Cooperative Contracting and Purchasing Clause Samples

Cooperative Contracting and Purchasing. (a) The Parties are authorized to enter into contracts on behalf of one another to procure goods or services necessary for implementation of the joint programs or undertakings initiated by the Parties pursuant to this Agreement. (b) For each contract that one Party enters on behalf of other participating Parties, the Board members representing the affected Parties will determine, in writing prior to any execution of any contract, which Party should be the lead agency for purposes of contract execution and management and the percentage of overall contract costs that each participating Party should pay for the goods or services being contracted for. (c) The lead agency selected by the Board will be responsible for ensuring that any applicable procurement laws are followed, that the contract is reviewed for legal sufficiency and properly executed, and for administering and overseeing the contractor’s work. (d) The lead agency will invoice the other Parties for their share of the costs associated with the contract on a schedule to be decided by the Board. (e) Nothing in this Section 3.2 shall prevent any Party to this Agreement from exercising its rights under Section 2.4 and decline to participate in any cooperative contract or purchase as described herein. (f) In addition to the authority to contract on behalf of one another, each Party, in contracting for the purchase of supplies, materials, equipment and services, agrees at its discretion, to extend such contracts for shared use by the other Parties to the extent permitted by law and agreed upon by those Parties and vendors/contractors. To do so, a Party may insert in its solicitations for goods or services a provision disclosing that other authorized governmental agencies may also wish to procure the goods or services and requiring the bidder to extend its bid to other agencies at the same bid price, terms and conditions. When cooperative purchasing is utilized, each Party shall remain responsible for ensuring compliance with its own laws and regulations regarding purchases and/or contracting for services. The originating Party does not accept responsibility or liability for the performance of any vendor used by the subsequent purchasing agency as a result of this Agreement. If a Party decides to utilize another Party’s contract to purchase supplies, equipment, or services, it bears the sole responsibility for payment, for observing the terms of the original contract, and assumes any liability under the t...
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  • Cooperative Contract The provisions and pricing of this Contract will be extended to other California local or state governmental entities. Governmental entities wishing to use this Contract will be responsible for issuing their own purchase documents/price agreements, providing for their own acceptance, and making any subsequent payments. Contractor shall be required to include in any Contract entered into with another agency or entity that is entered into as an extension of this Contract a Contract clause that will hold harmless the County of Orange from all claims, demands, actions or causes of actions of every kind resulting directly or indirectly, arising out of, or in any way connected with the use of this contract. Failure to do so will be considered a material breach of this Contract and grounds for immediate Contract termination. The cooperative entities are responsible for obtaining all certificates of insurance and bonds required. The Contractor is responsible for providing each cooperative entity a copy of the Contract upon request by the cooperative entity. The County of Orange makes no guarantee of usage by other users of this Contract. The Contractor shall be required to maintain a list of the cooperative entities using this Contract. The list shall report dollar volumes spent annually and shall be provided on an annual basis to the County, at the County’s request.

  • Cooperative Purchasing Pursuant to their own governing laws, and subject to the agreement of the Contractor, governmental entities that are not Customers may make purchases under the terms and conditions contained herein, if agreed to by Contractor. Such purchases are independent of the Contract between the Department and the Contractor, and the Department is not a party to these transactions. Agencies seeking to make purchases under this Contract are required to follow the requirements of Rule 60A-1.045(5), F.A.C.

  • Cooperative Agreement The provisions and pricing of this Contract will be extended to other California local or state governmental entities. Governmental entities wishing to use this Contract will be responsible for issuing their own purchase documents/price agreements, providing for their own acceptance, and making any subsequent payments. Contractor shall be required to include in any Contract entered into with another agency or entity that is entered into as an extension of this Contract a Contract clause that will hold harmless the County of Orange from all claims, demands, actions or causes of actions of every kind resulting directly or indirectly, arising out of, or in any way connected with the use of this contract. Failure to do so will be considered a material breach of this Contract and grounds for immediate Contract termination. The cooperative entities are responsible for obtaining all certificates of insurance and bonds required. The Contractor is responsible for providing each cooperative entity a copy of the Contract upon request by the cooperative entity. The County of Orange makes no guarantee of usage by other users of this Contract. The Contractor shall be required to maintain a list of the cooperative entities using this Contract. The list shall report dollar volumes spent annually and shall be provided on an annual basis to the County, at the County’s request.

  • PARTICIPATING ENTITY USE AND PURCHASING A. ORDERS AND PAYMENT. To access the contracted Equipment, Products, or Services under this Contract, a Participating Entity must clearly indicate to Supplier that it intends to access this Contract; however, order flow and procedure will be developed jointly between Sourcewell and Supplier. Typically, a Participating Entity will issue an order directly to Supplier or its authorized subsidiary, distributor, dealer, or reseller. If a Participating Entity issues a purchase order, it may use its own forms, but the purchase order should clearly note the applicable Sourcewell contract number. All Participating Entity orders under this Contract must be issued prior to expiration or cancellation of this Contract; however, Supplier performance, Participating Entity payment obligations, and any applicable warranty periods or other Supplier or Participating Entity obligations may extend beyond the term of this Contract. Supplier’s acceptable forms of payment are included in its attached Proposal. Participating Entities will be solely responsible for payment and Sourcewell will have no liability for any unpaid invoice of any Participating Entity. B. ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS/PARTICIPATING ADDENDUM. Additional terms and conditions to a purchase order, or other required transaction documentation, may be negotiated between a Participating Entity and Supplier, such as job or industry-specific requirements, legal requirements (e.g., affirmative action or immigration status requirements), or specific local policy requirements. Some Participating Entities may require the use of a Participating Addendum, the terms of which will be negotiated directly between the Participating Entity and the Supplier or its authorized dealers, distributors, or resellers, as applicable. Any negotiated additional terms and conditions must never be less favorable to the Participating Entity than what is contained in this Contract.

  • CUTTING AND PATCHING The Contractor shall be responsible for cutting, fitting or patching required to complete the Work or to make its parts fit together properly.