HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 062-2024 RESOLUTION NO, 062 - 2024
A RESOLUTION OF THE BAKERSFIELD CITY
COUNCIL DISPENSING WITH FORMAL
BIDDING PROCEDURES TO PURCHASE OFFICE
SUPPLIES FROM STINSONS BAKERSFIELD AND
AUTHORIZING THE USE OF COOPERATIVE
PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS FOR THE
PURCHASE OF OFFICE SUPPLIES, NOT TO
EXCEED $800,000.
WHEREAS, the City may enter info cooperative procurement contracts for
work, supplies, equipment or materials without competitive bidding pursuant to
Bakersfield Municipal Code Section 3.20.060(D)(7); and
WHEREAS, the City of Bakersfield desires to purchase office supplies under a
contract; and
WHEREAS, the County of Kern solicited proposals for a contract to supply
office supplies in February 2022; and
WHEREAS,Sfinsons Bakersfield was the successful low bidder for the contract
and has extended their bid prices to the City of Bakersfield as a cooperative
procurement contract; 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 if is in the best
interests of f he 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 complies with the City's procurement
process, including public advertisement for sealed bids and awards determined
on the basis of best value.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield
as follows:
I . The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein
by reference.
2. The Council finds 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.
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.
4. The Finance Director or his designee is authorized to purchase office
supplies at County of Kern Price Agreement No. 536 contract pricing through a
local vendor, Stinsons Bakersfield and to negotiate the purchase of same, not to
exceed $800,000 for a two-year period.
5. 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 Council of the City of Bakersfield of a regular meeting thereof held on
MAY - 8 2024 , by the following vote:
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QY IE :) COUNCIL MEMBER ARIAS,GOY,tZALES,-WEIR-,SMITH, FREEMAN,GRAY, KAUR
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBER
ABSTAIW COUNCIL MEMBER
COUNCIL MEMBER,.-U=jZ
ALIE DRIMAKIS, MMC
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of
the Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED M M 2024
By
KAREN GOH Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
VIRGINIA GENNARO
City Attorney
By
JOSHUA H. RUDNICK
eputy City Attorney
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