HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 122-02RESOLUTION NO.
122-02
A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THAT
CERTAIN EQUIPMENT CAN ONLY BE
REASONABLY OBTAINED FROM ONE
VENDOR, L. N. CURTIS & SONS, INC., AND
AUTHORIZING THE FINANCE DIRECTOR TO
DISPENSE WITH BIDDING THEREFORE, NOT
TO EXCEED $356,000.
WHEREAS, CITY Fire and County Fire currently have Self-Contained Breathing
Apparatus' (SCBA) manufactured by Survivair; and
WHEREAS, City currently has JPA agreement with Kern County (No. 99-125) that
provides for joint operational procedures; and
WHEREAS, OSHA regulations have completely changed the SCBA standards and
the retrofitting costs of our current model are not economically prudent; and
WHEREAS, compatibility between City and County Fire departments' life-safety
equipment is mandatory due to sharing of equipment during joint fires; and
WHEREAS, Survivair SCBA's can only be acquired through one vendor, to wit:
b N. Curtis & Sons, Inc.
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. The work, supplies, equipment or materials can only be reasonably obtained
from one vendor because of restricted availability of such work, supplies, equipment or
materials.
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 work, supplies, equipment or material shall
not exceed Three-hundred fifty-six thousand Dollars ($356,000).
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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 JUL 1 0 2.,002
by the following vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Abstain: Council Member
Absent: Council Member
Council Member Benham, Carson, Couch, H~_n~_cr~, Maggard, Salvaggio, Sullivan
Council Member ~ c~-e.~
CiTY CLERK AND EX OF~CIO of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROV_&ED JUL ! 0 200~
' HAFi~E'¢ L. HAL~" /
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
BART J. THILTGEN
City Attorney
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