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Dept/ Agency: Administration/ Division of Central Purchasing
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Cooperative Purchasing Agreement
Purpose: To authorize the use of Houston-Galveston Area Council Cooperative Contract #AM10-20 to purchase the Police Department Hope Van.
Entity Name: First Priority Emergency Vehicles, Inc.
Entity Address: 2444 Ridgeway Boulevard, Building 500, Manchester Township, New Jersey 08759
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $147,870.00
Funding Source: 2020 Budget/Department of Public Safety/NW051-G20-P20F0-B2020
Contract Period: July 26, 2021 through the date of delivery, no later than September 30, 2023
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 provide for the purchase of the Newark Hope Van through the Houston-Galveston Area Council ("HGAC"), a national cooperative pricing system and Contract #AM10-20 for the City's Department of Public Safety.
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WHEREAS, the Municipal Council of the City of Newark (the "City") authorized the joining of the Houston-Galveston Area Council ("H-GAC") by Resolution 7R1-c dated January 6, 2016; and
WHEREAS, the City in furtherance of its goals to search for lower costs, greater efficiency and improved product quality, wishes to enter into a contract for cooperative purchasing; and
WHEREAS, cooperative purchasing is an inclusive term used to describe all purchasing systems where two 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:11-1et seq.; and
WHEREAS, the purchase of goods or services by two (2) or more contracting units increases proportionate savin...
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