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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ARTICLE I PURPOSE The purpose of this Agreement is to establish a cooperative purchasing program between the Parties which allow the Parties to realize savings when purchasing materials, supplies, goods, services, or equipment, and which will facilitate the Parties' ability to satisfy state laws requiring the Parties to seek competitive bids for the purchase of goods and services. Each Party, in contracting for the purchase of supplies, materials, equipment, and services agrees, at its discretion, to extend contracts for shared use to the extent permitted by law and agreed upon by those Parties and vendors. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the date on which all Parties have executed this Agreement ("Effective Date"). The Agreement shall remain in full force and effect unless superseded by a supplemental agreement or terminated as provided in this Agreement. ARTICLE III TERMINATION A Party may withdraw its participation from this Agreement by providing thirty (30) days' prior written notice to the other Parties. However, termination of this Agreement by a Party shall not terminate an existing contract between a Party and a vendor. ARTICLE IV PURCHASING Each Party shall designate a person to act on their behalf in all matters relating to the cooperative purchasing program. All purchases shall be effected by a purchase order or contract from the purchasing Party and directed to the vendor(s). The Parties shall make payments directly to vendors under the contracts made under Chapter 271, Subchapter F, Texas Local Government Code. The purchasing Party shall be responsible for the vendors' compliance with provisions relating to the quality of items and terms of delivery. The originating contracting Party is not responsible or liable for the performance of any vendor used by the purchasing Party as a result of this Agreement. ARTICLE V CURRENT REVENUE The Parties warrant that all payments, expenditures, contributions, fees, costs, and disbursements, if any, required of it hereunder or required by any other agreements, contracts, and documents executed, adopted, or approved pursuant to this Agreement, which shall include any exhibit, attachment, addendum, or associated document, shall be paid from current revenues available to the paying Party. The Parties hereby warrant that no debt is created by this Agreement and that any debt created through a purchase shall be the sole obligation of the purchasing Party and no obligation or liability for such debt shall be a liability of the other Parties. Interlocal Purchase Agreement between Brownsville Public Utilities Board ofthe City of Brownsville and the City of San Marcos Page 2 of 5