Learn how better planning and cooperative purchasing can help public agencies move custom building projects from concept to construction. Explore strategies for defining project goals, developing realistic budgets, navigating procurement requirements, and selecting flexible construction options. Real project examples show how agencies have used cooperative purchasing to reduce procurement challenges while maintaining control over design and project delivery.

Attendees will leave with a better understanding of how to plan, budget, procure, and deliver custom site-built public facilities, and where cooperative purchasing can fit into that process as a project delivery tool.

Building Better Public Buildings Through Cooperative Purchasing

November 19, 2026 1:00 PM EST/12:00 PM CST/11:00 AM MST/10:00 AM PST

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The Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies (AEPA) is a multi-state non-profit organization made up of Educational Service Agencies and political subdivisions. AEPA is a true cooperative that serves to leverage purchasing power to benefit all schools and agencies, regardless of size, with the ability to purchase at equal buying levels.