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Utah County approves Amazon Business account to centralize purchasing and save on shipping

Utah County Commission · January 12, 2016
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Summary

The Utah County Commission voted 3–0 to authorize the purchasing agent to set up an Amazon Business account that allows tax-exempt purchases and reduced or zero shipping costs for qualifying orders, after a staff explanation of differences between Prime and business accounts.

The Utah County Commission unanimously authorized the purchasing agent to enter into an Amazon Business membership for county purchasing, the board said after a brief discussion about procurement logistics.

County staff explained the change is intended to allow departments to use a single, business-level Amazon account rather than individual Prime subscriptions. An official explained the…

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