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Home My WebLink About04/20/2010 15 TCPN Membership [The Cooperative Purchasing Network] i BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT Item No. IS For Meeting of April 20, 2010 ITEM TITLE: A Resolution authorizing membership with the The Cooperative Purchasing Network (TCPN) SUBMITTED BY: Dave Zabell, Assistant City Manager — 575 -6040 CONTACT PERSON: Sue Ownby, Purchasing Manager — 576 -6695 SUMMARY EXPLANATION: Staff respectfully requests approval authorizing the City of Yakima and The Cooperative Purchasing Network (TCPN), to arrange joint cooperative purchases of certain goods and services. Pursuant to Chapter 39.34 RCW Interlocal Cooperation Act, the Capitol Theatre has requested that the City become a member of TCPN in order to purchase seating. TCPN contracts are available for public, non - profit and governmental entities, who as Principal Procurement Agencies competitively solicit national master agreements for aggregated use. This • cooperative purchasing strategy offers lower costs, plus time and resource savings, to participating agencies. Becoming a member will also allow for future joint or cooperative purchases of goods and services between the City of Yakima and TCPN. Resolution X Ordinance _ Contract _ Other (Specify) Funding Source: APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL: Via �� City Manager STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff respectfully requests that the City Council adopt the Resolution authorizing and directing the City Manager of the City of Yakima to take such actions as are necessary to register the City of Yakima as a participating public agency with TCPN. BOARD /COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: COUNCIL ACTION: III • RESOLUTION NO. R -2010- A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the City Manager of the City of Yakima to take such actions as are necessary to register the City of Yakima as a participating public agency with The Cooperative Purchasing Network (TCPN). WHEREAS, the City of Yakima, desires to arrange for making cooperative purchases of certain goods and services with TCPN; and the City Council of the City of Yakima deems it to be in the best interests of the City that such an arrangement be carried out; and, WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of RCW 39.34, the City of Yakima may enter into intergovernmental cooperative purchasing agreements with other public agencies in order to allow the parties of said agreements to cooperatively purchase or acquire supplies, equipment, and materials under contract and to utilize each other's contracts, as needs arise; and WHEREAS, TCPN assists public agencies in reducing the cost of purchased goods through pooling the purchasing power of public agencies nationwide; this is accomplished through competitively solicited contracts for quality products through TCPN; and WHEREAS, it is recommended to City Council that the City of Yakima register as a participating public agency with the TCPN; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA: The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to take such actions as are necessary to register the City of Yakima as a participating public agency with TCPN for the purpose mentioned above. ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 20 th day of April, 2010. Micah Cawley, Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk TCPN Cooperative Purchasing Network . 6 . . About TCPN i Become a Member I Find a Vendor Vendor Information ; Current Solicitations SEA RCH 1 . I • . • ...•.,•:,.•••:,..7v.,riti•iF;..-ttirfrimr....iiiii,l5-l•Zq'ii.,,r;41'WV9.•••,.'",`••`fF+P•.;t•t•feili*iettl'Aitig-....4‘.5.;4t;ri,741,,,A•till',.;:ir:if•q•Aft.:1.A-;.'