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PLACED ON 1ST READING & REFERRED TO THE FINANCE <br />COMMITTEE 4/4/11. <br />ORDINANCE NO. 1.5_11 BY: Anderson, Bullock, Juris, Madigan, <br />Nowlin, Powers, Smith. <br />AN ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Finance to enter into agreements <br />with various purchasing agencies to create more efficient purchasing within the City of <br />Lakewood and to permit direct purchasing from said agencies without the necessity of <br />advertising and bidding as required in Lakewood Codified Ordinance §111.04, Bidding. <br />WHEREAS, in 2005 Council authorized an agreement with the Northeast Ohio <br />Sourcing Office which the City has used for purchasing from time to time; and <br />WHEREAS, since that time, more purchasing agencies have become known to <br />the City of Lakewood Finance Department; and <br />WHEREAS, due to the low bidding threshold, the City of Lakewood incurs <br />additional expenses in the bidding process where necessary equipment with certain <br />specifications is not available through the ODOT or State Purchasing Programs when <br />items are often available at very competitive pricing through other purchasing agencies; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, in the interest of efficiency and cost savings, it is in the public interest <br />to allow purchasing outside of the requirements of Lakewood Codified Ordinance <br />§111.04, Bidding, through memberships in approved purchasing agencies which have <br />demonstrated established procedures in obtaining competitive pricing from vendors. <br />Now, therefore <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO <br />Section 1. That the Director of Finance is hereby authorized to enter into <br />agreements and take any other steps deemed necessary to for the City to participate in <br />purchasing with the following agencies which have demonstrated procedures for <br />obtaining competitive pricing for various equipment and supplies without the need to <br />advertise and bid as required by Lakewood Codified Ordinance §111.04, Bidding: <br />National Joint Powers Alliance <br />National Intergovernmental Purchasing Alliance Co. <br />U.S. General Services Administration <br />U.S. Communities <br />Sourcing Office (formerly Northeast Ohio Sourcing Office) <br />Western State Contracting Alliance <br />Public Sourcing Solutions <br />HGAC Buy <br />