SPC Announces Vehicle Updates
• The Suburban Purchasing Cooperative (SPC) has been provided with additional information from vehicle program vendors on the following contracts: Chevrolet Silverado (Contracts 218, 219 & 220): GM isn’t taking orders until late in the first quarter of 2024. Silverado HD production will be updated then. It’s possible that there isn’t any production left for 2024.
Ford Police Interceptor Utility Contract (#204) with Currie Motors:
Ford will release specifications for the 2025 Utility Interceptor during the first quarter of 2024. There will be no additional information on that vehicle until then, so no orders will be written until then.
• For questions or additional information, please contact staff or Tom Sullivan at Currie Motors, 815-464-9200 or tsullivan@curriemotors.com; or Rob Evans at Miles Chevrolet, 217-877-4440 or rob@mileschevrolet.com
The contracts are valid through November 15, 2024. For questions or additional information, contact staff or Tom Sullivan at 815-464-9200, ext. 201, or tsullivan@curriemotors.com.
Make Switching to Granite a New Year’s Resolution
The Suburban Purchasing Cooperative (SPC) has renewed the contract with Granite Telecommunications (Contract #205) from December 1, 2023, through November 30, 2024, with two (2) additional, one-year terms upon mutual agreement of both the vendor and the SPC on a negotiated basis.
Please note that prices remain the same with the following services added to the Granite lineup:
• Faster, dedicated Internet Speeds – now up to 10 Gig
• 5G Wireless Back Up Service
• Disaster Readiness Kit for remote deployment
• Microsoft TEAMS service
• EdgeBoot – Leading edge technology to reboot systems remotely
Granite Sr. Sales Executive for Illinois Government & Education Frank Ventrella will contact members this month to discuss the SPC Telecommunications Program and the program’s added services. For questions or additional information, please contact staff or Frank, at 630-649-0823 or FVentrella@granitenet.com