2010 Kittitas Co Purchasing agreement State Washington

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year membership fee. Failure to pay such fee may be reported to the State Auditor’s Office and result in audit findings against the entity. 8) The Office of State Procurement, in contracting on behalf of the State of Washington for the purchase of goods and services according to the laws and regulations governing such purchases, agrees to also contract on behalf of the Cooperative Member, to the extent permitted by law. The Cooperative Member accepts responsibility for compliance with any additional laws and regulations applicable to the Cooperative Member. 9) The Office of State Procurement agrees to comply with its statutory requirements regarding notice for bids or proposals for goods or services subject to this Agreement, and will either: a) post the bid or solicitation notice on a web site established and maintained by OSP for the purposes of posting public notice of bid or proposal solicitations, or b) provide an access link on the State of Washington’s web portal to the notice. 10) When the Office of the State Procurement has entered into a contractual agreement for the purchase of goods or services on behalf of Cooperative Member, the Cooperative Member may purchase goods and services covered by the contract on the same terms and conditions as the State of Washington, except that the contractor has the right to modify payment terms based on its credit assessment of the Cooperative Member. Purchases by the Cooperative Member may be made by a purchase order issued by the Cooperative Member to the contractor. The Cooperative Member is solely responsible for payment for any goods and services it purchases under contracts pursuant to this Agreement or services it purchases directly from OSP. The Cooperative Member agrees to be responsible for limited contract monitoring related to their use of these contracts. 11) The Cooperative Member reserves the right to contract independently for the purchase of any particular class of goods or services, with or without notice being given to OSP. 12) In the event that either the Office of the State Procurement or the Cooperative Member is abolished, this Agreement shall continue in operation as to any entity succeeding to the powers and duties of the abolished party, except as canceled or modified by operation of law. 13) The Cooperative Member agrees to use only those OSP, WSCA, or Oregon Purchasing contracts authorized under the terms of this Agreement and to comply with those contracts’ terms and conditions. The Cooperative Member further agrees that all purchases from OSP, WSCA, or Oregon Purchasing contracts will be made only for the direct use of the Cooperative Member’s programs and no purchases will be made on behalf of or for the use of other entities or jurisdictions. 14) It is not the intention of the parties, nor shall this Agreement be interpreted, to create a separate legal entity for the performance of this Agreement. Instead, the Office of State Procurement shall be responsible for administering this Agreement. 15) In accordance with RCW 39.34.040; the Cooperative Member shall be responsible for filing the executed copy of this Agreement with its county auditor’s office, or filed in such manner as required by law, to meet public disclosure requirements. This may include listing on the Cooperative Member’s internet site or any other electronically retrievable public source. 16) By its signature below, the Office of State Procurement confirms it approves of this Agreement as required by RCW 39.34.050 and it is authorized to enter into this Agreement pursuant to RCW 39.34.030 and RCW 39.34.080. Similarly, by its signature below, the Cooperative Member confirms it is authorized to enter into this Agreement pursuant to RCW 39.34.030 and RCW 39.34.080. 17) PAYMENT and NOTICES: Payment shall be made to OSP at the address provided below. Further, any notice, demand or other communication required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be made to the parties at the addresses provided below. The Cooperative Member agrees to pay the membership fee as a part of this Agreement. Late payments may be subject to statutory interest and collection related costs. First time Cooperative Members joining after June 30th may have their fee prorated, if the member has not previously accessed state contracts. Pro-rated fees will be based on 6-month intervals, January – June, June – December. Mail the signed Agreement and payment to: State of Washington, OSP PAF-Non/Prof Fund: 422 04 20 000214, Room 303 General Administration Bldg., P.O. Box 41008, Olympia, WA 98504-1008