The Township is hereby authorized to enter into
a cooperative joint purchasing program for the year 1977, and each
year thereafter until revoked or changed, with other municipal bodies
and school districts within the County of Sussex and any other agencies
within the county which may choose to participate in the cooperative
joint purchasing program, as hereinafter provided, for such materials
and upon such terms as may be agreed to by the participating municipalities,
pursuant to the statutes of the State of New Jersey pertaining thereto.
The materials to be purchased cooperatively
shall include motor gasoline, fuel oil, rock salt, snow grits and
such other items as two or more participants in the program determine
can be purchased on a joint cooperative basis.
A single advertisement for bids for the materials
to be purchased shall be placed on behalf of all the participants
desiring to purchase any item by one party in the program selected
by the participants.
The party to advertise for bids shall receive
the bids on behalf of all the participants. Following the receipt
of bids, the 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 participating agencies.
After the award of bids, each agency shall order
materials when needed, in the quantities required. Successful bidders
shall bill the agencies separately for materials received, and payments
shall be made directly to the bidder by each agency. 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.
The authorization for the cooperative joint
purchasing program shall continue until revoked or amended by ordinance
of the Township of Sandyston or otherwise by virtue of the State of
New Jersey or other governmental authority having jurisdiction thereover.
This Article shall be known and may be cited
as the "Cooperative Pricing Ordinance of the Township of Sandyston."
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:11-11(5).
the Mayor is hereby authorized to enter into a cooperative pricing
agreement with the lead agency created therein, to be known as the
"Sussex County Cooperative Pricing Council." or any other contracting
unit within the County of Sussex or adjoining counties, for the purchase
of work, materials and supplies.
The Mayor and/or his designee shall be designated
as the representative of the Township of Sandyston to the Sussex County
Cooperative Pricing Council and shall be authorized to accept subsequent
requests for participation in the agreement on its behalf.
The lead agency created in the agreement and
the party to the agreement designated by the lead agency to perform
administrative services on its behalf shall be responsible for complying
with the provisions of the Local Public Contracts Law (N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1
et seq.) and all other provisions of the Revised Statutes of the State
of New Jersey.