Res 2022-119R Approving an interlocal agreement with the city of Brownsville/public utility board to enable each entity to utilize vendors for good and services under contracts procured by the others.

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INTERLOCAL PURCHASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE BROWNSVILLE PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD OF CITY OF BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, AND THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS CONTRACT 222-147 This Interlocal Purchase Agreement (the "Agreement") is made and entered into by and between the Brownsville Public Utilities Board of the City of Brownsville, Texas, and (hereinafter referred to as the "BPUB") and the City of San Marcos (hereinafter referred to as the "City"), acting by and through their respective signature authorities, pursuant to and under authority of the Interlocal Cooperation Act, Chapter 791 of the Texas Government Code and Chapter 271 of the Texas Local Government Code, for the purpose of participating in cooperative purchasing. The undersigned Local Governments may be referred to in this Agreement individually as a "Party" and collectively as the "Parties". RECITALS: WHEREAS, this Agreement is authorized by Chapter 791 of the Texas Government Code and Subchapter F, Chapter 271 of the Texas Local Government Code; and WHEREAS, the Parties are local governments as that term is defined in Section 271.101(2) of the Texas Local Government Code; and WHEREAS, Section 271.102 of the Texas Local Government Code authorizes local governments to participate in a cooperative purchasing program with another local government or local cooperative organization; and WHEREAS, a local government that purchases materials, supplies, goods, services, or equipment pursuant to a cooperative purchasing program with another local government satisfies the requirement of the local government to seek competitive bids for the purchase of the goods or services; and WHEREAS, local governments in the State of Texas have the ability and to realize substantial savings and economies of scale by cooperatively procuring materials, supplies, goods, services, or equipment; and WHEREAS, the Parties desire to enter into a cooperative purchasing program which will allow Parties to purchase materials, supplies, goods, services, or equipment pursuant to Subchapter F, Chapter 271 of the Texas Local Government Code; and WHEREAS, the Parties, acting by and through their respective signature authorities, adopt the foregoing premises as findings of said governing bodies. NOW, THEREFORE for and in consideration of the mutual promises, inducements, covenants, agreements, conditions, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows: Interlocal Purchase Agreement between Brownsville Public Utilities Board of the City of Brownsville and the City of San Marcos Page 1 of 5