Case Study: City of Grand Prairie Achieves More Efficient eProcurement with PlanetBids

Grand Prairie's Success with a Robust eProcurement System

The City of Grand Prairie was facing limitations with its free eProcurement system, which required manual processes like tabulating evaluations and hindered its goals for increased vendor outreach and diversity contracting. The city selected PlanetBids for its eProcurement solution due to its ease of use and affordability.

PlanetBids provided a robust system for vendor and bid management, which included an existing vendor pool and tools to verify diversity certifications. The implementation was seamless, allowing the city to automate all bids and proposals, significantly improve tracking and reporting for small business contracts, and set the stage for future contract management automation. The project was deemed a huge success by the city's purchasing manager, who noted that PlanetBids exceeded their needs.

City of Grand Prairie

Angi Mize

Interim Purchasing Manager