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Resolution authorizing the City of Pittsburgh to participate in applicable cooperative purchasing agreements for goods, materials, equipment, supplies, services, or construction, as authorized by the Commonwealth Procurement Code and the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Law for the 2027 Fiscal Year.
(Public Hearing scheduled for 12/10/26)
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WHEREAS, 62 Pa.C.S.A. § 1902 (the Commonwealth Procurement Code) permits a municipality to “participate in, sponsor, conduct, or administer a cooperative purchasing agreement for the procurement of any supplies, services or construction with one of more public procurement units or external procurement activities” as defined therein “in accordance with an agreement entered into between the participants;” and
WHEREAS, 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 2309 (the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Act) permits a municipality to make direct purchases from vendors or suppliers of goods, materials or equipment without compliance with existing and otherwise applicable statutory requirements governing competitive bidding and execution of contracts, so long as permitted by the County; and
WHEREAS, the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act requires that municipalities desiring to participate file with the County purchasing agency and with the County Solicitor a certified copy of an ordinance or resolution of its governing body requesting that it be authorized to participate in purchase contracts of the County and agreeing that it will be bound by the terms and conditions as the County prescribes and that it will be responsible for payment directly to the vendor under each purchase contract; and
WHEREAS, it is in the interest of intergovernmental cooperation and for the benefit of the residents of the City of Pittsburgh that the City has the opportunity to participate in or purchase off such contracts; and
WHEREAS, per Section 161.02(a)(7) of the City Code, applicable purchases of materials, supplies, equipment, and general mai...
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