Janice Malone is glad Mobile has begun following the lead of other cities in the way it awards certain contracts.
Malone, owner of BRC Design and Print, said she has been getting city contracts for some time, but thinks making the once somewhat arduous process easier can only help. Through the city’s new software system developed by Tyler Technologies, Chief Procurement Officer Don Rose and Supplier Diversity Manager Archnique Kidd have developed an online portal, replacing the paper-based process for sending out requests for proposal (RFPs).
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