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RESOLUTION DETERMINING THAT CERTAIN FAIRFIELD BAR RAKE
AND ROLLERS AT WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT NO. 2 CANNOT
BE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USUAL BIDDING PROCEDURES
BECAUSE OF THE NEED TO INTEGRATE INTO EXISTING FAIRFIELD
BAR SCREEN SYSTEM AND AUTHORIZING THE FINANCE DIRECTOR
TO DISPENSE WITH BIDDING THEREFORE, NOT TO EXCEED $80,000.
WHEREAS, on Thursday, September 20, 2012, City Wastewater personnel
observed that the existing bar rake was bent and bearings on the rollers were
worn at the headworks at Wastewater Treatment Plant 2 (WWTP2); and
WHEREAS, City Wastewater personnel determined the damage was due
to worn out bearings and that the bar rake and rollers needed replacement;
and
WHEREAS, the City currently uses Fairfield bar rake and rollers exclusively at
WWTP2 because equipment is made to fit on Fairfield bar screen system; and
WHEREAS, the City is required to ensure bar rake and rollers must be
compatible with the City's existing mechanical infrastructure at WWTP2; and
WHEREAS, compatible bar rakes and rollers are only available from
Fairfield Service Company of Indiana, LLC; and
WHEREAS, the Public Works Director recommends the Council find said bar
rake and rollers can only be reasonably obtained from Fairfield Service
Company of Indiana, LLC and because of the need to integrate the equipment
into an existing City system, recommends that the Council dispense with the
bidding, in accordance with subsection D.2 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:
The above - recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein by
reference.
2. The Council hereby finds that the purchase of the bar rake and rollers
can only be reasonably obtained from one vendor (Fairfield Service
Company of Indiana, LLC) because of the necessity to successfully
integrate such equipment into the existing City system.
3. The Finance Director is authorized to dispense with bidding and to
negotiate the purchase of same, not to exceed $80,000.
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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
OCT 1 7 2012 , by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBER SALAS BENHAM, WEIR, COUCH, HANSON, SULLIVAN, JOHNSON
COUNCILMEMBER
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBER
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER
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ROBERTA GAFFORD, C
CITY CLERK and Ex Offi io Clerk of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED OCT 1 7 2012
HARVEY L. HALL
Mayor of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED as to form
VIRGINIA GENNARO
City Attorney
BPeputy /� a"',
rRUDNICK
City Att orney
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