HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 200-14RESOLUTION NO. i? 0 0- 14
A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THAT CERTAIN
CATERPILLAR INCORPORATED EQUIPMENT
PARTS CANNOT BE REASONABLY OBTAINED
THROUGH THE USUAL BIDDING PROCEDURES
AND AUTHORIZING THE FINANCE DIRECTOR
TO DISPENSE WITH BIDDING THEREFORE AND
PURCHASE CATERPILLAR INCORPORATED
EQUIPMENT PARTS THROUGH QUINN
COMPANY, NOT TO EXCEED $173,000.
WHEREAS, CITY is in need of new and replacement Caterpillar Incorporated
equipment parts; and
WHEREAS, City currently has 39 pieces of Caterpillar Incorporated equipment
in service as part of the City's active fleet; and
WHEREAS, the parts necessary to maintain and repair the Caterpillar
Incorporated equipment can only be obtained through a Caterpillar Incorporated
distributor; and
WHEREAS, Caterpillar Incorporated equipment parts can only be acquired
through the local authorized distributor, Quinn Company, and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to purchase Caterpillar Incorporated equipment
parts because of the inability to interchange any other part manufactured by
another company.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as
follows:
1. The above recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein by
reference.
2. As the sole local distributor, the equipment can only be reasonably
obtained from one vendor, Quinn Company, because of the need to successfully
repair such equipment that are already in operation within the City system.
3. The Finance Director is authorized to dispense with bidding in
accordance with Section 3.20.060 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code.
4. The expenditure of funds for said parts shall not exceed One Hundred
Seventy -Three Thousand Dollars ($173,000) .
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and
adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held
on NOV 19 2014 by the following vote:
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ROBERTA GAFFORD, CMC
CITY CLERK AND EX OFFICIO CLERK of
the Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED NOV 1 9 7014
By _
KEN WEIR
VICE —MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
VIRGINIA GENNARO
City Attorney
JOSHUA H. RUDNICK
DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY
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Una Company
Post Office Box 12625
Fresno, California 93778
559.696.4040 tel
November 4, 2014
City of Bakersfield, Fleet Division
Attn: Heather Mayberry
4101 Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93309
Ms. Mayberry,
This letter is to confirm that Quinn Company is the only Caterpillar authorized provider of service and
parts within Kern County.
If you need any additional information please feel free to contact us.
Respectfully,
Kevin Vivian
Region Manager
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