The Town of Clinton hereby agrees to participate
in the cooperative bidding with the Interagency Purchasing Cooperative
of commodities/services requested and approved by the appropriate
fiscal officer.
Under this agreement, it is understood and agreed
that each participating entity will make its own separate purchase
agreement with selected bidders, that each entity shall only be liable
to the successful bidder for materials/supplies/services contracted
for by such entity, without any liability for purchases contracted
for by any other participating entity, and each bid winner shall be
required to bill each participating entity directly for purchases
contracted by it.
It is further understood that in the event of
any dispute between participating entities and the bid winner arising
after a contract of purchase has been executed, such dispute shall
be handled by and between the affected parties with said parties holding
harmless the Cooperative (IPC).
The specifications as prepared by the Interagency
Purchasing Cooperative designated agency and made available to the
participating entity under this agreement are accepted for purchase
at the lowest responsible bid price recommended by the Interagency
Purchasing Cooperative (IPC); however, each entity has the right to
reject all or part of the designated agency recommendation for the
local bid award.
The invitation to bid will be advertised by
the designated agency in the official newspaper of the Town in accordance
with the provisions of § 103 of the General Municipal Law.