[Adopted 11-1-1972 by Ord. No. 1093]
WHEREAS, the Cities and Townships of Union City, West New York, Secaucus, Weehawken, Guttenberg and North Bergen have endorsed a proposal to provide for joint cooperative purchasing of certain materials and supplies; and
WHEREAS, representatives of the aforementioned communities have reviewed items which could be cooperatively purchased and procedures needed to undertake this program;
Now, therefore, be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of the Town of West New York, County of Hudson, State of New Jersey, as follows:
A cooperative joint purchasing program shall be established for the year 1972 and thereafter pursuant to the authority granted by pertinent Acts of the Legislature of the State of New Jersey and the terms set forth herein and agreed to by the participating municipalities.
The materials to be purchased cooperatively shall include rock salt, snow grits and similar supplies for road safety in inclement weather.
A single advertisement for bids for the materials to be purchased shall be placed on behalf of all of the participants desiring to purchase any item, by one party in the program selected by said participants. Prior to advertising appropriate specifications, estimated quantities desired and verification of financial resources and procedures shall be approved by all participants.
The party selected to advertise for bids shall receive the bids on behalf of all of the participants. Following the receipt of bids, the said selected party shall, after review of the bids with the other participants, make one award to the lowest responsible bidder for each separate item on behalf of all of the participating agencies, in the manner and to the extent agreed on by all participants.
After the award of bids, each participant shall order materials, when needed, in the quantities required. Successful bidders shall bill the participants separately for materials received, and payments shall be made directly to the bidder by each participant. No participant in the program shall be responsible for payment for any materials to be used by any other participating municipality.
A separate agreement providing the detailed procedures for the administration of the cooperative joint purchasing program shall be executed by each of the participating municipalities, and the joint purchasing program shall commence when such agreement has been executed.
This agreement shall be for one year, and year to year thereafter, and any participating municipality may withdraw therefrom on a thirty-day notice, by resolution, of its intent to do so.