Res 2019-061/approving a master interlocal purchasing agreement with the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCG) for the City’s procurement of actuarial services

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North Texas SHARE Your Public Sector Solutions Center For NCTCOG Use Only ILA No: MASTER INTERLOCAL PURCHASING AGREEMENT THIS MASTER INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT ("ILA"), made and entered into pursuant to the Texas Interlocal Cooperation Act, Chapter 791, Texas Government Code (the "Act"), by and between the North Central Texas Council of Governments, hereinafter referred to as "NCTCOG," having its principal place of business at 616 Six Flags Drive, Arlington, TX 76011, and City of San Marcos, Texas a local government, a state agency, or a non-profit corporation created and operated to provide one or more governmental functions and services, hereinafter referred to as "Participant," having its principal place of business at 630 East Hopkins Street, San Marcos, TX 78666 WHEREAS, NCTCOG is a regional planning commission and political subdivision of the State of Texas operating under Chapter 391, Texas Local Government Code; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Act, NCTCOG is authorized to contract with eligible entities to perform governmental functions and services, including the purchase of goods and services; and WHEREAS, in reliance on such authority, NCTCOG has instituted a cooperative purchasing program under which it contracts with eligible entities under the Act; and WHEREAS, Participant has represented that it is an eligible entity under the Act, that it is authorized to enter into this Agreement on April 2, 2019 (Date), and that it desires to contract with NCTCOG on the terms set forth below; NOW, THEREFORE, NCTCOG and the Participant do hereby agree as follows: ARTICLE 1: LEGAL AUTHORITY The Participant represents and warrants to NCTCOG that (1) it is eligible to contract with NCTCOG under the Act for the purposes recited herein because it is one of the following: a local government, as defined in the Act (a county, a municipality, a special district, or other political subdivision of the State of Texas or any other state, or a combination of two or more of those entities, a state agency (an agency of the State of Texas as defined in Section 771.002 of the Texas Government Code, or a similar agency of another state), or a non-profit corporation created and operated to provide one or more governmental functions and services, and (2) it possesses adequate legal authority to enter into this Agreement. ARTICLE 2: SCOPE OF SERVICES The Participant appoints NCTCOG its true and lawful purchasing agent for the purchase of certain products and services ("Products" or "Services") through the North Texas SHARE program. Participant will access the Program through www.NorthTexasSHARE.org. All purchases under this Agreement shall comply with applicable Texas competitive bidding statutes as well as the specifications, contract terms and pricing applicable to such purchases. NCTCOG may also serve as a coordinating agent to administer the use of eligible Participant contracts to other participants of North Texas SHARE. The eligibility of such contracts will be determined by incorporation of coordinating agent authorization in Participant's solicitation documents. Title to all products purchased under the North Texas SHARE program shall be held by Participant unless otherwise agreed. Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude the Participant from purchasing Products and/or Services offered in the North Texas SHARE program directly from the vendor/supplier.