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City of Tolleson — City Council (2025-05-27)

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COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT 
BETWEEN 
THE CITY OF TOLLESON 
AND 
RUSH TRUCK CENTERS OF ARIZONA, INC. 
DBA RUSH TRUCK CENTERS, PHOENIX 
 
THIS COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is between the City of 
Tolleson, an Arizona municipal corporation (the “City”), and Rush Truck Centers of Arizona, Inc. 
DBA Rush Truck Centers, Phoenix (the “Contractor”), and Arizona corporation and shall become 
effective (the “Effective Date”) upon the date this Agreement is signed by both Parties. 
 
 
RECITALS 
 
A. 
After a competitive procurement process, the City of Phoenix (“AGENCY”) entered 
into Contract No. IFB 24-FSD-034, dated May 29, 2024, as amended (collectively, the 
“Cooperative Contract”) for the Contractor to provide medium and heavy duty fleet vehicles  
(“Vehicles”). A copy of the Cooperative Contract is on file with the City Clerk’s office and is 
attached hereto by reference, to the extent said Cooperative Contract is not consistent with this 
Agreement. 
 
B. 
The City is permitted, pursuant to Section 3-5-7 of the City Code, to make 
purchases under the Cooperative Contract, at its discretion and with the agreement of the 
awarded Contractor, and the Cooperative Contract permits its cooperative use by other public 
entities, including the City. 
 
C. 
The City and the Contractor desire to enter into this Agreement for the purpose 
of (i) acknowledging their cooperative contractual relationship under the Cooperative Contract 
and this Agreement, (ii) establishing the terms and conditions by which the Contractor may 
provide the City with Medium & Heavy Duty Cab and Chassis (the “Vehicles”), and (iii) setting the 
maximum aggregate amount to be expended pursuant to this Agreement related to the Vehicles. 
 
AGREEMENT 
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing introduction and recitals, which are 
incorporated herein by reference, the following mutual covenants and conditions, and other 
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, 
the City and the Contractor hereby agree as follows: 
 
1. 
Term of Agreement. This Agreement shall be effective as of the date first set forth 
above and shall remain in full force and effect until May 29, 2027 (the “Initial Term”), unless 
terminated as otherwise provided in this Agreement or the Cooperative Contract.  After the 
expiration of the Initial Term, this Agreement may be renewed for two-one year options if it is

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deemed in the best interests of the City, subject to availability and appropriation of funds for 
renewal in each subsequent year and the term of the Cooperative Contract has not expired or 
has been extended. The Initial Term and any Renewal Term(s) are collectively referred to herein 
as the “Term.” Upon renewal, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall remain in full 
force and effect. 
 
2. 
Scope of Work. This is an indefinite quantity and indefinite delivery Agreement for 
Vehicles under the terms and conditions of the Cooperative Contract. The City does not 
guarantee that any minimum or maximum number of purchases will be made pursuant to this 
Agreement. Purchases will only be made when the City identifies a need and proper 
authorization and documentation have been approved. For purchase(s) determined by the City 
to be appropriate for this Agreement, the Contractor shall provide the Vehicles to the City in such 
quantities and configurations agreed upon between the parties, in a written invoice, quote, 
Purchase Order or other form of written agreement describing the work to be completed (each, 
a “Purchase Order”).  Each Purchase Order approved and accepted by the parties pursuant to 
this Agreement shall (i) contain a reference to this Agreement and the Cooperative Contract and 
(ii) be attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference. Purchase Orders 
submitted without referencing this Agreement and the Cooperative Contract will be subject to 
rejection. 
 
2.1 
Inspection; Acceptance. All Vehicles are subject to final inspection and 
acceptance by the City.  Vehicles failing to conform to the requirements of this Agreement and/or 
the Cooperative Contract will be held at Contractor’s risk and may be returned to the Contractor. 
If so returned, all costs are the responsibility of the Contractor. Upon discovery of a non-
conforming Vehicles, the City may elect to do any or all of the following by written notice to the 
Contractor: (i) waive the non-conformance; (ii) stop the work immediately; or (iii) bring the 
Vehicles into compliance and withhold the cost of same from any payments due to the Contractor. 
 
2.2 
Cancellation.  The City reserves the right to cancel Purchase Orders within a 
reasonable period of time after issuance. Should a Purchase Order be canceled, the City agrees to 
reimburse the Contractor, but only for actual and documentable costs incurred by the Contractor 
due to and after issuance of the Purchase Order. The City will not reimburse the Contractor for 
any costs incurred after receipt of City notice of cancellation, or for lost profits, shipment of 
product prior to issuance of Purchase Order or for anything not expressly permitted pursuant to 
this Agreement. 
 
3. 
Compensation. The City shall pay Contractor for the Term and for each an annual 
aggregate amount not to exceed $300,000.00 for the Vehicles at the rates that shall be agreed 
upon by the parties. 
 
