23-19 Agreement.pdf

WHEREAS, the County of Union has commenced a voluntary Cooperative Pricing System with other authorized contracting units within County of Union or adjoining counties utilizing the administrative purchasing services and facilities of the County of Union; and WHEREAS, this Cooperative Pricing Agreement is to effect substantial economies in the purchase of work, materials and supplies; and WHEREAS, all parties hereto have approved the within Agreement by Ordinance or Resolution as appropriate, in accordance with the aforesaid statutes; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of all parties to enter into such Agreement for said purposes: NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the promises and of the covenants, terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, it is mutually agreed as follows: 1. The work, materials or supplies to be priced cooperatively may include those items listed on the Union County Website listed under Bulk List and such other items as two or more participating contracting units in the system agree can be purchased on a cooperative basis. 2. The items and classes of items which may be designated by the participating contracting units hereto may be purchased cooperatively for the period commencing with the execution of this Agreement and continuing until termination of the approval for the Cooperative Pricing System as defined by N.J.A.C. 5:34-7.5 and more specifically set forth below. 3. The County of Union, on behalf of all participating contracting units, shall upon approval of the System’s registration and annually thereafter on the anniversary of the system’s registration, shall publish in its official newspaper a notice similar in content to the following: Notice of Cooperative Purchasing The County of Union acts as lead agency in a cooperative purchasing agreement in cooperation with 74 registered members. Under this system, the County of Union solicits competitive bids for