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City Council Meeting: July 22, 1997
Santa MOnica, California
RESOLUTION NO. 9166
(CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SANTA MONICA TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER
TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE CONTRACTS FOR THE
PURCHASE OF BUS PARTS
WHEREAS, the Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus operates 135 buses over 12
routes, traveling 3 8 million miles and serving more than 18,000,000 riders annually;
WHEREAS, It IS vital to the travel needs of the bus riding public that the Big Blue
Buses be properly maintained to ensure the safe travel for ItS riders; and
WHEREAS, availability of bus parts IS necessary to the proper maintenance of
the bus fleet;
WHEREAS, staff has determined that the formal bidding procedures are not
condUCive to the flexibility needed to guarantee availability of bus parts nor ensure that
the lowest pOSSible price IS received due to changing market conditions In bus parts;
WHEREAS, Santa MOnica MUniCipal Code Section 2.24.1 OO(b) provides for the
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waiver of formal bidding procedures, after rejection of all bids, when necessary to
address concerns such as those set forth above;
WHEREAS, Santa MOnica MUnicipal Code SectIon 2.24.1 OO@ proVides for the
waiver of formal bidding procedures when deemed by City Council to be of urgent
necessity or cause unnecessary expense and delay as set forth above;
WHEREAS, Santa MOnica Municipal Code Section 2.24.080(1} prOVides for an
exception to competitive bidding on proprietary items of Original equipment
manufacturers and/or their authOrized exclUSive distributors;
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. In accordance With Santa MOnica MUnicipal Code Section
2.24.100(b), the City Council finds and declares that bus parts may be purchased
under more favorable circumstances In the open market and the competitive bidding
procedure should be waived for non-OEM bus parts.
SECTION 2. In accordance With Santa MOnica MuniCipal Code Section
2 24.1 OO(c), the CIty Council finds and declared that certain bus part purchases are
of urgent necessity and the competitIve bidding procedure should be waived for
non-OEM bus parts.
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SECTION 3.
I n accordance with Santa Monica MUnicipal Code Section
2.24.080( 1) the City Council finds and declares that certain bus part purchases are the
proprietary items of anginal equipment manufacturers and/or their authorized exclUSive
distributors and the competitive bidding process should be waIved for non-OEM bus
parts.
SECTION 4. In accordance with the above listed Santa MOnica MUniCipal
Code sections, the City Council authorizes the City Manager to negotiate and execute
purchase orders for the purchase of bus parts.
SECTIO N 5. 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 AS TO FORM:
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MARSHA JO S MOUTRIE
City Attorney
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Adopted and approved thIs 22nd of July 1997
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O'Connor. Mayor
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L "Ylana 1\.1 Stewart. CItv Clerk of the CIty of Santa Momca. do hereby certify that the
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foregomg ResolutIOn 9166(CCS) was duly adopted at a meetmg of the CIty Councd held on the
22nd of July, 1997 by the followmg vote
Ayes
Councdmembers
Femstem, Genser, Mayor Pro Tern Holbrook, Mayor
O'Connor. Rosenstem
Noes
CouncIlmembers
None
Abstam
CouncIlmembers
None
Absent
Councdmembers
Ebner. Greenberg
ATTEST
Mana M