Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/ Division of Central Purchasing
Action: ( ) Ratifying ( X ) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Cooperative Purchasing Agreement
Purpose: Membership in the Educational Services Commission of New Jersey (ESCNJ)
Entity Name: The Educational Services Commission of New Jersey
Entity Address: 1660 Stelton Rd., Piscataway, New Jersey 08854
Contract Amount: No municipal funds required
Contract Period: Upon approval of the Municipal Council
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:
To participate in a Cooperative Purchasing Program which will improve product quality and increase efficiency.
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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 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 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 or more contracting units to establish a Cooperative Pricing System and to enter into a Cooperative Pricing Agreement for its administration; and
WHEREAS, the Educational Services Commission of New Jersey (E...
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