HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 160-2022RESOLUTION NO! 6 G-®2 022
A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THAT FLEET VEHICLES CANNOT
BE REASONABLY OBTAINED THROUGH THE USUAL BIDDING
PROCEDURES AND AUTHORIZING THE FINANCE DIRECTOR TO
DISPENSE WITH BIDDING MULTIPLE VEHICLES WITH AN
AGGREGATED TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $3,000,000.
WHEREAS, the City of Bakersfield is in need of fleet vehicles for purchase with
funding for 2022-23 budget year; and
WHEREAS, in recent years, Fleet staff has had difficulty purchasing vehicles due
to limited availability, vendor order cancellations and vehicle lead times; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to purchase eighty (80) new vehicles to replace
vehicles that have reached the end of their useful life and vehicles needed for new
programs or expansion of staff and/or public services; and
WHEREAS, the eighty new vehicles have an estimated total cost of three million
dollars ($3,000,000) and may be secured through a national cooperative purchasing
company named Sourcewell which combines the buying power of more than fifty
thousand government, education and nonprofit organizations, saving agencies time
and money; and
WHEREAS, Sourcewell's delivery time for some vehicles may not meet City
Department emergency needs and these same vehicles may be obtained through
open -market purchase through local and regional vendors; and
WHEREAS, if on hand available stock is available from an open market auto
dealers at a price equal to or less than a Sourcewell purchase, then the Finance
Department would cancel the Sourcewell purchase, without penalty, and secure the
vehicle through the open -market vendor; and
WHEREAS, the Public Works Director and Fleet staff recommend this purchase
option as a means to address critical equipment supply issues for replacement and
additional vehicles and recommends that Council authorize dispensing with bidding
requirements in accordance with subsection D.2 of Section 3.20.060 of the Bakersfield
Municipal Code.
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
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2. The Council hereby finds that the purchase of various vehicles can only
be reasonably obtained from on hand available stock from auto dealers for the
reasons set forth above.
3. The Finance Director is authorized to dispense with bidding in
accordance with Subsection D.2 of Section 3.20.060 of the Bakersfield Municipal
Code and to negotiate the purchase of same, not to exceed $3,000,000.
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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 OCT 0 5 2022 , by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBER:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBER:
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBER:
CMMERT71 COUNCILMEMBER:
ARIAS, GONZALES, WEIR SMITH, FREEMAN, GRAY, PARLIER
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ULIE DRIMAKIS, MMC
CITY CLERK AND EX OFFICIO of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED OCT 0 5 2022
By N-;; 4t6l A/
KAREN GOH
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
VIRGINIA GENNARO
City #ttorney
HUA H RUDNICK
eputy City Attorney
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