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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1874 Master Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with OMNIA Partners BILL NO. 2022-051 ORDINANCE NO. $-Y1 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE MASTER INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT WITH OMNIA PARTNERS BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1 - AGREEMENT APPROVED. That the Riverside Board of Aldermen hereby approves the Master Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with OMNIA Partners, attached hereto in its substantial form, relating to cooperative purchasing, and the Board further authorizes the Mayor, City Administrator, or Capital Projects and Parks Manager to sign on behalf of the City. SECTION 2 - AUTHORITY GRANTED. The Mayor, the City Administrator, and other appropriate City officials are hereby authorized to take any and all actions as may be deemed necessary or convenient to carry out and comply with the intent of this Ordinance and to execute and deliver for and on behalf of the City all certificates, instruments, agreements and other documents,as may be necessary or convenient to perform all matters herein authorized. SECTION 3 - EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval. BE IT REMEMBERED that the above was read two times by heading only, PASSED AND APPROVED by a majority of the Board of Aldermen and APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Riverside this 6th day of September 2022. • M oeen L. Rose ATTEST:. , Robin Kigaaid, ityClerk PARTNERSomNi A® NATIONALI PA U.S.COMMUNITIES' GOVERNMENT PURCHASING ALLIANCE EXPERIENCED * FOCUSED • TRUSTED MASTER INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT This Master Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Agreement(this"Agreement") is entered into by and between those certain government agencies that execute a Principal Procurement Agency Certificate("Principal Procurement Agencies")with National Intergovernmental Purchasing Alliance Company, a Delaware corporation d/b/a OMNIA Partners, Public Sector and/or Communities Program Management, LLC, a California limited liability company d/b/a U.S. Communities(collectively,"OMNIA Partners'), in its capacity as the cooperative administrator, to be appended and made a part hereof and such other public agencies("Participating Public Agencies")who register to participate in the cooperative purchasing programs administered by OMNIA Partners and its affiliates and subsidiaries(collectively, the"OMNIA Partners Parties') by either registering on the OMNIA Partners website(www.omniapartners.com/publicsector or any successor website), or by executing a copy of this Agreement. RECITALS WHEREAS, after a competitive solicitation and selection process by Principal Procurement Agencies, in compliance with their own policies, procedures, rules and regulations, a number of suppliers have entered into"Master Agreements" (herein so called)to provide a variety of goods, products and services ("Products")to the applicable Principal Procurement Agency and the Participating Public Agencies; WHEREAS, Master Agreements are made available by Principal Procurement Agencies through the OMNIA Partners Parties and provide that Participating Public Agencies may purchase Products on the same terms, conditions and pricing as the Principal Procurement Agency, subject to any applicable federal and/or local purchasing ordinances and the laws of the State of purchase; and • WHEREAS, in addition to Master Agreements, the OMNIA Partners Parties may from time to time offer Participating Public Agencies the opportunity to acquire Products through other group purchasing agreements. NOW,THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained in this Agreement, and of the mutual benefits to result, the parties hereby agree as follows: 1. Each party will facilitate the cooperative procurement of Products. 2. The Participating Public Agencies shall procure Products in accordance with and subject to the relevant federal, state and local statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations that govern Participating Public Agency's procurement practices. The Participating Public Agencies hereby acknowledge and agree that it is the intent of the parties that all provisions of this Agreement and that Principal Procurement Agencies' participation in the program described herein comply with all applicable laws, including but not limited to the requirements of 42 C.F.R.§1001.952(),as may be amended from time to time.The Participating Public Agencies further acknowledge and agree that they are solely responsible for their compliance with all applicable"safe harbor' regulations, including but not limited to any and all obligations to fully and accurately report discounts and incentives. 3. The Participating Public Agency represents and warrants that the Participating Public Agency is not a hospital or other healthcare provider and is not purchasing Products on behalf of a hospital or healthcare provider; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit Participating Public Agency from furnishing health care services so long as the furnishing of healthcare services is not in furtherance of a primary purpose of the Participating Public Agency. 4. The cooperative use of Master Agreements shall be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Master Agreements, except as modification of those terms and conditions is otherwise required by applicable federal, state or local law, policies or procedures. 5. The Principal Procurement Agencies will make available, upon reasonable request, Master Agreement information which may assist in improving the procurement of Products by the Participating Public Agencies. 6. The Participating Public Agency agrees the OMNIA Partners Parties may provide access to group purchasing organization ("GPO") agreements directly or indirectly by enrolling the Participating Public Agency in another GPO's purchasing program, provided that the purchase of Products through the OMNIA Partners Parties or any other GPO shall be at the Participating • Public Agency's sole discretion. 7. The Participating Public Agencies (each a "Procuring Party")that procure Products through any Master Agreement or GPO Product supply agreement(each a"GPO Contract")will make timely payments to the distributor, manufacturer or other vendor (collectively, "Supplier") for Products received in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Master Agreement or GPO Contract, as applicable. Payment for Products and inspections and acceptance of Products ordered by the Procuring Party shall be the exclusive obligation of such Procuring Party. Disputes between Procuring Party and any Supplier shall be resolved in accordance with the law and venue rules of the State of purchase unless otherwise agreed to by the Procuring Party and Supplier. 8. The Procuring Party shall not use this Agreement as a method for obtaining additional concessions or reduced prices for purchase of similar products or services outside of the Master Agreement. Master Agreements may be structured with not-to-exceed pricing, in which cases the Supplier may offer the Procuring Party and the Procuring Party may accept lower pricing or additional concessions for purchase of Products through a Master Agreement. 9. The Procuring Party shall be responsible for the ordering of Products under this Agreement.A non-procuring party shall not be liable in any fashion for any violation by a Procuring Party, and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Procuring Party shall hold non-procuring party harmless from any liability that may arise from the acts or omissions of the Procuring Party. 10. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, THE OMNIA PARTNERS PARTIES EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES REGARDING ANY PRODUCT, MASTER AGREEMENT AND GPO CONTRACT.THE OMNIA PARTNERS PARTIES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE IN ANY WAY FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR RELIANCE DAMAGES, EVEN IF THE OMNIA PARTNERS PARTIES ARE ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. FURTHER, THE PROCURING PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE OMNIA PARTNERS PARTIES SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ACT OR OMISSION BY A SUPPLIER OR OTHER PARTY UNDER A MASTER AGREEMENT OR GPO CONTRACT. 11. This Agreement shall remain in effect until termination by either party giving thirty (30) days' written notice to the other party. The provisions of Paragraphs 6- 10 hereof shall survive any such termination. 12. This Agreement shall take effect upon (i) execution of the Principal Procurement Agency Certificate, or (ii) registration on the OMNIA Partners website or the execution of this Agreement by a Participating Public Agency, as applicable. • ayor Kathleen L. Rose ''ATTEST: • •RobinKmcal Clerk