Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/ Division of Central Purchasing
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Cooperative Purchasing Agreement
Purpose: To authorize the City of Newark to enter into and execute a Membership Agreement with Equalis Group, LLC.
Entity Name: Equalis Group, LLC
Entity Address: 5550 Granite Parkway, Suite 298, Plano, Texas 75024
Contract Amount: No municipal funds required
Contract Period: Upon approval of the Municipal Council until the cooperative membership is formally terminated by the City and/or Equalis Group, LLC.
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient (X) n/a
Additional Information:
This Cooperative Purchasing Agreement will authorize membership in the Equalis Group Cooperative on behalf of the City of Newark (Various Departments).
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark ("City"), in furtherance of its goals to search for lower costs, greater efficiency, and improved product quality, wishes to enter into an Interlocal Contract for Cooperative Purchasing; and
WHEREAS, cooperative purchasing is an inclusive term used to describe all purchasing systems where two (2) or more local contracting units join together for the provision or performance of goods or services as provided for by the Local Public Contracts Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq.; and
WHEREAS, the purchase of goods or services, by two (2) or more contracting units, increases proportionate saving in costs gained by an increased level of production; and
WHEREAS, the City, a sub-political body of the State of New Jersey is permitted to join Cooperative Purchasing Programs, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:34-6.2(b)(3); and
WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-10(a)(1) authorizes two (2) or more contracting units to establish a Cooperative Pricing System and to enter into ...
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