.4•:;:'-74t4'._•;k•:•:,.. i:t..•. .• ..... if . ' . ' ' •••. ',..., ;'•.• •• '''•i• ,. '" .:_, ' ' ;,•:.l; TCPN ..„....-.......,.,,,..: , ..n...,.A: - ,.......,iz.T.,....,,,,-1::::..!::.0::-.::_?, - t - ff., , i,....::::.:, , ,..: , , , A , :,F,1*:kz. ,- - , :,1::;;g , -..is...er..4,_ ..i.,46:3-.i..„....s, . . 9.:7440coop,FafiyepuittinsinfiN6tmic,',..7::„-.:,...F.'t!:,::,.'' .,.,,..,,,:-..:::.i.::,.:.,:.,..w4,;,3,37.,et:,.z.:*,---,1•:;:::,.;,..q:15-.-7..r,s...i..;...:::',;,.....:-F.,,,,....:;;;44, .. , . . .. . TURE 4;._ . TCPN it a national governmental purchasing cooperative , -!; , 4,":; . •44.7: 4 7,:f....4. 1 4.0,, ,, Nill able to leverage one of the largest pools Of pUrellaSillg poteritiai. We &'"".41 , - ' competitively bid and award contracts to nahonal vendors in accordancle with . - 1, ,;; - - 1 ;,%., ,.. . .,..;;;;;;; 54,C , ,,,,,,!..,. :, . " purchasrng procedures mandated by state proctu laws and regulations • --" I f i ig mean equal pricing .9.. •••.t.:,,,,ii.••••:•,.. '``• N-lv ••'''' - • '.4rii• I his s ricing for the smalles enti t tie ancl th s e: lar'gest buyers. TCPN /. 4 ±- ,, - ••••,- ' •, • . a t I i .t. S I contracts are available for no", and benefit all entities that must. cornpti will :t:0 . ti'"., 70 '''' (e .'':i;:.' (11,4' ; - : We have a furniture . state purchasing Ian/5 (public and private sonools colleges anti unwersoies, , ...„4,..t.; .• ' . ' tpl cities, counires, non -profits, alt' air covernmental entities). , Ir." ;;;;;*..1, ,,, . .41' ....,..., t.: 7.1, ,''..te„ •.,..'t,..,. . rramulacturer, and a local ,.., 5 P'` V,V ••■••. , dealat, tnat's taitor- niche far • . at , i (2) r ot • Particrpation rn T r t CPN will provide yountity the le,gally required compet itioi i i *to '' ' r '" . " - " . " 1 " .* ' • ' I your offizre...kbrary, tan contracts on commonly purchased products and services, We await! tras yoopt. cafeteria or contracts based on qualm', proven perfmmance, and rnost importantly, . confu fill tTnce r oom ana our , y pr rang. i''' ", e ."..4 '' 'Ai !,,,„ , ' 'ittz,i6ittF.-t,iict ••,• • ' budpet! • ic,,,, was established tinder te law co to help otmer o les , vernniental entit ., , w ..„ r: :,i 0„,:raie efficiently and econornrclly aria this is our only inissior, . titilizing a . ' '.1 ,....,„,., ..„ !t • TCPN contact means you deal directly with the vendor, as you would normally, ' 7 .. ..'? ,. .„ .. . a . ....,....kr.: . . ,.,. ,., C : , • usi ng the TCPN confect as your own. We've already done the hard Park, and well be with you every step of the way to help ecrease yam efficiericy, , • snorten your delivery time, and stracn your lam' dollars. . . . Governmental entities workin together, .vie g the soil cost, associated with the competitive bid process, reaping the benefits of nationalry ieveraged pricing, and C' free of charge no dues, no fees, nothing . . . Chars working smart! OUR PROCESS TCPN issues an RR (or bid) for a commodity or servic:e ' Aft' (or hid) is advertised for four (-1) weeks nationally Ail seated responses are recorded and publican./ opened III Responses are tabulated and vendors evaluated . . • . , Contract is awarded to Vendor •''''',,,!!` Awarded contract is ratified by Board of Directors . '•:.-A - • - . • • Our procedures nave been ISO 9C:0i:2006 certified for 6 years and are independently audited (wrce 0eall‘,--be0toe5e 1 • • 1,i/OW ,i infant be. audited too! . . . . . ' . 5,...Q.aUr.1....V.§, 1 c.a.r_til.r.5. I EZ:I.S.O.I.I.r.f..e.S l ;:tiaf_f.. P50101 CC' by.netStartEntoronSe' . . . . . ' •. . ' ' - • . . . . . . . . . ' . . . ' . -1 • •-. • , . . . , . . . , . ' • • . . . . . , . . . ' . • . . . ' , • • . 40 . . .. . . . . . . • . . . . , . . , • . . . . . , . http://www.tcpn.org/default.aspx?name—aboutTCPN . 3/23/2010