HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 13-99RESOLUTION NO. 18 - 9 9
A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THAT THE PURCHASE OF
A FIRE STATION ALERTING SYSTEM CANNOT BE
REASONABLY OBTAINED THROUGH USUAL BIDDING
PROCEDURES AND AUTHORIZING THE FINANCE
DIRECTOR TO DISPENSE WITH BIDDING THEREFOR, NOT
TO EXCEED $26,000. (ZETRON)
WHEREAS, the Fire Department desires to respond to emergency situations with
minimal delay; and
WHEREAS, the Fire Department shares the Emergency Communications Center
with the County of Kern; and
WHEREAS, the Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system at the Emergency
Communications Center went on-line December 1998; and
WHEREAS, the purchase of an upgrade to the Zetron alerting system is necessary
as the City's existing system is non-compatible with the new Kern County CAD system.
The upgrade will provide for seamless notification of an emergency call to all City fire
stations; and
WHEREAS, the Fire Department has extensively evaluated available fire station
alerting systems and has determined that the Zetron fire alerting system is the only
available system with the features needed to be fully compatible with systems utilized by
the County of Kern Emergency Dispatch Center; and
WHEREAS, the Finance Director has determined, and has recommended that this
Council find, that said fire station alerting system can only be reasonably obtained from
one vendor because of the restricted availability of said system and the need to
successfully integrate such system into the existing County emergency dispatch system
and has recommended that this Council authorize dispensing with bidding therefor in
accordance with subsection D.2. of Section 3.20060 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield
as follows:
The above-recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein by reference.
2. Said Zetron fire station alerting system can only be reasonably obtained from
one vendor because of restricted availability of said system and the need to successfully
integrate this system into the existing County system.
3. The Finance Director is authorized to dispense with bidding and to negotiate
the purchase of same, not to exceed $26,000.00.
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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
FFB l 0 1999 , by the following vote:
. ~se,rr. COU~MEMBe~ .... CITY CLERK and EX OFFICI~.~f the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED FEB 10 1999
MAYOR of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
BART J. THILTGEN
City Attorney
By:
MI~'HAEL G. ALLF0~'~D~~
Assistant City Attorney
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