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STATE OF TEXAS § <br />COUNTY OF DALLAS § <br />INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT <br />This Interlocal Cooperation Agreement ( "Agreement ") is by and between the City of San <br />Marcos, Texas ( "COSM "), and the City of Irving, Texas ( "Irving "), acting by and through their <br />authorized officers. <br />RECITALS: <br />WHEREAS, this Agreement is authorized by Chapter 791 of the Texas Government <br />Code and Subchapter F, Chapter 271, Texas Local Government Code; and <br />WHEREAS, Section 791.011 of the Texas Government Code authorizes a local <br />government to contract or agree with another local government to perform governmental <br />functions and services; and <br />WHEREAS, Section 271.102 of the Texas Local Government Code authorizes a local <br />government to participate in a Cooperative Purchasing Program with another local government <br />or a local cooperative organization; and <br />WHEREAS, a local government that purchases goods and services pursuant to a <br />Cooperative Purchasing Program with another local government satisfies the requirement of the <br />local government to seek competitive bids for the purchase of the goods and services; and <br />WHEREAS, each party has and will on an annual basis obtain competitive bids for the <br />purchase of goods and services; and <br />WHEREAS, each party, in paying for the performance of governmental functions <br />hereunder, will make those payments from current revenues legally available to that party; and <br />WHEREAS, the parties desire to enter into a cooperative purchasing program which will <br />allow each party to purchase goods and services under each other's competitively bid contracts <br />pursuant to Subchapter F, Chapter 271 of the Texas Local Government Code; <br />NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises contained <br />herein, the parties agree as follows: <br />ARTICLE I <br />PURPOSE <br />The purpose of this Agreement is for the City of Irving and the City of San Marcos to <br />participate in each entity's training and to establish a cooperative purchasing program between <br />the parties, which will allow each party to purchase goods and services under each other's <br />Page 1 <br />