(a) The Purchasing Commissioner hereby requests authority, in the name of the City, to participate in contracts of the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), for the purchase of machinery, materials, supplies or other articles, which the Department has entered into pursuant to Ohio R.C. 5513.01(B).
(b) The Purchasing Commissioner is hereby authorized to agree, in the name of the City, to be bound by all terms and conditions prescribed by the Ohio Director of Transportation.
(c) The Purchasing Commissioner is hereby authorized to agree, in the name of the City, to directly pay the vendor, under each such contract of the ODOT in which the City participates, for items it receives pursuant to the contract.
(d) The Purchasing Commissioner agrees to hold the Ohio Director of Transportation and ODOT harmless for any claim or dispute arising out of participation in a contract pursuant to Ohio R.C. 5513.01(B).
(Ord. 8326-1997. Passed 4-1-97.)