Title
A Resolution Authorizing the Village Manger to Execute Agreement to Participate in Cooperative Purchasing
History
The COVID-19 outbreak has presented unprecedented challenges. In an effort to assist local commerce that does business with the Village, a Cooperative Purchasing Resolution is being proposed.
Cooperative Purchasing:
The primary role of public procurement is to obtain quality goods and services to support effective and efficient government while ensuring the prudent use of public funds. Effective public procurement adds value to government purchasing by:
-Providing efficient delivery of products and services;
-Obtaining best value through competition;
-Offering fair and equitable competitive contracting opportunities for suppliers; and
·-Maintaining public confidence through ethical and transparent procurement practices.
Cooperative contracts are increasingly popular at the federal, state, and local levels. Cooperative purchasing is popular because it can save significant time and money in contract production as well as lower contract prices through the power of aggregation.
In simple terms, cooperative purchasing involves sharing procurement contracts between governments. The Government Contract Reference Book defines cooperative purchasing as two or more governments purchasing under the same contract. The ABA Model Procurement Code for State and Local Governments definition is more expansive: “Cooperative Purchasing means procurement conducted by, or on behalf of, one or more Public Procurement Units, as defined in this Code.” Under this definition, one could construe state central procurement programs, many of which date back nearly 100 years, as the first form of cooperative purchasing.
In addition to the common concept of two or more governments sharing procurement contracts, cooperative purchasing may also include shared procurement programs and resources, including advice and assistance. The Illinois Intergovernmental Coopera...
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