248.18 PARTICIPATION IN OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION COOPERATIVE PURCHASING PROGRAM.
   (a)   The Mayor is hereby granted authority, in the name of the City, to participate in contracts of the Ohio Department of Transportation 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 Mayor is hereby authorized to agree, in the name of the City, to be bound by all contract terms and conditions as the Ohio Department of Transportation prescribes.
   (c)   The Mayor is hereby authorized to agree, in the name of the City, to directly pay the vendors under each such contract of the Department in which the City participates, for items it receives pursuant to the contract.
   (d)   The City agrees to hold the Director and the Department harmless for any claim or dispute arising out of participation in a contract pursuant to Ohio R.C. 5513.01(B).
(Res. 5-97. Passed 1-28-97.)