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State UseWorkWonders Program
Purchaser’s Guide
INSIDEWho we are
How the program worksBenefits of the program
What we offerSteps to get started
Who we are.
WorksWonders PROGRAM PURCHASER’S GUIDE1
WorkQuest is a unique, nonprofit corporation that helps supply businesses and organizations with the wide array of products, services and temporary employment services needed for their day-to-day operations. These are no ordinary products and services, as they are manufactured with the highest quality and performed with reliability by proud Texans with disabilities.
WorkQuest works in partnership with nearly 120 Community Rehabilitation Programs across Texas that share our goal of providing valuable employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.
OUR POLICIESPurchasing through the State Use WorksWonders Program offers a number of benefits for those who do business with us. In addition to taking advantage of fair pricing, a convenient and efficient ordering system and outstanding customer services, you can also know that every transaction you make helps support employment opportunities for Texans with disabilities.
We, along with the more than 6,000 individuals with disabilities participating in the WorksWonders Program, are ready and eager to support your product, service and temporary employment service needs.
LAURA ALVAREZ PRIDE INDUSTRIES
We were just recently certified with WorkQuest and are excited to see how we can support the WorksWonders Program.
The Texas Workforce Commission is authorized by statute (1) to determine a fair
market price for goods and services produced through the State Use WorksWonders
Program (2) which are available to state agency and political subdivision customers
with the competitive bid restriction waived (3) when purchases are made through
WorkQuest.
THE WorksWonders PROGRAM OPERATES THROUGH A
3-STEP PROCESS
How it works.
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AdvisoryCommittee
Performance Goals,Certification Criteria
Marketing, Purchase Orders,Invoices, Payments,Customer Relations
AgencyOversight
Reviews Products and Services and Sets
“Fair Market Price”
Present Products and Services,Represent CRPs, Compliance
Marketing, Contract Procurement,Product Development, Allocationof Orders, Accounting, Trainingand Education
Customers CRPs
Delivers Productsand Services
Texas WorkforceCommission
How We Help Our Customers.
1. Products and services which are determined best value by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) are available without the need for competitive bid.
2. The Program offers a wide variety of options with its products and services.
3. Each contract is negotiated individually, allowing
for customization to meet specific wants and needs.
Ordering products and utilizing services through WorkQuest achieves
far-reaching benefits for customers, individuals with disabilities and taxpayers:
How We Help People with Disabilities
1. We provide stable, vocational rehabilitation for individuals with disabilities in the community.
2. We provide people with disabilities the opportunity to become self-sufficient.
3. We provide training, meaningful employment and fair wages for individuals with disabilities.
Benefits of the program.
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JUDY LAWRENCETHE HOUSTON LIGHTHOUSE
The WorksWonders Program helps so many individuals with disabilities and gives them jobs and a purpose in life. It is very meaningful.
How We Help Taxpayers
1. The WorksWonders Program has proven to reduce the cost of care for people with disabilities.
2. By adding employees with disabilities to the work force, the program helps increase the tax base. National studies have shown a savings in public expenditures for purchases made through the WorksWonders Program.
3. Since CRPs are located in large and small communities, the program also stimulates local area economic growth.
PRODUCTS• Office/School
Supplies• Furniture• Medical Supplies• Janitorial Supplies• Food Items• Outdoor Clothing &
Supplies• Bed & Bath Items• Hand Tools &
Hardware Supplies
INDOOR SERVICES • Floor Care
Maintenance• Janitorial Maintenance• Moving Services• Pest Control• Office Assistance• Document
Destruction
FREIGHT & LOGISTIC SERVICES• Logistics for Small
Parcel, LTL, and Truckload Delivery
• Less Than Truckload/Palletized Delivery
• Flatbed Delivery
OUTDOOR SERVICES • City Parks
Maintenance• Right-of-Way Mowing• Litter Pick-Up• Landscape
Maintenance• Pest Control• Rest Area
Maintenance
TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT SERVICES• Data Entry• Clerical Support• Accounting
Technicians• Custodial /
Maintenance• Systems Analyst
Warehousing & Distribution
IT’S EASY TO SUPPORT THE WorksWonders PROGRAM, GIVEN THE EXTENSIVE ARRAY OF
PRODUCTS & SERVICES THAT ARE NOW AVAILABLE.
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What we offer.
GEAROLD CROUSETEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
The WorksWonders Program is a phenomenal program. We love knowing that the products we buy are helping individuals with disabilities.
For one-stop shopping visit the WorkQuest Central Store, located in Austin:
WorkQuest Central Store1130 Rutherford Lane #190Austin, Texas 78753
For a more comprehensive listing of the products, services and temporary employment services available through the WorksWonders Program, visit www.WorkQuestTx.com or call 512-451-8145 to request our latest catalog.
SHOP our extensive
selection of products.
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Getting Started.
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COMMUNITY REHABILITATION PROGRAMS (CRPs) PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
ACROSS TEXAS.
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Where we are.
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ROCKWALL
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Region I
Region II
Region III
Region IV
Region V
Region VIRegion VII
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* Regions outlined in map are WorkQuest marketing regions
U.S. Postage
PAIDAustin, Texas
Permit No. 703
MAIN OFFICE1011 East 53 1/2 Street
Austin, TX 78751Phone: 512.451.8145
Fax: 512.451.0824
CENTRAL STORE1130 Rutherford Lane
Bldg. 1, Suite 190Austin, TX 78753
Phone: 512.834.8242Fax: 512.832.8560
WWW.WORKQUESTTX.COM