Title
Consider and take action on a resolution authorizing the City of League City to participate in a comprehensive list of co-ops, providing greater access to price comparisons for the benefit of the City (Director of Finance)
Background:
Approval of this item will provide transparency regarding the cooperative groups in which the City is participating or intends to participate. Participation in a multitude of co-ops allows City staff access to a wider range of price offerings to ensure prices being offered to the City are the lowest prices available.
List of co-ops utilized for price comparison:
· Buyboard by Texas Association of School Boards (TASB)
· DIR Texas Department of Information Resources Technology Cooperative
· Choice Partners
· Region V Education Service Center Southeast Texas Cooperative Purchasing Organization
· TCPN The Purchasing Cooperative Network
· TIPS/TAPS Region 8: The Interlocal Purchasing System/Region 8
· TPASS - Texas Procurement and Support Services State of Texas
· TxSmartBuy
· GSA Cooperative Purchasing Program
· Sourcewell
· US Communities Government Purchasing Alliance
· E & I Educational and Institutional Cooperative Purchasing
· NJPA National Joint Powers Alliance
· PSA Purchasing Solutions Alliance
· Texas Community College Cooperative Purchasing Network
· Harris County Department of Education (HCDE) Cooperative
· Houston-Galveston Area Cooperative (HGAC)
· Texas Building & Procurement Commission - TBPC, Texas Procurement and...
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