[Adopted 9-27-1984 by Ord. No. 84-1 as Part 2:300 of the 1984 Warwick Township Code]
Warwick Township, upon the adoption of this
article, authorizes and adopts an intergovernmental cooperative agreement
pertaining to the purchase and use of materials, supplies, equipment
and services with surrounding municipalities who likewise adopt an
ordinance similar to this one.
The intergovernmental cooperative agreement referred to in § 7-1 shall:
A.
Be conditional upon the participating municipality
acting in cooperation in the advertisement for bids for the purchase
and use of equipment, materials, supplies and services.
B.
Be for a perpetual term, but any participating municipality
may withdraw from the cooperative purchasing agreement by giving all
other participating municipalities at least 60 days' prior written
notice of its intention to withdraw.
C.
Be for the purpose and objective of obtaining cost
benefits by cooperation in advertising for bids and the cost benefits
inherent in the bulk purchasing and use of equipment, materials, supplies
and services.
D.
Provide for each participating municipality to be
solely liable for materials and/or supplies purchased by it. The cost
of advertising for any particular bid shall be shared equally by those
municipalities participating in that particular bid. All other costs
properly incurred under the terms of the agreement shall be shared
equally by all participating municipalities which are members of the
Central Bucks Cooperative Purchasing Council.
E.
Provide that each municipality that wishes to cooperate
shall appoint a representative to serve on a committee known as the
"Central Bucks Cooperative Purchasing Council," which Council shall
be charged with the responsibility of carrying out the terms of the
agreement.
F.
Provide that all real and/or personal property acquired
by reason of the cooperative agreement shall be the sole property
for management purposes, disposition, etc., of the individual municipality
paying for the same as if the same had been purchased in accordance
with the provisions of the Second Class Township Code or the Borough
Code[1] without regard to any cooperative agreement.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 65101
et seq. and 8 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq., respectively.
The Cooperative Purchasing Agreement which is
in the possession of the Board or its designee is incorporated herein
by reference as if set forth in its entirety and is hereby approved
by the Board.
