I am almost certain Ken F. started a thread over on UAMCC
www.uamcc.org/forums earlier this week about a government bid going on in the City of Philadelphia in which the UAMCC has procured the resources for us to announce RFP’s like the Philadelphia one. Scott S. also posted two other ones the week prior in which the UAMCC was made aware of the contractors that either visits our BBS or another one that they were going to bid on them. It is our hope that the contract is awarded to you, compliments of the UAMCC.
Announcements/threads like the one both Scott and Ken made can be viewed or interpreted as “subtle advertising” in which we often read what is in the post and move on because it may be your impression that the UAMCC is just advertising something that they “want” to do. Or you may think that they haven’t really secured anything….it’s just hype! I don’t know if you think this or not but I would like to talk about this for a brief second.
I have been teased over the last year by the TT members because sometimes I use “fancy words” in my posts that I make on the BBS. True. LOL
I do agree that people just want to hear what the heck is going on ~ minus the B.S.
Here are some facts on just this
past week’s developments with the UAMCC minus the fancy words:
Fact 1
The UAMCC has secured the resources to give our membership the ability to bid on State, County and City contracts nationwide on a weekly basis. These will not just be 1 or 2 contracts every 5 or 6 months. Our agreement with the assigned procuring agent(s) will be a weekly update for all UAMCC Members. Ken mentions that the UAMCC will hand out tens of thousands of dollars in leads. I disagree. It will be much more. In my review of the 2008 Pressure Washing RFP’s from our procuring source, the total dollar figure is well into six figures nation wide ~ state-to-state, county-to-county, city-to-city. The UAMCC will receive these RFP’s and UAMCC members will be given the information instantly.
This procurement RFP is not just for contractors it is also for distributors also. Distributors that are working with the UAMCC today have been shown RFP contracts like the Philadelphia one as verification that the UAMCC is determined to get work for our all it’s members. This particular RFP was for the purchase of 5 or 6 hot water machines. I don’t remember the details but you can inquire to some of the distributors that visit the different BBS’s as they were given this information.
Fact 2
The UAMCC has been contacted by a leading national provider that provides facility management services for all major markets revolving around commercial work. What does this mean without all the fancy words? And members of my transition team can correct me if I am wrong when I quote what the Vice President said, “we would like a list of UAMCC members to contact about bidding on cleaning projects”. Where is this at today? We contacted them and we will continue to dialogue with them. This relationship will be nation wide.
Fact 3
The UAMCC is in communication today with a metropolitan city located in the UAMCC Southern Chapter area. This dialogue stems around the city’s frustration around pressure washers and mobile detailers ignoring city and county ordinances in the “waste water” department category. According to the city administrator (sorry can’t reveal the city right now) this is an ongoing problem and they contacted the UAMCC for help. This is in discussions right now but I would anticipate flying Scott Stone there in the next month to meet with the city officials.
Fact 4
As of today, Saturday, January 24, 2009 the UAMCC was presented with yet another opportunity that can and will provide contracting opportunities to all UAMCC members. Our ability to provide participation to our members with access to solicitation from local agencies across the country is yet another fact that the UAMCC considers to be important for our association and its members. This program will need to be explored and we will need to determine if it will be beneficial to the UAMCC.
Residential Washers
Our residential washers can also have the confidence that we at the UAMCC are forging ahead on my different fronts to ensure that you are parked in front of residential customers. You noticed I didn’t classify this as a fact? Reason why is because we are still working on the layout and the online application of this but rest assured once we get this done we will broadcast this as a Fact…lol.
Our Google ranking is great. Key word searches have us on page 1 as it relates to ranking. Residential customers will find the UAMCC ….that I can guarantee as a fact.
Our job referral board will be the porthole for our residential washers. Our website is a complex design but at the end of the day what matters to us is that we generate income for you.
Am I advertising here? Maybe I am...I don’t’ know but I can tell you this, minus the fancy words.
You as a contractor, no matter where you live and no matter how successful you are or think you are, I encourage you to take notice of what is happening right now...today...with the UAMCC. If anything you owe it to your business.
You don’t have to believe me or members of the Transition Team. If that is the case then I ask you to only just believe in the facts because thats what is really going on there...just the facts!
