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R-4969 . . e Resolution ~ 4969 (City Counci~ Series) . A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA WAIVING FORMAL BID PROCEDURE AND AUTHORIZING DIRECT NEGOTIATION FOR BUS FARE BOXES AND FARE COLLECTION SYSTEM WHEREAS, the City Council previously has approved entering into a grant contract with the Urban Mass Transportation Administration calling for bus fare boxes and a fare collection and rrocessing system; and WHEREAS, only one manufacturer within the United States is known to produce compatible fare boxes and fare processing equipment canable of meeting the City's current and anticipated reouirements; and HHEREAS, to formally advertise for bids to supply this equipment would entail expense and delay with no assurance that competition would be generated or that such action would be to the City's benefit. NOW, THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That the City Council finds that only one knovm source exists for the fare boxes and fare collection eauiument. SECTION 2. That the City Council finds that the purchase of this eauipment is of necessity to the City and that to solicit bids formally would be to no avail and would cause unnecessary expense and delay. SECTION 3. That the City Manager is authorized to negotiate directly for this equipment without calling for formal bids. SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect. APPROVED AND ADOPTED this day of January 24th 1978. ~v) ~1 J~.J Mayor ATTEST: ~() ~-~ <,~ '/ VC': ~7. -r..-ctL-z '---' (' /Ci Clerr~- ~_ J " .. . . . - e I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Monica at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 24th day of January ,1978, by the following vote of the Council: AYES: Councilmen: Bambrlck, Cohen, Reed, Scott, Swink NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT. Councilmen' Trives, van den Steenhoven - ~ .--;7- , - ? __ ;< / ,)t"r~~.A--.fL<---~ (/ T olty--Clerk ./ - APPROVED AS TO FORM: (I). 'J . ~Attorney