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A RESOLUTION DISPENSING WITH BIDDING
PROCEDURES DUE TO EMERGENCY REPAIRS
OF THE MT. VERNON LCNG FUELING STATION
LOCATED ON SOUTH MT. VERNON AVENUE,
AND AUTHORIZING CLEAN ENERGY TO
PERFORM NECESSARY REPAIRS, NOT TO
EXCEED EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
($80,000).
WHEREAS, on May 3, 2016, the Fleet Services Division was notified that the Mt.
Vernon LCNG fueling station located on South Mt. Vernon Avenue was inoperable;
and
WHEREAS, Fleet Services sent staff members to the site to troubleshoot the
fueling station, but were unable to determine the problem; and
WHEREAS, Clean Energy was contacted that day to provide repairs to bring
the fueling station back up to operation; and
WHEREAS, over the course of the next days, Clean Energy worked on the
fueling station in an effort to bring it back online; and
WHEREAS, Clean Energy determined on May 19th, 2016 that the system had
suffered a complete power failure and was down on fault, likely due to power
surges resulting from lightning storms in the area; and
WHEREAS, consequently, the Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), which is
the digital computer that controls the entire station, is no longer communicating
and Clean Energy recommends replacement due to overload damage; and
WHEREAS, the Mt. Vernon LCNG fueling station currently fuels 63 LNG vehicles,
18 CNG vehicles, and nine contracted private refuse hauler's LNG vehicles; and
WHEREAS, the City has two fueling sites, and it is critical that both remain
operational to ensure vehicles are fueled efficiently and to prevent interruptions in
service to the public if the second fueling site goes down at the same time; and
WHEREAS, based on an invoice for work already completed and the quote
provided for future work, Clean Energy estimates a total of $80,000 will be needed
to complete the repair and bring the fueling station back up to operation, and this
total exceeds the available balance on the current department service agreement
with Clean Energy; and
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WHEREAS, immediate repairs are necessary to ensure continued service to
the public.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as
follows:
The above recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein by
reference.
2. Based on the facts included in the above recitals, the work already
performed and future work needed from Clean Energy is of urgent necessity for the
preservation of life, health or property, thereby allowing the dispensing of bidding
requirements as set forth in Section 136 of the City Charter and Section 3.20.060 of
the Bakersfield Municipal Code.
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 emergency repairs described herein for
the work, supplies, equipment and materials shall not exceed Eighty Thousand
Dollars ($80,000).
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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 JUN 0 8 2016 , by the following vote:
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AYES: COUNCIL MEMBER MAXWELL, WEIR, SMITH, HANSON, SULLIVAN, PARLIER
ES: COUNCIL MEMBER Wgn&
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ROBERTA GAFFORD, J00C
CITY CLERK AND EX OFFICIO CLERK of
JUN 0 8 2016 the Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED d A
HARVEY L. HALL
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
VIRGINIA GENNARO
City Attorney
By
OSHUA H. RUDNICK
EPUTY CITY ATTORNEY
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