Business
Services
Board
Services/Business Office
Business
Manager, Tammy Vonderheide
tammy.vonderheide@kedc.org ext. 2213
Future
KEDC Board of Director’s Meetings
February 20-21, 2008 – Embassy Suites,
March 19-20, 2008 – Hyatt Regency,
April 16-17, 2008 – Embassy Suites, Lexington, KY
June 2008 - TBD
NO MEETINGS IN AUGUST,
DECEMBER, OR MAY
2006-2007
KEDC Audit
Tichenor & Associates, CPA and Management Associates, has completed the 2006-2007 KEDC audit. We are waiting for it to be released from the State Auditor’s office.
KPC 2008 BID BOOK
KPC/KEDC is in the process of renewing current 2007 Catalog, Pricelist, and Store Shelf vendors. Those that have accepted renewal is posted on the KYBUY website www.kybuy.org Please help notify your current vendors to make sure they are ready for the 2008 calendar year.
Email Price Quotes
If you have difficulty finding a source for an item, I will be glad to conduct email searches for you to find an approved bid vendor and get price quotes for you or any of your district staff. Just email if you have any questions at Sharon.fields@kedc.org
District Visits
I will be happy to schedule a district visit to explain all the KPC Services to district staff at any time. If you would like to schedule a district visit please email me at sharon.fields@kedc.org.
Catalog/List Price/Shelf Price Catalog Bids
Bids from new vendors are being accepted on-line for the new calendar year. Bids will be awarded approximately every 2 weeks throughout the year to continue to add new vendors.
Business Services
Technology /
Electronic Procurement
Director,
Steve Smith
steve.smith@kedc.org ex. 2214
Universal Service Fund Year 11
(July 1, 2008-June 30, 2009)
The application filing window will close at 11:50pm EST
on Thursday, February 7, 2008. If you
need assistance with your application or design of USF eligible projects,
please give me a call. This service is
provided at no charge for our members.
The USF program enables School Districts to obtain
discounts up to 90% on telephone and internet monthly charges, and networking
equipment such as web servers, ethernet network switches, telephone PBX’s, etc.
Universal Service Fund Year 10
(July 1, 2007-June 30, 2008)
Funding Commitments are being issued for Priority One services
(Telecommunications and Internet Access) and Priority Two services (Servers,
Routers, Cabling, etc). Priority Two
service Funding Commitments have dropped to the 83% discount level. Applications at the 79% discount level and
below are being denied due to funding constraints. It has not yet been determined if discounts
for the 81% and 82% discount levels will be funded.
Congratulations to the following
District that received a Funding Commitment for Internal Connections:
District Amount
Discount
Madison Co $12,374 90%
Thirty-three waves of Funding Commitments totaling
$1,789,353,371 have been issued nationwide.
Kentucky has received $20,553,156 in Funding Commitments.
Current Wiring Projects
Bath County, Salt Lick Elementary
School
Fairview Independent, Fairview
Independent Board Office Annex
Mason County, Straub Elementary
School
Mason County, Mason County High
School
Mason County, Mason County Middle
School
Madison County, Mayfield Elementary
School
Morgan County, Morgan Central
Elementary School
Rowan County, Tilden Hogge
Elementary School
Somerset Independent, Somerset
Independent High School
Current Wiring Design Project
Boyd County Schools
Bath County Schools
Elliott County Schools
Fleming County Schools
Lewis County Schools
Morgan County Schools
Wolfe County Schools
System Engineer Services
KEDC System Engineers have
been providing services in the following districts:
Bath County
Boyd County
Elliott County
Mason County
Madison County
Robertson County