135-22 PVSC Coop Agreement.pdf

Authority, the Cumberland Co. Utilities Authority, the Borough of Old Tappan, the Readington Lebanon Sewerage Authority, the Borough of Glen Rock, the Warren Township Sewerage Authority, the Borough of Highlands, the Township of Denville, and the Logan Township Municipal Utilities Authority, as well as other appropriate Public Agencies within New Jersey; and WHEREAS, all parties hereto have approved the within Agreement by Ordinance or Resolution as appropriate, in accordance with the aforesaid statute; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of all parties to enter into such Agreement for said purposes; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the conditions hereinafter set forth, it is mutually agreed as follows: 1. The goods or supplies to be priced cooperatively may include Spare Parts, Instrumentation Equipment, Maintenance Chemicals, Motor Repair/Replacement, Mechanical Seals, Safety Equipment, Electrical Equipment, Laboratory Supplies, Bulk Chemicals and such other items as two or more participating contracting units in the system agree can be purchased on a cooperative basis, providing the PVSC consents to these other items. 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 terminated as hereinafter provided. ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF SYSTEM: 2. The PVSC, on behalf of all participating contracting units, at the beginning of participating in the NJWCPS, and during each January thereafter, shall publish a legal advertisement in such format as required by the State Division of Local Government Services in a newspaper normally used for such purposes by it to include such information as: (1) The name of the participating contracting units, and (2) The name of the Cooperative Pricing System soliciting competitive bids or informal quotations, and (3) The address and telephone number of the NJWCPS, and (4) The State Identification Code for the Cooperative Pricing System, and (5) The expiration date of the Cooperative Pricing Agreement. 3. The specifications shall be prepared and approved by the NJWPCS and filed as required by law, and no changes shall thereafter be made except as permitted by law. Nothing herein shall be deemed to prevent changes in specifications for subsequent purchases. 4. The NJWPCS

iled as required by law, and no changes shall thereafter be made except as permitted by law. Nothing herein shall be deemed to prevent changes in specifications for subsequent purchases. 4. The NJWPCS may provide the Participating Units with the copies of the specifications at least thirty (30) days prior to seeking bids and will notify the Participating Contracting Units, in writing, of the item(s) on which it will seek bids. Fifteen (15) days prior to