11 - Master Interlocal Agreement with 791 Purchasing Cooperative

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Item No. 11 Memorandum TO: Mayor Mayor Pro Tem City Council FROM: Robert G. Vine, Assistant City Manager SUBJECT: 791 Purchasing Cooperative DATE: July 24, 2023 BACKGROUND: The City of Paris is governed by requirements regarding procurement, specifically competitive bid contracts, which are dictated by law. Purchasing cooperatives can assist municipalities reduce the amount of time a project may take to procure, save costs and help ensure compliance with procurement laws. The City of Paris is already a member of one such purchasing cooperative, BuyBoard. Similar to BuyBoard, 791 Purchasing Cooperative is another opportunity for the City of Paris to benefit from cooperative contracts and lower costs for services and/or materials. STATUS OF ISSUE: 791 Purchasing Cooperative is a leading government purchasing cooperative with Texas lead government agencies Region 15 ESC and The Central Texas Council of Governments. This cooperative compliantly and competitively bid contracts for member agencies to use to satisfy the competitive bid laws. Cooperative purchasing saves time and money by combining purchasing power, creating efficiencies, and making the process easier for public agencies and vendors. Joining 791 Purchasing Cooperative would give the City of Paris access to millions of products and services that have already been competitively bid and awarded by a lead public agency, so your agency does not have to perform the process again. Additionally, the 791 Purchasing Cooperative leverages national purchasing power and economies of scale of a national purchasing consortium to get best pricing and terms for agencies small to large.