At O’Brien & Sons we understand the importance of a tight budget. As many professionals are being faced with budget constraints, we ask that you keep the following contracts in mind when budgeting and planning your projects. Some purchasing opportunities can decrease the cost of your equipment and make it easier to buy products you want from whom you want. We have a variety of Contracts that will assist you in purchasing high-quality and durable products.
US Communities:
US Communities Government Purchasing Alliance is a nationwide purchasing cooperative that many cities and towns have joined. This allows communities to get great products at the best prices all the while bypassing the time-consuming and expensive bid process.
Purchase any product from Landscape Structures through the U.S. Communities contract and avoid the time-consuming bid process. http://www.playlsi.com/Research-Plan/Playground-Planning/Financing/US-Communities-Page/Pages/US-Communities.aspx
Massachusetts State Contract FAC54:
As a Massachusetts Statewide Contract Holder, O’Brien and Sons is able to provide our clients with Recycled Plastic Lumber and Other Recycled Plastic and Rubber Products under FAC54 at a discounted price that bypasses the bidding process.
The following products have been approved under the State of Massachusetts Operational Services Division:
Landscape Structures and PlaySense Playground Equipment
DuMor and Landscape Structures Benches and Tables
SofSurfaces Rubber Playground Surfacing Tiles
Landscape Structures TuffTurf Playground Surfacing Tiles
Surface America Poured in Place Playground Surfacing
Massachusetts Higher Education Consortium (MHEC)
MHEC is a non-profit purchasing consortium that consists of over 88 New England Public and Private Colleges and Universities. Any member of this consortium can purchase off this contract.
Contract B14
Athletic Equipment through PW Athletic and Jaypro
Contract G23
Site Furnishings through DuMor, Wabash Valley, Urbanscape and Landscape Structures
Playground Equipment, Site Amenities and Signs through Landscape Structures and PlaySense
GSA Contract Number GS-07F-0440N
GSA is a federal contract that establishes government wide, long term purchasing contracts with commercial firms. Money is saved and the bid process can be waived when using this contract.
The following companies are established under the GSA Schedule:
Cedar Forest Products Shelters and Pavilions
Icon Shelters and Pavilions
Landscape Structures Playground Equipment (acting through Exerplay)
PW Athletic Athletic Equipment
Rubber Recycle Playground Safety Surfacing
Shade Systems Shade Structures
Wabash Valley Site Furnishings
Zeager Brothers Engineered Wood Fiber Surfacing
SOMWBA Certified Woman Business Enterprise
M.E. O’Brien and Sons, Inc is pleased to announce that we have been certified as a Woman Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The State Office of Minority and Women Business Assistance (SOMWBA) is an agency within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that helps to promote the development of business enterprises owned and operated by women and minorities. We are listed in both the SOMWBA Directory and in the Massachusetts Central Register.
Due to the new Construction Reform Law, Chapter 193 of the Acts of 2004 municipalities must incorporate Women and Minority Business Enterprises (M/WBE) goals into their design and construction procurement for municipal contracts that includes funding by the Commonwealth.
M.E. O’Brien and Sons, Inc. is certified with SOMWBA with the following business description: Exclusive Manufacturer’s Representative of Quality Heavy-Duty Park Equipment such as Playground Equipment, Site Furnishings (Benches, Picnic Tables, Tree Grates etc), Pavilions/Shelters and Athletic Equipment etc. A full list of the products we sell is attached.
If you are involved in a project of this nature located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, please let us know if we may be of assistance in helping you attain your goals.