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Council Meeting December 17, 1996 Santa MOnica, A
TO Mayor and City Council
FROM City Staff
SUBJECT RecommendatIon to Award a Purchase Order for ConversIon of Nine (9)
GO-4/BT Parking Enforcement VehIcles to Compressed Natural Gas
(Mogas Ecolo) BId #2610
Introduction
This report concerns award of a Purchase Order for conversIon of nine (9) GO-4/BT
Parkmg Enforcement vehicles to CNG (Mogas Ecolo) for the Special Enforcement
DIvIsIon, Police Department. In the total amount of $36,000, Includmg apphcable sales
tax
Background
The nme Units will be used by the Pollee Department as Parkmg Enforcement vehicles
Currently there are two conversIon systems available for the GO-4 parking enforcement
vehicles Ngv-Ecotrans provides a GFI system which the City had mstalled In their
earlier units This system was not very successful City staff expenenced several
breakdowns The system also requires a laptop computer for diagnosIs
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Alternate Fuels Technologies has converted the last eight (8) umts purchased by the
City The Mogas system has been very successful and reqUires very little repairs
Alternate Fuels Technologies IS the local vendor which can Install the system
The specIfications were designed for this specific conversion system due to the positive
results from the last eight umts Installed Alternate Fuels Technologies IS the sole
dlstnbutorllnstaller of Mogas Ecolo CNG conversion kits In the Southern Callforma area
The manufacturer will not sell direct to the City Alternate Fuels Technologies has
converted the City-owned parkmg enforcement vehIcles
Ordinance Number 1743 (CCS), Section 5, paragraph 224080 of the Santa MOnlca
Municipal Code allows exception to competitive bidding when servIces are purchased
from a sole source distributor
Staff has evaluated the quotation submitted by Alternate Fuels Technologies and finds
that It meets City speCifications
Budget/FinancIal Impact
Fiscal Year 1996-97 appropriation authOrity for this purchase IS In the Capital
Improvement Budget, account number 54-710-461-20097-8900-99167, "Fleet Vehicle
Replacement Program -- All Funds"
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Recommendation
It IS recommended that award of a Purchase Order be made to Alternate Fuels
TechnologIes In the total amount of $36,000 including applicable tax
Prepared By Pam Wortham, Purchasing Agent
Brenda Reed, Buyer
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