Posting Language
Title
Authorize an interlocal agreement to allow all City departments to participate in the cooperative purchasing program established by the North Central Texas Council of Governments. Funding: Procurements under this interlocal agreement will not be made unless funds are available in appropriate departmental budgets.
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Lead Department
Financial Services Department.
Client Department(s)
All City Departments.
Fiscal Note
Procurements under this interlocal agreement will not be made unless funds are available in the appropriate departmental budgets.
Purchasing Language:
Interlocal Agreement (to allow the City to access the North Central Texas Council of Governments' Cooperative contracts).
MBE/WBE:
This contract is exempt from the City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program); therefore, no subcontracting goals were established.
For More Information:
Direct questions regarding this Recommendation for Council Action to the Financial Services Department - Central Procurement at FSDCentralProcurementRCAs@austintexas.gov or 512-974-2500.
Additional Backup Information:
The cooperative purchase agreement will allow the City to participate in the purchase of various goods and services through the use of contracts already in place through the North Central Texas Council of Governments cooperative purchase program. Through competitive solicitations from multiple lead agencies, the North Central Texas Council of Governments cooperative provides the opportunity for members to purchase equipment, goods, and services through volume leveraged and competitively bid contracts that result in volume discounts.
The North Central Texas Council of Governments cooperative has hundreds of cooperative contracts available to over 275 entities across the state with contracts available for the purchase of goods and services such as automotive parts, information technology, traffic and parking control, playground...
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