1001: Cooperative and Joint Procurement
The District is authorized to utilize various cooperative
and joint purchase contracts for the procurement of goods,
equipment and services.
These agreements are negotiated on the behalf of groups of
educational institutions or governmental subdivisions. Some
of these groups require membership in order to access these
contracts, while others are purely voluntary and are available
to all political subdivisions.
It is the intent of the District to support these contracts
whenever possible. This includes assisting in the development
and bidding phases as well as in reporting compliance with
the contracts. The District however, reserves the right to
obtain the best possible price and quality even if it means
not utilizing these contracts.
The District also encourages bidding cooperatively to allow
other agencies, districts, and governmental sub-divisions to
access certain District contracts. The responsibility for placing
orders, expediting, problem resolution, and payment shall remain
with the organization that accesses the District contract.
8/18/93
