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Bartlett approves resolution allowing purchases from competitively bid cooperatives
Summary
The Board approved Resolution 24-25 to authorize the city to use pricing established by competitively bid cooperative contracts for heavy equipment purchases such as garbage trucks and school buses, citing state law permitting cooperative purchases.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved Resolution 24-25 at Tuesday's meeting to authorize the city to purchase certain items using pricing established by competitively bid cooperative contracts.
"State law allows the city to purchase from cooperatives," Mr. Phoebus, director of finance, told the Board, saying the authority applies mainly to heavy equipment purchases such as garbage trucks and school buses rather than routine automobiles. The resolution passed following a motion and second; the second was recorded as coming from Alderman King and the measure carried unanimously.
The resolution gives the city the option to use existing cooperative contracts rather than running its own separate competitive solicitations for large equipment purchases. No specific purchase was approved under the resolution; future procurements using this authority would follow the city's purchasing rules and any statutory requirements.
