§ 2-345. Cooperative purchasing authorized.  


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  • The city may participate in, sponsor, conduct, or administer cooperative purchasing agreements for the procurement of any supplies, services or construction with one (1) or more other governmental bodies. Such cooperative purchasing may include, but is not limited to, joint or multi-party contracts of a governmental body or opened state and federal contracts which are made available to local governments. The city may also use the pre-existing bid of any other governmental body or public procurement unit for the procurement of any supplies, services, or construction, provided that such bid was derived through a competitive bidding process. In addition, the city may utilize bids or proposals obtained by a nonprofit entity that expressly solicits bids and proposals for governmental agencies, provided that such bids were derived through a competitive bidding process.

(Ord. No. 786, § 2, 7-17-17)