HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 071-2023RESOLUTION NO. 0 7 1- 2 0 2 3
A RESOLUTION OF THE BAKERSFIELD CITY
COUNCIL DISPENSING WITH FORMAL
BIDDING PROCEDURES IN THE PURCHASE OF
SCHNEIDER MOTOR CONTROL CENTERS
(MCCs) FOR THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT
PLANT 3 FROM GRAYBAR ELECTRIC
COMPANY, INC. AND AUTHORIZING THE USE
OF COOPERATIVE PROCUREMENT
CONTRACTS FOR THE PURCHASE OF ONE
UNIT, NOT TO EXCEED $169,000.
WHEREAS, the City may enter into cooperative procurement contracts for
supplies, equipment or materials without competitive bidding pursuant to
Bakersfield Municipal Code Section 3.20.060f D) (7); and
WHEREAS, prices offered through national cooperative procurement
contracts are generally less expensive than the prices for work, supplies, the City
is currently paying; and
WHEREAS, purchasing work, supplies, equipment, or materials for the City
through national cooperative procurement contracts is to the City's economic
advantage and in the City's best interests; and
WHEREAS, Bakersfield Municipal Code Section 3.20.060(D) (7) allows the City
to dispense with bidding procedures when it is determined that work, supplies,
equipment or materials are available from a local vendor that has successfully
obtained a contract that was competitively awarded by another governmental
agency within the last 36 months or is one that is still active and valid as a
participant in a cooperative procurement contract, and that it is in the best
interests of the city, and to the city's economic advantage to purchase such work,
supplies, equipment or materials from that vendor at the lowest possible cost for
the quality needed; and
WHEREAS, the process used to determine the vendors for the cooperative
procurement contracts herein substantially comply with the City's procurement
process, including public advertisement for sealed bids and awards determined
on the basis of best value.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield
as follows:
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1. The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein
by reference.
2. The Council finds that work, supplies, equipment or materials are not
available from local vendors and that it is in the best interests of the city, and
to the city's economic advantage that such work, supplies, equipment or
materials be obtained at the lowest possible cost for the quality needed by
entering into a city, county, state or federal government cooperative
procurement contract that was competitively awarded by another
governmental agency within the last 36 months or is one that is still current and
active.
3. The Finance Director or his designee is authorized to dispense with
bidding in accordance with section 3.20.060(D))7) of the Bakersfield Municipal
Code and to negotiate the purchase of some, not to exceed $169,000
4. The Finance Director or his designee is authorized to purchase
Schneider Motor Control Centers )MCCs) through OMNIA pursuant to the terms
and conditions of Contract No. EV2370 with Graybor Electric Company, Inc. and
may be amended from time to time and including any options to renew that may
be exercised by OMNIA.
5. That in the event certain work, supplies, equipment or materials
needed by the City are available through more than one of these cooperative
procurement contracts and within the timeframe required by the City, the
Finance Director or his designee shall purchase such work, supplies, equipment or
materials from the vendor offering the lowest price.
6. That the Finance Director or designee is authorized to negotiate and
execute any documents that may be necessary to register with, and purchase
work, supplies, equipment, or materials from the vendors herein.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted
by the Connril of 4 the,
City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on
MAY 2by the following vote:
ES: COUNCIL MEMBER ARIAS, G NO ZALES, WEIR, SMITH, FREEMAN, GRAY. UR
S: COUNCIL MEMBER
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBER
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBER
APPROVED MAY 2 41023
By-0.01 JP
KAREN GOH
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
VIRGINIA GENNARO
City Attorney
de
�SHUAH. RUDNICK
puty City Attorney
WIVV,
LIE DRIMAKIS, MMC
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of
the Council of the City of Bakersfield
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