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Dept/ Agency: Administration/ Division of Central Purchasing
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Cooperative Purchasing Agreement
Purpose: Membership in Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC)
Entity Name: Houston-Galveston Area Council
Entity Address: 3555 Timmons Lane, Suite 120, Houston, Texas 77027
Contract Amount: No municipal funds required
Contract Period: Upon Municipal Council approval thru June 30, 2017
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:
A National Cooperative Purchasing Program
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark in furtherance of its goals to search for lower costs, greater efficiency and improve product quality wishes to enter into an Inter-local 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; and
WHEREAS, the purchase of goods or services by two or more contracting units increases proportionate saving in costs gained by an increased level of production; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark, 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, the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) Cooperative Purchasing Program is a nationally recognized and accepted cooperative purchasing organization; and
WHEREAS, the H-GAC system was developed for the purpose of utilizing a competitive bidding process to make the procurement process more efficient and provide cost savings to its members; and
WHEREAS, t...
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