HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 79-97RESOLUTION NO. 7 9" 9 7
A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THAT AUTOMATED REFUSE AND
GREENWASTE CARTS FOR EXPANSION OF THE CITY'S
COLLECTION PROGRAM CANNOT REASONABLY BE OBTAINED
THROUGH USUAL BIDDING PROCEDURES AND AUTHORIZING THE
FINANCE DIRECTOR TO DISPENSE WITH BIDDING THEREFORE,
NOT TO EXCEED $330,000, AND TO PURCHASE THE CARTS.
WHEREAS, the City has previously purchased over 60,000 automated refuse and
greenwaste carts for its collection program from Toter Inc., and
WHEREAS, the City completed implementation of its automation program
utilizing said carts; and
WHEREAS, the City entered Agreement No. 96-63 in March 1996 with Kern
Refuse Disposal, Inc. (Hauling Contractor) to phase in automated residential refuse and
greenwaste service; and
WHEREAS, Agreement No. 96-63 provides that the City will furnish necessary
greenwaste cans for the program to be implemented in areas served by Hauling Contractor; and
WHEREAS, new homes in areas contiguous to those currently receiving
automated refuse and greenwaste service require additional carts of the same design, size, color,
parts and specification; and
WHEREAS, the Finance Director has determined and has recommended that this
Council find, that said carts can only reasonably be obtained from one vendor because of the
compatibility with existing equipment and has recommended that this Council authorize
dispensing with bidding therefor in accordance with Subsection D. 1 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:
reference.
The above recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein by
2. Said carts can only be reasonably obtained from one vendor because of the
compatibility of said carts and the need to successfully integrate them into the existing City
system.
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3. The Finance Director is authorized to dispense with bidding and to
negotiate the purchase of same, with appropriation of funds from the Refuse Enterprise Fund
($70,000 budgeted and $260,000 from fund balance), not to exceed $330,000.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by
the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on MAY I~ 1 1°~37 ,
bvthe followin~vote' AYES: COUNCILMEMI~£R DeMOND, CARSON,-S!dffi~,McDERMOTT, ROWL'I~S,~ULLiVAN,$ALYAGGJO
- ~ ' NOES: COUNCILMEMBER
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMSER
Af:GENT: COUNCiLMEMBER _
CITY CLERK and Ex '~)~Jo of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
Approved
b~6B PRICE
Mayor of the City of Bakersfield
Approved as to form:
JUDY K. SKOUSEN
City Attorney of the City of Bakersfield
JUDY K. SKOUSEN
City Attorney
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