[Adopted 8-1-1988 by Ord. No. 4-1988]
The Board of Supervisors of Upper Burrell Township requests
authorization from the Pennsylvania Department of General Services
to participate in the purchase contracts entered into by the Department
and further agree to be bound by such terms and conditions as the
Department may enact which shall include, but are not limited to,
the following.
Orders will be placed by the Township directly with the awarded
cooperating vendor, referring to the contract, commodity number, contract
period, unit price, and price extensions.
A copy of all purchase orders will be forwarded to the Cooperative
Purchasing Office of the Pennsylvania Department of General Services
for statistical purposes.
It is understood that the Township of Upper Burrell will be
billed directly by the vendor and will be directly responsible for
payment of said bills. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania assumes no
obligation for payment of such bills.
The Township of Upper Burrell will be directly responsible for
vendors compliance with all the conditions of delivery and quality
established by the Pennsylvania Department of General Services.
It is understood that the Township of Upper Burrell will be
exempt from existing statutory requirements governing competitive
bidding and execution of contracts with respect to purchases of materials,
supplies, and equipment made pursuant to this article.