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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-049...~ RESOLUTION NO. 98-49 APPROVAL OF COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF STILLWATER AND STATE OF MINNESOTA BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Stillwater, Minnesota, that the Agreement between the Ciry of Stillwater and the State of Minnesota for cooperative purchasing is hereby approved, and the Mayor and appropriate city staff are authorized to sign said Agreement. Adopted by Council this 3`d day of March, 1998. ATTEST: y 1 , yor Morli Weldon, City Clerk " " ' STATE OF MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF ADM{NISTRATION MATERIALS MANAGEMENT DIVISION COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT STATE CONTRACTS WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Administration of the State of Minnesota, procures for State Agencies through competitive bidding various supplies, commodities and equipment, which are then ordered by or for State Agencies, and WHEREAS, the State Legislature by Minnesota Statute, Sec. 471.59 Subd. 10, has authorized the State and its Political Subdivisions to enter into agreements to exercise jointly the governmental powers and functions each has individually, and WHEREAS, the State and (the) '~ ~ •-~'r ~l wish to combine their purchasing functions as cifically provided below so that the State Political Subdivision may avail itself of the prices which have been agreed upon by the State and its vendor. THEREFORE, it is the purpose of this agreement to make available to the aforementioned Political Subdivisions the commodities as listed on the State's contract index and contracts at the prices and terms as are available to the State, except delivery charges, under said contracts entered into under competitive bidding pursuant to Minnesota Statute., Chapter 16B, by the Commissioner of Administration. IT IS AGREED that if the Political Subdivision chooses to buy any of the commodities from any such State contracts, it will issue purchase orders in accordance with all conditions, terms, specifications and prices stated in such contracts and will send the purchase orders directly to the vendors who entered into the contracts. The Political Subdivision also agrees to make payment directly to the vendor in accordance with its established procedures and conditions and terms of the contract. Neither the State nor its purchasing agent, personally, or officially, assumes any responsibility for the accountability of funds expended hereunder by the Political Subdivision, or the issuance or non-issuance of any purchase order by the Political Subdivision. The Political Subdivision further agrees to save and hold the State harmless from any loss, damage or expense arising from this agreement or from any purchase order issued by the Political Subdivision. This Agreement expires on June 30, 9998. Each party agrees that it will be responsible for its own acts and the results thereof, to the extent authorized by law, and shall not be responsible for the acts of the other party and the results thereof. In particular, the Political Subdivision shall be responsible for any purchase order issued by it. The Political Subdivision's liability shall be governed by the provisions of Minnesota Statute Chapter 466 and the State's liability shall be governed by the provisions of Minnesota Statute 3.736. POLITICAL SUBDIVISI BY: STATE~O~' M BY: Direr, Materials Man (Title) a - ~ ~ sT~ ~~ Address) ~L~ ~ `5~~~- ~/~/~~ (Date) (Date) 1997-1998 Permit Number/Fax Security Access Code: