Many companies are trying to move toward centralized purchasing, but it is very difficult. Properties face different needs for landscaping or maintenance based upon geographic region. Different properties within the same company, and even different apartment units within the same property, have different brands and/or models of appliances, fixtures, and HVAC systems all of which require different repair parts.
Consequently, current purchasing systems require a near constant flow of phone calls and faxed requisitions. The cost and inefficiency of paper based, centralized purchasing is simply so cumbersome that it negates the advantages if volume discounts.
HandySource has found a way to help solve these problems. The HandySource.com bid and purchase web site is the only site of its kind created by multifamily industry veterans. It enables you to:
- Comparison shop the biggest maintenance supply houses
to find the best price, "cherry-pick"
the best price from each, and issue purchase orders to any
or all of them electronically.
- Post all purchase orders to customizable General Ledger
Codes and report budget variances and spending trends, property-by-property,
GL Code-by-GL code.
- Issue complete, consistent bid requests
for contractor services to multiple contractors, including
your local favorites in each market.
- Easily track your
warranties so you don't have to and save thousands on repair
costs. Never pay for "covered" repairs again!
- And
do it all with such speed and ease that you will save hours
and hours each week in the bargain!
For more information on how HandySource can help your property save time and money, call 800.665.9994.