4. 
Payments. The City shall pay the Contractor based upon acceptance and delivery 
of Vehicles, and upon submission and approval of invoices. Each invoice shall (i) contain a 
reference to this Agreement and the Cooperative Contract and (ii) document and itemize all work 
completed to date. The invoice statement shall include a record of vehicles delivered, time

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expended, and work performed in sufficient detail to justify payment. Additionally, invoices 
submitted without referencing this Agreement and the Cooperative Contract will be subject to 
rejection and may be returned. 
 
5. 
Records and Audit Rights. To ensure that the Contractor and its subcontractors  
are complying with the warranty under Section 6 below, Contractor’s and its subcontractors’ 
books, records, correspondence, accounting procedures and practices, and any other supporting 
evidence relating to this Agreement, including the papers of any Contractor and its 
subcontractors’ employees who perform any work or services pursuant to this Agreement (all of 
the foregoing hereinafter referred to as “Records”), shall be open to inspection and subject 
to audit and/or reproduction during normal working hours by the City, to the extent necessary 
to adequately permit evaluation of the Contractor’s and its subcontractors’ compliance with the 
Arizona employer sanctions laws referenced in Section 6 below. To the extent necessary for the 
City to audit Records as set forth in this Section, Contractor and its subcontractors hereby waive 
any rights to keep such Records confidential. For the purpose of evaluating or verifying such 
actual or claimed costs or units expended, the City shall have access to said Records, even if 
located at its subcontractors’ facilities, from the effective date of this Agreement for the duration 
of the work and until three years after the date of final payment by the City to Contractor 
pursuant to this Agreement. Contractor and its subcontractors shall provide the City with 
adequate and appropriate workspace so that the City can conduct audits in compliance with the 
provisions of this Section. The City shall give Contractor or its subcontractors reasonable advance 
notice of intended audits. Contractor shall require its subcontractors to comply with the 
provisions of this Section by insertion of the requirements hereof in any subcontract pursuant to 
this Agreement. 
 
6. 
E-verify Requirements. To the extent applicable under ARIZ. REV. STAT. § 41- 
4401, the Contractor and its subcontractors warrant compliance with all federal immigration laws 
and regulations that relate to their employees and their compliance with the E-verify 
requirements under ARIZ. REV. STAT. § 23-214(A). Contractor’s or its subcontractors’ failure to 
comply with such warranty shall be deemed a material breach of this Agreement and may result 
in the termination of this Agreement by the City. 
 
7. 
Israel.  Contractor certifies that it is not currently engaged in, and agrees for the 
duration of this Agreement that it will not engage in a “boycott” of goods and services from Israel, 
as that term is defined in Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 35-393. 
 
8. 
China.  Pursuant to and in compliance with A.R.S. § 35-394, Contractor hereby 
agrees and certifies that it does not currently, and agrees for the duration of this Agreement that 
Contractor will not, use: (1) the forced labor of ethnic Uyghurs in the People’s Republic of China; 
(2) any goods or services produced by the forced labor of ethnic Uyghurs in the People’s Republic 
of China; or (3) any contractors, subcontractors or suppliers that use the forced labor or any 
goods or services produced by the forced labor of ethnic Uyghurs in the People’s Republic of 
China.  Contractor also hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the City, its officials, 
employees, and agents from any claims or causes of action relating to the City’s action based 
upon reliance upon this representation, including the payment of all costs and attorney fees

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incurred by the City in defending such as action. 
 
9. 
Conflict of Interest. This Agreement may be canceled by the City pursuant to ARIZ. 
REV. STAT. § 38-511. 
 
10. 
Applicable Law; Venue. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State 
of Arizona and a suit pertaining to this Agreement may be brought only in courts in Maricopa 
County, Arizona. 
 
11. 
Agreement Subject to Appropriation. The City is obligated only to pay its 
obligations set forth in this Agreement as may lawfully be made from funds appropriated and 
budgeted for that purpose during the City’s then current fiscal year. The City’s obligations under 
this Agreement are current expenses subject to the “budget law” and the unfettered legislative 
discretion of the City concerning budgeted purposes and appropriation of funds. Should the City 
elect not to appropriate and budget funds to pay its Agreement obligations, this Agreement shall 
be deemed terminated at the end of the then-current fiscal year term for which such funds were 
appropriated and budgeted for such purpose and the City shall be relieved of any subsequent 
obligation under this Agreement. The parties agree that the City has no obligation or duty of good 
faith to budget or appropriate the payment of the City’s obligations set forth in this Agreement 
in any budget in any fiscal year other than the fiscal year in which this Agreement is executed 
and delivered. The City shall be the sole judge and authority in determining the availability of 
funds for its obligations under this Agreement. The City shall keep Contractor informed as to the 
availability of funds for this Agreement. The obligation of the City to make any payment pursuant 
to this Agreement is not a general obligation or indebtedness of the City.  Contractor hereby 
waives any and all rights to bring any claim against the City from or relating in any way to the 
City’s termination of this Agreement pursuant to this section. 
 
