Cooperative Purchasing Through Sourcewell and TIPS
Cascade Engineering offers the NOAQ Boxwall flood barrier system through two nationally recognized cooperative purchasing programs:
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Sourcewell
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TIPS (The Interlocal Purchasing System)
Both programs provide publicly solicited, competitively awarded contracts that eligible entities can use directly.
This allows public agencies to purchase flood barriers in compliance with procurement rules while significantly reducing administrative time.
Why Purchase Flood Barriers Through a Cooperative Contract?
Competitive Pricing
Both Sourcewell and TIPS leverage the collective buying power of thousands of agencies to support responsible use of public funds.
Faster Procurement
Because contracts are already competitively awarded, your agency can purchase under the existing agreement once you are a member.
Procurement Compliance
Both programs follow public procurement standards and provide documentation that boards, councils, and auditors expect.
How It Works
Step 1
Confirm your membership with Sourcewell or TIPS. Registration is free for qualifying public entities.
Step 2
Review the Cascade Engineering flood barrier contract details through your cooperative’s portal.
Step 3
Connect with Cascade to review your sites, flood risk areas, quantities, and timeline.
Step 4
Issue a purchase order under the cooperative contract, and Cascade coordinates production, delivery, and training.
Who Can Use These Contracts?
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Cities, villages, and townships
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Counties and regional authorities
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State agencies
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Public utilities
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School districts, colleges, and universities
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Tribal governments
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Not-for-Profit Businesses (501c3)
Cascade’s Flood Barriers
Cascade Engineering is the North American distributor for the Swedish-designed NOAQ Boxwall flood barrier system. The modular system helps public agencies protect infrastructure, facilities, and neighborhoods during high-water events. Barrier sections connect without tools and seal tighter as water rises, allowing crews to deploy protection quickly along streets, riverbanks, facilities, and critical infrastructure.
Modular and Flexible
Configure barrier runs to match local site conditions, including curves, corners, and elevation changes.
Reusable System
Deploy, remove, and store the barriers for future events, which reduces long-term waste compared with sandbags.
Built for Public Works
Designed for quick setup with trained crews and supported by Cascade’s engineering and public sector team in North America.
How the NOAQ Boxwall Works
Talk With Our Flood Barrier Team
Planning ahead for flood season or responding to an urgent risk? We can help you determine whether Sourcewell or TIPS is the right purchasing path for your agency and walk you through the next steps.
Frequently Asked Questions
Sourcewell is a national cooperative purchasing program serving public agencies across the United States and Canada. Sourcewell conducts competitive solicitations and awards contracts that members can access without issuing their own RFP.
Membership is free for qualifying government, education, and nonprofit entities. Contract documentation is publicly available to support procurement files and audit compliance.
TIPS (The Interlocal Purchasing System) is a national purchasing cooperative that provides competitively awarded contracts to public sector entities, including municipalities, counties, school districts, and other government agencies.
TIPS streamlines procurement by handling the solicitation and award process on behalf of its members. Agencies can purchase directly through the awarded contract while meeting local purchasing regulations.
Yes. If your agency is a member of Sourcewell or TIPS, you can purchase through Cascade Engineering’s competitively awarded cooperative contracts. These contracts meet public procurement standards, allowing you to buy without running a separate RFP.
Yes. Both Sourcewell and TIPS conduct public, competitive solicitations before awarding contracts. Documentation is available to support audit and compliance requirements.
Timelines depend on your internal approval process, but purchasing through Sourcewell or TIPS significantly reduces procurement time because the competitive bid process has already been completed.
Yes. Cascade Engineering will review your site conditions, required barrier length, deployment needs, and timeline before providing a quote under the cooperative contract.