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Document
Evaluation Committee Rules of Conduct
Year Created: 2025
DOCUMENT
Resolution - Joint and Cooperative Purchasing 1995
- YEAR CREATED: 1995
- ENTITY TYPE: Authority: Other
- TYPE OF DOCUMENT: POL - Policies/Procedures
- Policies and Procedures
The document is a resolution titled "Resolution 1008" regarding intergovernmental purchasing. The resolution highlights the benefits of voluntary purchasing agreements between state governments, local governments, and state and local governments. These agreements aim to improve competition, quality, and services, as well as provide lower prices for goods and services.
The resolution explains that intergovernmental agreements can be categorized as either Joint Purchasing agreements or Cooperative Purchasing agreements. Joint Purchasing involves the creation of a consolidated purchasing office through a written contract or legislative action between two or more local governments. This consolidated office can charge an internal fee to program participants and has been shown to reduce staff costs, avoid duplication of efforts, provide price savings, and improve service.
On the other hand, Cooperative Purchasing involves written agreements where lead agencies volunteer to purchase specified commodities or services for themselves and participating cooperative members. The lead agency is responsible for placing, receiving, and paying for its own orders, while individual participating members separately process and pay for their own requirements.
The resolution concludes by urging all public purchasing officials to play an active role in the development of Joint Purchasing and Cooperative Purchasing agreements. It encourages them to take the initiative to foster, design, and administer intergovernmental purchasing agreements.
The resolution was adopted by the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing in August 1993 and was reviewed and ratified in November 1995. The certification is provided by J. E. Brinkman, the Executive Vice President and Secretary of the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing.