United Rentals Wins Sole-Source NJPA Purchasing Contract for 31,000 Members
January 19 2011 - 10:18AM
Business Wire
United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) today announced that it has
been awarded a contract for Construction, Maintenance and
Operational-Related Rental Equipment by the National Joint Powers
Alliance® (NJPA) and is currently the sole source equipment rental
vendor for NJPA.
The NJPA is a municipal contracting agency and purchasing
cooperative that predominantly serves the governmental, educational
and non-profit sectors. As a result of the award, more than 31,000
NJPA Members have the opportunity to rent quality construction and
industrial equipment.
Robert Caudle, United Rentals director – government solutions,
said, “We are extremely pleased to support the NJPA’s objective of
making competitively awarded products and services available to its
members. We understand the tempo of institutional purchasing and
the unique requirements related to the government procurement
process. The NJPA alliance is an opportunity to deepen our existing
relationships with these customers and expand the range of agencies
we serve.”
United Rentals provides support to federal and state entities
and all branches of the military through its Government Solutions
business. The company has earned sole-source and shared state
purchasing contracts for equipment rental, and recently won renewal
of its U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) contract.
About United Rentals
United Rentals, Inc. is the largest equipment rental company in
the world, with an integrated network of 549 rental locations in 48
states and 10 Canadian provinces. The company’s approximately 7,400
employees serve construction and industrial customers, utilities,
municipalities, homeowners and others. The company offers for rent
approximately 2,900 classes of equipment with a total original cost
of $3.8 billion. United Rentals is a member of the Standard &
Poor’s MidCap 400 Index and the Russell 2000 Index® and is
headquartered in Greenwich, Conn.
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