July 2004

Welcome to the KCDA HotSheet

The KCDA Hot Sheet has been developed to alert members to new contracts, market or price changes, and contracts that are nearing renewal.

In this issue you will find:

New Contracts

Samson Equipment
Since 1976, Samson has designed, manufactured, and sold heavy duty weight training equipment to professional teams, colleges, and high schools as well as health clubs and private homes. These products were awarded a contract and are available to KCDA members at a savings. For more information you may link to the Samson Equipment website from www.kcda.org

Edulog
Edulog offers administrative software and services for schools districts. These include: Transportation: School Bus Routing, Enrollment Studies, Field Trip Management, Fleet Management Boundary Planning: Demographic Analysis, School Redistricting Software, Onsite Consulting Facility Management and Scheduling

Atlas Track
Atlas Track holds the KCDA contract for synthetic courts, tracks and athletic fields. Atlas has installed over 100 synthetic tracks and over 100 courts in Washington State alone. As for athletic fields, Atlas has installed Field Turf both at Seahawk and Husky Stadiums. The products available on this contract should meet the refurbishing or new installation needs of KCDA's members. For more information please contact Dave Uglem at 425 251 8115, ext 143 or via email at duglem@kcda.org.

Gardner's Books
Gardner's Book Service (GBS) has been awarded a bid contract for Library Books. With many titles available at discount prices GBS should be able to assist in fulfilling all your library book needs. For information you can contract GBS at 1-800-851-6001

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KCDA Services

30 Day No Fault Return Policy - Within 30 days of purchase, an item may be returned for any reason for full credit with no restocking fee. For orders shipped during the summer, items may be returned for full credit until September 30th.
Furniture and special order items may still be assessed a restocking fee based upon the policies of KCDA vendors

Skyward (Wespac) - KCDA is currently working with WSIPC and Skyward to seamlessly integrate the two software systems. We will keep you posted as we progress.

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Market Trends

Copy Paper
The copy paper market remains "tight", pricing is up and mill paper allocations have been reported. KCDA will not be allocating paper to our members! KCDA has several excellent mills (Grays Harbor, Xerox, Fraser Papers, Georgia Pacific and Hammermill) meeting the varied needs of our members at the best value available. There may be times when your "favored" label will be temporarily out of stock; KCDA will then offer an equal replacement to meet your immediate needs. Looking into our "crystal ball", we anticipate that the market will remain "tight" through September.

If you wish to have additional staff members added to this list please e-mail us their name and address at customerservice@kcda.org.

KCDA
King County Directors' Association
18639 - 80th Ave. South, Kent, WA 98064
1-800-422-5019