Munger Construction Selected For Third Term As CRCOG Southwest Regional Contractor

BRANFORD, Conn. - Jan. 20, 2015 - PRLog -- The Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG), in partnership with The Gordian Group, has awarded its two year Southwest regional Indefinite Quantity Construction service contract to Pat Munger Construction Company, Inc commencing January 1, 2015. Using ezIQC®, Gordian’s turnkey solution, Purchasing Council members can immediately access competitively-bid regional contracts to expedite the completion of repair, maintenance and renovation work.  They no longer have to go out to bid separately for each project and can realize time and cost saving efficiencies that can ultimately be passed onto their constituents.

ezIQC® is a competitively-bid system for procuring an indefinite quantity of on-call construction-related services, typically covering repair, maintenance, and smaller-scale construction/renovation work. A single competitive solicitation is issued for up to hundreds of thousands of construction task items up front—from general construction to specialty areas like mechanical, electrical, plumbing, flooring, roofing, painting, HVAC, and more.

“As part of CRCOG’s ongoing commitment to save its members tax dollars and help them operate more efficiently, regional contracts provide communities with a proven vehicle to simplify their construction procurement activities,” stated Chip Beckett, Chair of CRCOG.  “The program has experienced explosive growth in the last year and a half alone as we welcomed a cadre of new users and many of our experienced members re-engaged ezIQC contractors to address some large-scale renovation needs. We look forward to working with our partners at The Gordian Group and our regional contractors to provide widespread access to this innovative procurement tool.”

Thirty-two Capitol Region Purchasing Council (CRPC) members have counted on ezIQC to tackle projects covering everything from roofing work to bathroom and office renovations, trim painting, carpet installations, window and door replacements, sidewalk improvements and more. These projects have graced town halls, police and fire stations, schools, libraries, parks, senior and community centers, dog pounds, nature centers and town garages.

According to Roger Rousseau, Purchasing Agent for the City of Bristol, "There are a number of projects in Bristol that are too large to handle with city staff but too small to go through the lengthy process of hiring an architect, developing construction documents, etc. The ezIQC program has been the perfect resource to quickly take care of these projects while still having competitive costs in the public sector environment.” To date, the City has completed nearly a quarter million dollars’ worth of projects via CRCOG’s ezIQC program.

Connecticut municipalities, school districts and government agencies can access CRCOG’s ezIQC program via a simple membership.

This is Munger’s third two year contract with the program.  "Munger has been using EZIQC® to competitively position itself and be ready to quickly execute projects awarded by CRPC members," said David DeMaio, Munger president.  "By applying the EZIQC® job order contracting system and performing high quality work, we help public building owners meet their need for quality, timeliness and value pricing.  We are proud to serve as Southwest Regional CRCOG contractor."

ABOUT ezIQC

ezIQC is a competitively bid, indefinite-quantity construction contract available to CRPC members through CRCOG. The benefits to government agencies include time and cost savings and high quality construction services from bonded, insured and experienced on-call contractors who perform renovation, repair and construction work. Local, county and state governments, universities and school systems use ezIQC to complete interior, exterior, vertical, horizontal and environmental projects. ezIQC is a solution from The Gordian Group.

ABOUT CRCOG

Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG) is the largest of Connecticut’s nine regional planning organizations. CRCOG is established under the Connecticut General Statutes as a voluntary association of municipal governments serving the City of Hartford and 37 surrounding suburban and rural communities.  The CRCOG region is more than 1,046 square miles in size and it houses approximately 974,000 people. CRCOG is dedicated to expanding the concept of voluntary cooperation among its member municipalities as the means to successfully respond to many of the region’s pressing governmental and public challenges.

About Pat Munger Construction Company, Inc.

Since 1968, Munger has delivered a great experience for industrial and commercial customers in Connecticut. Customers benefit from cost effective, aesthetically pleasing, energy efficient, and environmentally sound buildings that facilitate a relationship among people, technology and space. As turnkey general contractor we work in cooperation with architects, designers and end users in order to integrate the optimal technology from leading suppliers into well-designed new buildings, additions, repairs and remodeling.  Our value engineered solutions apply the best mix of pre-engineered steel, structural steel, wood and masonry with sustainable construction and “green” building practices.  Munger professionals embrace and maintain LEED AP credentials and other important certifications and proficiencies. Client operations remain in full swing with minimal disruption from site planning and construction through certificate of occupancy.  Proven by an array of successful projects, repeat customers, skilled and loyal people, Munger works to build lifetime relationships earned each day on each project.  http://www.mungerconstruction.com.