HomeMy WebLinkAbout16954 1 RESOLUTION NO. 16,954
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3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER
4 INTO CERTAIN COOPERATIVE CONTRACTS WITHOUT
5 COMPETITIVE BIDS AS PART OF THE COOPERATIVE PURCHASE
6 AGREEMENT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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8 WHEREAS, cooperative purchasing contracts are beneficial in that they provide access to pre-
9 negotiated contracts for goods and services and help secure better terms, reduce costs, and streamline the
10 procurement process by eliminating the need for the City to engage in competitive bidding;and,
11 WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock ("City") has a need to enter into certain additional cooperative
12 purchasing contracts; and,
13 WHEREAS,the City of Little Board of Directors is asked on an annual basis to continue to authorize
14 the use of cooperative purchasing for the City; and,
15 WHEREAS,these cooperative purchasing contracts will allow the City to procure commodities and
16 services through vendor contracts that the cooperative purchasing contracts may enter into;and,
17 WHEREAS,these cooperative purchasing contracts shall be made available to the City and staff will
18 generally be able to utilize and leverage the cooperative contracts by issuing a purchase order directly to
19 the vendor; and,
20 WHEREAS,the City wishes to enter into these cooperative purchasing contracts in a form and format
21 approved by the City Attorney.
22 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
23 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
24 Section 1. The City Manager is authorized to enter into each of the following cooperative purchasing
25 contracts in a form and format approved by the City Attorney:
26 a. Equalis Group;
27 b. RFxPremier;
28 c. Axia Cooperative;
29 d. National Association of Counties(NACo)Public Promise Procurement;
30 e. Alliance for Innovation;
31 f. TxShare;
32 g. CoreTrust;
33 h. GovMVMT;
34 i. BuyBoard;
35 j. Choice Partners;
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1 k. General Services Administration("GSA");
2 1. Houston-Galveston Area Council("H-GAC");
3 m. Minnesota Cooperative Purchasing Venture("CPV");
4 n. National Association of State Procurement Officials("NASPO");
5 o. National Purchasing Partners("NPPGov");
6 p. Omnia Partners;
7 q. SHI International Corporation;
8 r. Sourcewell;
9 s. State of Arkansas State Contracts State Contracts—Arkansas Department of Transformation
10 and Shared Services;
11 t. Texas Department of Information Resources("Texas DIR"); and
12 u. The Interlocal Purchasing System ("TIPS").
13 Section 2. Any limitation on any of these cooperative purchasing contracts shall be imposed by the
14 City' s Chief Financial Officer or his designee.
15 Section 3.Severability.In the event any title,section,paragraph,item,sentence,clause,phrase,or word
16 of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication
17 shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and effect as if the
18 portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the resolution.
19 Section 4. Repealer. All laws,ordinances,resolutions,or parts of the same,that are inconsistent with
20 the provisions of the is resolution,are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
21 ADOPTED: February 3,2026
22 ATTEST: APPROVED:
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25 Allison Segars,City Frank Scott,Jr.,Mayor
26 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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29 Thomas M.Carpenter,City Attorney
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