2019/10/09 Council Agenda Packet

fT 1.16 NO OBLIGATION TO BUY The City of Everett reserves the right to refrain from contracting with any supplier.The release of this Request for Proposal does not compel the City of Everett to purchase. 1.17 COST OF PREPARING PROPOSALS The City of Everett is not liable for any costs incurred by suppliers in the preparation and presentation of proposals and demonstrations submitted in response to this Request for Proposal. 1.18 COOPERATIVE PURCHASING RCW 39.34 allows cooperative purchasing between public agencies also called political subdivisions. Public agencies which have filed an Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with the City of Everett and which are actively participating may purchase from City of Everett contracts, provided that the Supplier has agreed to such participation. Each Supplier must indicate on the quote submittal form if he will honor other public agency orders in accordance with contract terms and conditions in addition to orders from the City of Everett. The City of Everett does not accept any responsibility for purchase orders issued by other public agencies. Public agencies desiring to use Everett's contracts must have executed an Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with the City of Everett, as required by RCW 39.34.Only those public agencies who have complied with these requirements are eligible to use this contract.The public agency accepts responsibility for compliance with any additional or varying laws and regulations governing purchase by or on behalf of the public agency in question. A purchase by a public agency must be effected by a purchase order from the public agency, directed to the Supplier or other party contracting to furnish goods or services to the City of Everett. The City of Everett accepts no responsibility for the performance of any purchasing contract by the Supplier,and the City of Everett accepts no responsibility for payment of the purchase price for any public agency. 37