12. 
Conflicting Terms. In the event of any inconsistency, conflict or ambiguity among 
the terms of this Agreement, any City-approved Purchase Orders, the Cooperative Contract, and 
invoices, the documents shall govern in the order listed herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, 
and in conformity with Section 2 above, unauthorized exceptions, conditions, limitations or 
provisions in conflict with the terms of this Agreement or the Cooperative Contract (collectively, 
the “Unauthorized Conditions”), other than the City’s project-specific requirements, are 
expressly declared void and shall be of no force and effect. Acceptance by the City of any 
Purchase Order or invoice containing any such Unauthorized Conditions or failure to demand full 
compliance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement or under the Cooperative 
Contract shall not alter such terms and conditions or relieve Contractor from, nor be construed 
or deemed a waiver of, its requirements and obligations in the performance of this Agreement. 
 
13. 
Disengagement. In the event the Contract is terminated by either party, 
Contractor agrees to confer back to the City all of its data, in usable and normalized format, within 
30 days of notice of termination. There shall be no charge for the return of City data to the City. 
 
14. 
Survival. The obligations of Contractor under this Section shall survive the 
termination of the Contract.

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15. 
Rights and Privileges. To the extent provided under the Cooperative Contract, the 
City shall be afforded all of the rights and privileges afforded to the City of Phoenix and shall be 
“AGENCY” (as defined in the Cooperative Contract) for the purposes of the portions of the 
Cooperative Contract that are incorporated herein by reference. 
 
16. 
Indemnification; Insurance. In addition to and in no way limiting the provisions set 
forth in Section 12 above, the City shall be afforded all of the insurance coverage and 
indemnifications afforded to the Lead Public Agency to the extent provided under the 
Cooperative Contract, and such insurance coverage and indemnifications shall inure and apply 
with equal effect to the City under this Agreement including, but not limited to, the Contractor’s 
obligation to provide the indemnification and insurance. In any event, the Contractor shall 
indemnify, defend and hold harmless the City and each council member, officer, employee or 
agent thereof (the City and any such person being herein called an “Indemnified Party”), for, from 
and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including, but not 
limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, court costs and the costs of appellate proceedings) to 
which any such  Indemnified Party may become subject, under any theory of liability whatsoever 
(“Claims”), insofar as such Claims (or actions in respect thereof) relate to, arise out of, or are 
caused by or based upon the negligent acts, intentional misconduct, errors, mistakes or 
omissions, in connection with the work or services of the Contractor, its officers, employees, 
agents, or any  tier of subcontractor in the performance of this Agreement. 
 
17. 
Notices and Requests. Any notice or other communication required or permitted  
to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly  given 
if (i) delivered to the party at the address set forth below, (ii) deposited in the U.S. Mail, 
registered or certified, return receipt requested, to the address set forth below or (iii) given to a 
recognized and reputable overnight delivery service, to the address set forth below: 
 
If to the City: 
City of Tolleson 
9055 W. Van Buren Street 
Tolleson, Arizona 85353 
Attn: Crystal Zamora, City Clerk 
 
With copy to: 
Pierce Coleman PLLC 
17851 North 85th Street, Suite 175 
Scottsdale, Arizona 85255 
Attn:  Justin Pierce, City Attorney 
 
If to Contractor: 
Rush Truck Centers of Arizona, Inc. 
DBA Rush Truck Centers, Phoenix 
 
9600 West Roosevelt Street 
 
Tolleson, AZ 85353 
 
ATT: Chris Ryan 
 
EMAIL: RyanC@RushEnterprises.com

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or at such other address, and to the attention of such other person or officer, as any party may 
designate in writing by notice duly given pursuant to this subsection. Notices shall be deemed 
received: (i) when delivered to the party, (ii) three business days after being placed in the U.S. 
Mail, properly addressed, with sufficient postage or (iii) the following business day after being 
given to a recognized overnight delivery service, with the person giving the notice paying all 
required charges and instructing the delivery service to deliver on the following business day. If 
a copy of a notice is also given to a party’s counsel or other recipient, the provisions above 
governing the date on which a notice is deemed to have been received by a party shall mean and 
refer to the date on which the party, and not its counsel or other recipient to which a copy of the 
notice may be sent, is deemed to have received the notice. 
 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the 
Effective Date.  
 
“City” 
 
CITY OF TOLLESON, 
an Arizona municipal corporation 
 
 
 
________________________________  
 
 
 
Reyes Medrano, Jr., City Manager 
 
 
 
Date 
 
 
ATTEST: 
 
 
 
________________________________ 
Crystal Zamora, City Clerk 
 
 
APPROVED AS TO FORM: 
 
 
 
________________________________ 
Justin S. Pierce, City Attorney 
 
 
 “Contractor” 
RUSH TRUCKCENTERS OF ARIZONA, INC. DBA RUSH TRUCK CENTERS, PHOENIX, 
an Arizona corporation, 
 
 
 
 
By: __________________________ 
 
Name: ________________________ 
 
Its: ___________________________ 
 
Date: __________________________

EXHIBIT A 
TO 
COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT 
BETWEEN 
THE CITY OF TOLLESON 
AND 
RUSH TRUCKCENTERS OF ARIZONA, INC. 
DBA RUSH TRUCK CENTERS, PHOENIX 
 
[Purchase Order] 
 
See following pages (to be added subsequent to execution).