Res 2024-214 approving an Interlocal Agreement with the City of Austin which administers the Texas Interlocal Purchasing Cooperative, providing a cooperative purchasing program for goods and services

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TEXAS INTERLOCAL PURCHASING COOPERATIVE MASTER COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT This MASTER COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT, is hereby established this 11th day of JUNE, 2020, and administered by the CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS, together with an accompanying PARTICIPATING ADDENDUM (collectively, the "Agreement") executed by their duly authorized representative, between those LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ("Members") listed herein, for the purpose of participating in cooperative procurement opportunities and is to be known hereafter as the "TEXAS INTERLOCAL PURCHASING COOPERATIVE." RECITALS WHEREAS, voluntary purchasing cooperatives between and among local government entities in the State of Texas have been shown to improve competition,quality, services, provide lower prices for materials and services, and avoid duplication of efforts;and WHEREAS, Chapter 791 of the Texas Government Code, the Interlocal Cooperation Act, authorizes local governments to contract, to the greatest possible extent, with one another and agencies of the state; and WHEREAS, Chapter 271 of the Texas Local Government Code, permits local governments to form purchasing cooperatives, to engage in cooperative purchasing for the benefit of all parties; and WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire the free exchange of information, technology, and other services that may assist in improving the efficiency or economy of the procurement of necessary goods and services; and WHEREAS, cooperative purchasing results when a lead government establishes cooperative contracts, through required competition or as otherwise legally allowed, and makes these contracts available for use by participating governments that have entered into a cooperative agreement with the lead local government; and WHEREAS, each participating government is independently responsible for executing their own contract based on the lead local government's cooperative contract; issuing, receiving, inspecting and accepting their own orders; resolving their own contractual disputes, and making their own timely payment for invoiced amounts;and WHEREAS, the goods and services purchased under this Agreement will serve a government function as defined by Texas Government Code Section 791.003(3); and WHEREAS,this Agreement will serve these ends; TERMS AND CONDITIONS' Page I 1