Shaw Sports Turf’s Field Direct Purchasing Program lets you skip the traditional bid process and secure top-tier turf through competitively awarded contracts. It helps ensure you get the right surface for your program without compromising quality, performance, or the game-day experience.
CONVENIENT
Significant staff resource time and expense saved
FLEXIBLE
Contracts are designed to meet the demands and needs of organizations of all sizes
TRANSPARENT
Terms and pricing upfront, no hidden costs or requirements
COMPLIANT
Cooperative contracts to meet statutory, policy and administrative requirements
Make a plan with purchasing partners
Through this program Shaw Sports Turf is able to bring thesavings directly to you. Because vendors like us are biddingto provide services to many agencies instead of just one, weare able to offer the best available pricing.
How does buying this way save me time and money?
- Soft cost savings (Retaining A&E firm, design fees, solicitation/bidding costs).
- Save on the time consuming process of a public bid.
- These cooperative contracts have already been previously competitively bid and awarded using "ceiling" or "not to exceed" pricing to allow for maximum flexibility.
- In being awarded the cooperative contract, SST has been evaluated not only on our price being competitive in the market, but also on value, resume, and company financial strength and reputation.
CO-OP Purchasing FAQs
Contact Jimmy Marshall using the info below to get your project moving. He’ll walk you through next steps and help you lock in the right solution.
The Field Direct Purchasing Program helps save time, money and ensures that our partners get the high-quality surface solution that Shaw Sports Turf has become synonymous with. In many conventional bidding processes, the decision is made to go with the lowest bidder and not necessarily the best solution. The Field Direct Purchasing program streamlines the process, saves time and money, and ensures that you receive the right solution at a competitive price. It's a program that allows our partners to buy smarter, not harder.
As a vendor, Shaw can deliver savings by bidding services to multiple agencies (rather than just one). This allows us to offer the best available pricing. There are also "soft" cost savings that the program can help facilitate compared to the conventional procurement process.
The Field Direct Purchasing Program is a cooperative purchasing programs that allows partners to purchase Shaw's innovative surface solutions through awarded contracts that have already been publicly solicited and competitively bid, typically via a "ceiling" or "not to exceed" pricing structure. Our awarded co-op purchasing contracts have been evaluated on price, value, resume, and our financial strength and reputation.
To LEARN MORE, contact:
JIMMY MARSHALL
National Cooperative Purchasing Sales Manager
(615) 879-0136 · jimmy.marshall@shawinc.com