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1/2/2020 LINKING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF GLENDALE, ARIZONA AND TW ASSOCIATES, INC., DBA MISCOWATER THIS LINKING AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of this day of , 2021, between the City of Glendale, an Arizona municipal corporation (the “City”), and TW Associates, Inc., dba MiscoWater, a(n) California Corporation authorized to do business in Arizona (“Contractor”), collectively, the “Parties.” RECITALS A. On September 3, 2021under Cooperative Purchasing Agreement, the City of Chandler entered into a contract with Contractor to purchase the goods and services described in the Water and Wastewater Equipment Maintenance and Repair Services, City of Chandler Contract No. PW2-936-4357(“Cooperative Purchasing Agreement”), which is attached hereto as Exhibit A. The Cooperative Purchasing Agreement permits its cooperative use by other governmental agencies including the City. B. Section 2-149 of the City’s Procurement Code permits the Materials Manager to procure goods and services by participating with other governmental units in cooperative purchasing agreements when the best interests of the City would be served. C. Section 2-149 also provides that the Materials Manager may enter into such cooperative agreements without meeting the formal or informal solicitation and bid requirements of Glendale City Code Sections 2-145 and 2-146. D. The City desires to contract with Contractor for supplies or services identical, or nearly identical, to the supplies or services Contractor is providing other units of government under the Cooperative Purchasing Agreement. Contractor consents to the City’s utilization of the Cooperative Purchasing Agreement as the basis of this Agreement, and Contractor desires to enter into this Agreement to provide the supplies and services set forth in this Agreement. AGREEMENT NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals, which are incorporated by reference, and the covenants and promises contained in this Linking Agreement, the parties agree as follows: 1. Term of Agreement. The City is purchasing supplies and/or services from Contractor pursuant to the Cooperative Purchasing Agreement. According to the Cooperative Purchasing Agreement, purchases can be made by governmental entities from the date of award, which was September 1, 2021, until the date the contract expires on August 31, 2023 unless the term of the Cooperative Purchasing Agreement is extended by the mutual agreement of the original contracting parties. The Cooperative Purchasing Agreement, however, may not be extended beyond August 31, 2027. The initial period of this Agreement, therefore, is the period from the Effective Date of this Agreement until August 31, 2023. The City may renew the term of this Agreement for up to two additional terms of two years each,