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12.

City Council Regular Meeting

Meeting Date:

07/23/2019

BACKGROUND

The purpose of cooperative purchasing groups is to obtain the benefits and efficiencies that can accrue to members, comply with State bidding requirements, and identify qualified vendors of commodities, goods, and services. The City of Schertz currently utilizes several major purchasing cooperatives. Authority for such services is granted under Texas Government Code.

Additionally, the Texas Local Government Code provides that a local government may participate in a cooperative purchasing program with other local governments or a local cooperative organization established to provide local governments access to contracts with vendors for the purchase of materials, supplies, services or equipment. Simply, purchasing cooperatives allow for substantial savings to be realized by volume purchasing of specific commodity items.

The City of Schertz and the Schertz Housing Authority desire to participate in a purchasing cooperative. The agreement will allow the Schertz Housing Authority to ride contracts initialed by the City. The City has reviewed the benefits of participating in this cooperative and has concluded that the program will provide the best value to the taxpayers through the anticipated savings to be realized.

GOAL

To allow the Schertz Housing authority to ride City agreements to realize greater overall savings.

COMMUNITY BENEFIT

Purchasing cooperatives assist local governments in reducing costs through volume purchasing.

SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED ACTION

Staff recommends Council approval resolution 19-R-87 authorizing the interlocal agreement between the City and Schertz Housing Authority.

FISCAL IMPACT

There is no financial impact to the City for this agreement and it could lead to cost savings for the Housing Authority.

RECOMMENDATION

Staff recommends Council approval resolution 19-R-87 authorizing the interlocal agreement between the City and Schertz Housing Authority.

Attachments
19-R-87
ILA w/ Schertz Housing Authority