National Purchasing Partners
Member Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Agreement This Intergovernmental Agreement (Agreement) by and between government entities that execute a Lead Contracting Agency Authorization ( "Lead Contracting Agency(ies)") to be supplemented and made a part hereof and participating National Purchasing Partners ( "NPP ") government entity members ('Participating Agencies ") that agree to the terms and conditions ofthis Agreement. All NPP Lead Contracting Agencies and Participating Agencies shall be considered as "parties "tothis agreement.
WHEREAS, upon completion of a formal competitive solicitation and selection process, the Lead Contracting Agencies have entered into Master Price Agreements with one or more Vendors to provide goods and services, often based on national sales volume projections; WHEREAS, NPP, created by a nonprofit medical center, provides group purchasing marketing and administrative support for governmental entities within the membership. NPP's marketing and administrative services are free to its membership, which includes participating public entities and non -profit institutions throughout North America, WHEREAS, NPP has instituted a cooperative purchasing program under which member Participating Agencies may reciprocally utilize competitively solicited Vendor Contracts through the inclusion of the membership in Lead Contracting Agency bid Solicitation and Master Price Agreements; WHEREAS, the Master Price Agreements provide that all members of NPP may purchase goods and services on the same terms, conditions and pricing as the Lead Contracting Agency, subject to applicable local and state laws, of' the Participating Agencies; WHEREAS, the parties agree to comply with the requirements of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act as may be applicable to the local and state laws of the Participating Agencies;
WHEREAS, the parties desire to conserve and leverage resources, and to improve the efficiency and econorny of the procurement process while reducing solicitation and procurement costs;
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WHEREAS, the parties are authorized and eligible to contract with governmental purchase bodies andof goods Vendors and toservices; performandgovemmental functions and services, including the WHEREAS, the parties desire to contract with Vendors under the teens of the Master Price Agreements open to all NPP members; NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1• LEGAL AUTHORITY
Each Party represents and warrants that it is eligible to participate in this Agreement because it is a local government or non -profit corporation created and operated to provide one or more governmental functions and possesses adequate legal authority to enter into thisAgreement.
ARTICLE 2: APPLICABLE LAWS
The procurement of goods and services subject to this Agreement shall be conducted in accordance with and subject to the relevant statutes, ordinances, rules, and regulations that govern each party'sprocurement policies. Itis the responsibility of each party to ensure it has met all applicable solicitation and procurement requirements, both in state law and local policy.
ARTICLE 3 USE OF BID, PROPOSAL OR PRICE AGREEMENT
a. Each party will facilitate the cooperative procurement ofgoods and services. b. The procuring -party shall be responsible forthe ordering of and services underthis Agreement. A non - procuring party shall not be liable in any fashion for any violation by a procuring party, and the procuring party shall hold non-procuring parties harmless from any liability that may arise from action or inaction ofthe procuring party. c. The procuring party shall not use this agreement as a method for obtaining additional concessions'orreduced prices for similar goods and services outside the scope of Master Price Agreements and NPF. d. The exercise of any rights or remedies by the procuring party shall be the exclusive obligation of such procuring party. e. The cooperative use of bids, proposals or .Price Agreements obtained by -a party to this Agreement shall be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the bid, proposal or Price Agreement, except as modified where otherwise sn'
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allowed or required by applicable law, and does not relieve the party of its other bid requirements under state law or local policies.
ARTICLE 4: PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS
The procuring party will make timely payments to Vendors for goods and services received in accordance with the terms and conditions of the procurement. Payment for goods and services, inspections and acceptance of goods and services ordered by the procuring party shall be the exclusive obligation of such procuring party. Disputes between procuring party and Vendor shall be resolved in accordance with the law and venue rules ofthe state of the procuring party.
ARTICLE 5: COMMENCEMENT DATE
This Agreement shall take effect after execution ofthe "Lead. Contracting Agency Endorsement and Authorization" or Participating Agency Endorsement and Authorization," as applicable.
ARTICLE 6: TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT
This Agreement shall remain in effect until terminated by a party giving 30 days written notice to NPP at 1100 Olive Way, Suite 900, Seattle, Washington 98101.
ARTICLE 7: ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This Agreement and any attachments, as provided herein, constitute the complete Agreement between the parties hereto, and supersede any and all oral and written agreements between the parties relating to matters herein.
ARTICLE 8: CHANGES AND AMENDMENTS
This Agreement may be amended only by a written amendment executed by all parties, except that any alterations, additions, or deletions of this Agreement which are required by changes in Federal and State law or regulations are automatically incorporated into this Agreement without written amendment hereto and shall become effective on the date designated by such law or regulation.
ARTICLE 9: SEVERABILITY
All parties agree that should any provision of this Agreement be determined to be invalid or unenforceable, such determination shall not affect any other tcnn of this Agreement, which shall continue in full force and effect.
THIS INSTRUMENT HAS BEEN EXECUTED IN TWO OR MORE
ORIGINALS BY EXECUTION AND ATTACHMENT OF EACH "LEAD
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CONTRACTING AGENCY ENDORSEMENT AND AUTHORIZATION" OR
PARTICIPATING AGENCY ENDORSEMENT AND AUTHORIZATION," AS APPLICABLE. .ONCE EXECUTED, IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY 01? EACH
PARTY TO FILE THIS AGREEMENT WITH THE PROPER AGENCY IF
REQUIRED BY LOCAL OR STATE LAW.
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PARTICIPATING AGENCY
ENDORSEMENT AND AUTHORIZATION
City of Redondo
The undersigned aclnowledges, on behalf of Beach Participating Agency) that he/she has read and agrees to the general terms and conditions set forth in the enclosed Member Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Agreetneat regulating use ofthe Master Price Agreements and purchase of goods and services that from time to time are made available by Lead Contracting Agencies to Participating Agencies Locally, regionally, and nationally through NPP.
The undersigned fiuther acknowledges that the purchase of goods and services under the provisions of the Member Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Agreement is at the absolute discretion of the Participating Agency and that neither the Lead Contracting Agency nor NPP shall be liable for any costs or damages incurred by or as a result of the actions of the Vendor or any other Participating Agency. Upon award of contract, the Vendor shall deal directly with the Participating Agency concerning the placement oforders, disputes, invoicing and payment City of Redondo
The undersigned affirms that hdshe is an agent of _Beach L, and is duly authorized to sign this Participating Agency Endorsement and Authorization.
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Date:IFebruary 18, 2014 I
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