This should be helpful advice for Aaron: suggest soliciting bids from Yamaha dealers in the general area: Falcetti Music is nearby, but Boston Organ & Piano or Darrell's Music in Nashua NH would be eager to jump on the sales opportunity (if there is not a sales territory issue). Patrick On Aug 29, 2010, at 8:02 PM, Fred Sturm wrote: > On Aug 29, 2010, at 1:16 PM, Israel Stein wrote: > >> I don't know, but maybe this is where we here at SFSU have had it easy. The last time we purchased pianos (about 5 years ago) we simply got bids on Yamaha P-22's from three different dealers, and went with the lowest bid. As long as there are multiple bids and we take the lowest one - "purchasing" is satisfied that the mandated procedures have been followed. > > > In large metropolitan areas, this can work. In NM, we have usually three local dealers bidding, each with different lines. It is possible to solicit a direct bid from a manufacturer or distributor, but the purchasing folks are happier if we use local vendors (and purchasing rules tend to favor the locals, when you get into the nitty gritty).
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