PROCUREMENT AND PAYMENT SERVICES

Hazardous Waste Management – Heritage Environmental
Over the past twelve months, PPS has been engaged in an Invitation to Bid (ITB) to streamline the management and disposal of hazardous, bio-hazardous, and universal waste across all campus locations.  The Office of Research Safety, Risk Management, Facilities Management, and sustainNU were fully engaged and participated in the bid process. The result of this cross-departmental effort combined the services of three separate contractors under one singular service provider, Heritage Environmental.  Heritage not only offered all services required in the ITB, but demonstrated the attention to detail, varying service levels, innovation, sustainable R&D, and the regulatory protocol commitment Northwestern requires.

For questions about this contract please contact Julie Maul, Procurement Administrator, at 847.491.5321. 

• Global Marketing – Conductor SEO
• Human Resources – Background Checks
• FM – Reverse Osmosis Operation and Maintenance 
• FM – Water Treatment Systems
• Northwestern IT – Senturus Tableau BI Connector
• Northwestern IT – Runner Technologies "Clean Address" Address Validation Software
• Northwestern IT – Bitglass Security Software
• Northwestern IT – PerfectForms Cloud-based Workflow Software
• sustainNU – Energy Management Information System

New B&H Account Representative
B&H Photo-Video has assigned a new contract representative to Northwestern. Eli Lebowicz can be reached at elile@bhphoto.com or 800.947.8003, extension 7744.

Take Advantage of Better Chicago Hotel Rates for 2018
2018 rates for the downtown Chicago hotels are better than ever. Rates for the Warwick Allerton have stayed the same as 2017, and the Peninsula, Hyatt Mag Mile, and Cambria have offered some rates that are even lower than 2017. DoubleTree and Omni 2018 rates are either the same as 2017 or only slightly increased.

View these new rates on the Hotels section of the Preferred Vendor List. For questions, contact the listed hotel representative or Betsy Costello, Procurement Administrator, at 847.467.0590.

Save Time and Money by Using Preferred Vendors and iBuyNU
We encourage you to use established Preferred Vendors to get more bang for your budget bucks. There are Preferred Vendors for a wide variety of goods and services such as Electronics, Catering, Hotels, Lab Equipment, Furniture, Office Supplies, Promotional Products, Relocation Services, Software, and more. These vendors already have negotiated discounted pricing and they are familiar with Northwestern policies and procedures. Each vendor also has a dedicated representative handling Northwestern's account who is able to assist whenever needed. The list of Preferred Vendors can be found on the online Preferred Vendor List. For any questions regarding Preferred Vendors, contact our Procurement team at 847.491.8120 or procurement@northwestern.edu.

Siteimprove Campus Agreement
Procurement and Payment Services (PPS) and Global Marketing and Communications have recently finalized a campus-wide agreement with Siteimprove for its Content Suite software. This software can help identify broken links, misspellings, and web accessibility (ADA and WCAG) problems within Northwestern webpages and can also help with SEO and policy issues. Departments and schools will be able to use the software at no charge to check an unlimited number of webpages.

Please contact Global Marketing's Web Communications team regarding a demo of the software and how to register for access to the tool. For any questions, contact PPS at 847.491.8120 or procurement@northwestern.edu. 

Helpful Hints and Reminders When Arranging Moving Services
Moving season is upon us! Be sure to review Northwestern's updated Household Goods Move Process and Best Practices when you need to arrange moving services for new faculty and staff.  

WebEx Available at No Cost
WebEx audio and video conferencing is now available at no cost to students, faculty, and staff. WebEx is a cloud-based meeting tool for hosting and attending online meetings. Meeting participants are able to join the meeting via smartphone, tablet, computer, or telephone. For more information, visit the WebEx section of the Northwestern IT website.