To: Board of Directors
From: Lewis Broschard, Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Report Title: InterLocal Participation Agreement with the BuyBoard National Purchasing Cooperative
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute the Interlocal Participation Agreement with the BuyBoard National Purchasing Cooperative.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact associated with the execution of this agreement.
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (District) follows the Contra Costa County (County) requirements for purchasing. The County allows for the use of cooperative purchasing agreements under certain circumstances. The County is a BuyBoard National Purchasing Cooperative (Cooperative) member, but the District is not currently a member. This action would allow the District to join the Cooperative.
By joining the Cooperative, the District would be able to purchase goods, such as equipment and vehicles, from vendors that participate in the Cooperative. This would give the District access to goods negotiated to a lower price than the District might otherwise be able to find.
This agreement includes a limitation of liability provision between the BuyBoard National Purchasing Cooperative and Contra Costa Fire Protection District, limiting the BuyBoard National Purchasing Cooperative’s liability to the amount of fees received by the Cooperative as a direct result of the member’s purchase activity in the 12 months prior to the action being filed.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If not approved, the District would not be able to use this purchasing cooperative for any purchases, which may result in increased purchase costs.