HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 034-2025RESOLUTION NO. 034 2 5
A RESOLUTION OF THE BAKERSFIELD CITY
COUNCIL DISPENSING WITH FORMAL
BIDDING PROCEDURES IN THE PURCHASE OF
DELL HARDWARE AND AUTHORIZING THE USE
OF COOPERATIVE PROCUREMENT
CONTRACTS FOR THE PURCHASE OF DELL
HARDWARE.
WHEREAS, the City may enter into 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, 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 interest; and
WHEREAS, Bakersfield Municipal Code Section 3.20.060(D) (7) allows the City
Council to determine by resolution to dispense with bidding procedures when a
local vendor_ or company has successfully obtained a contract _that was
competitively awarded by another governmental agency either within Jhe last
thirty-six months or is one that is still active and valid as a participant in a
cooperative, procurement contract; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to utilize a competitively awarded cooperative
procurement contract for the purchase of Dell workstation equipment directly
from Dell, to obtain competitive prices and the best value for the City's
equipment needs; and
WHEREAS, the process used to determine the vendors for the cooperative
procurement contracts referenced 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:
The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated here'bAke��
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by reference.
2. The Council finds that the purchase of Dell workstation equipment is
necessary for the City's use, and that it is in the best interests of the City, and to
the City's economic advantage that such purchase be obtained at the lowest
possible cost for the quality needed by entering into a city, county, state or
federal government cooperative procurement contract. The Council finds that
the purchase of Dell workstation equipment, in the types and quantities required
by the City, is available from a company, Dell, which successfully obtained a
contract that was competitively awarded by a governmental agency within the
last thirty-six months and/or is still active and valid.
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 Dell hardware.
4. The Finance Director or his designee is authorized to purchase Dell
hardware from Dell pursuant to the terms and conditions of the State of California
NASPO contract No. 23026 / 7-23-70-55-01 Amendment 1, as may be amended
from time to time and including any options to renew that may be exercised by
the parties.
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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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
APP0 q 2025 , by the following vote:
ES
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
COUNCIL MEMBER ARIAS, GONZALES, WEIR, SMITH, KOMAN, BASHIRTASH, KAUR
COUNCIL MEMBER
COUNCIL MEMBER
COUNCIL MEMBER
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J LIE DRIMAKIS, MMC
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of
the Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED -APR 0 9 2025
By
KAREN GOH Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
VIRGINIA GENNARO
City Attorney
By
ASHLEY Z RANO
Deputy City Attorney
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