The LaMATS-administered Cooperative Purchasing Commission (LACPC) has posted a supply contract for residential curbside garbage containers of 96-100 gallon capacity. Electronic proposals/bids will be accepted until August 15, 2022, at 2:00 pm CDT: To enter your bid or to learn more, visit: https://lamats.easibuy.com/advertisements/1756

LaMATS vendor partner Precision Concrete Cutting of Louisiana & Mississippi has removed 263 dangerous pedestrian walkway hazards for Louisiana local governments since the start of this year. Thanks to Precision, miles of sidewalks are now safer in Lafayette, Livingston, Port Allen, Calcasieu Parish, and even around the new LMA headquarters building in Baton Rouge. Come meet the folks of Precision Concrete Cutting at LMA's upcoming 85th Annual Convention, Booth 141, or visit:

Have a financing need for your municipality? Contact: MARTI SAULS GOVERNMENT CAPITAL CORPORATION MUNICIPAL FINANCE SPECIALIST DIRECT: 817-722-0227

Register here and join presenter Paul Holmes, LaMATS Procurement Consultant, on July 14, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. to learn about the LACPC and how your municipal government or political subdivision can benefit from membership. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. What is the LACPC? The Louisiana Joint Municipal Commission for Cooperative Purchasing (LACPC) is a participant-directed purchasing commission for Loui

Major dates related to the capital outlay appropriations process are now available for download from LaMATS consultant James Purpera, a former Budget Analyst and Budget Manager and 30-year veteran of navigating the State's Capital Outlay Program. Through LaMATS, Purpera is available for a free initial consultation on your capital outlay proposal with an eye toward assessment of its chances for funding. For more info, visit: https://www.lamats.net/capital Click image to downlo

As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of gun violence perpetrated on our Independence Day, July 4, 2022, in Highland Park, Illinois, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all na

Legislation affecting the purchase of materials and supplies signed by Gov. John Bel Edwards on May 31 will take effect on August 1, 2022. Of interest to community police departments, SB 78 (Act 179) by Senator Mike Reese, amends R.S. 38:2212.1 (A)(2)(a) to allow for the purchase of a new or used vehicle for conversion into a law enforcement vehicle at a cost of up to $40,000 without need to advertise and bid (formerly the limit was $20,000). Also passed was HB 221 (Act 204)