Agency: City of Miramar, FL
Population: 80,000
Employees: 850
Onvia Member Since: August, 2000
Buyers Using Onvia: 84
Annual Budget: $66 Million
Bid Volume (Bids/Quotes): 40 Bids, 150 Quotes per year
Population: 951,127
Employees: 25,000 (largest employer in the City of Detroit)
Onvia Member Since: April, 2001
Buyers Using Onvia: 7
Annual Budget: approximately $1.8 billion (operating budget)
Bid Volume: 144 Formal Bids / 338 Informal Quotes
The Detroit Public Schools (DPS) has been under a state-mandated educational reform law (Public Act 10) since March of 1999. The reforms resulted in the selection of a Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Kenneth Stephen Burnley, who immediately established four key district goals, one of which included "creating a more effective, efficient organization."
