces Auto Parts Service Contract Energy Innovation Center Opens in Warner Robins Coweta County Uses Innovative Road Construction Techniques Counties & The Law: An Analysis of Ten Commandments Displays in Georgia Courthouses Georgia’s Grand Old Courthouses: Talbot County Extension News: Youth Summit Teaches Civic Engagement Research Corner: Train Me! NACo News: NACo Seeks Obesity Prevention Programs County Parade Index of Advertisers

Georgia County Government - June 2008

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