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City Council Meeting: August 11, 1 998
Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NO. 9306
(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 nders annually;
and
WHEREAS, It IS vital to the travel needs of the bus nding public that the Big
Blue Buses be properly maintained to ensure the safe travel for Its nders; and
WHEREAS, avallablhty of bus parts IS necessary to the proper maintenance of
the bus fleet; and
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; and
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WHEREAS, Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 2.24.100(c) 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; and
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
2.24.100(c), the City Council finds and declares that certain bus part purchases are
of urgent necessity and the competitive bidding procedure should be waived for
non-OEM bus parts.
SECTION 3. In accordance with Santa MOnica Municipal Code Section
2.24.080( 1) the City Council finds and declares that certalO bus part purchases are
the proprietary Items of original eqUipment manufacturers and/or their authorized
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exclusive distributors and the competitive bidding process should be waived for non-
OEM bus parts.
SECTION 4. I n 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.
SECTION 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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lVIARSHA JQ~ES MOUTRIE
City Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 11th of August, 1998
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Robert Holbrook, Mayor
I, Mana M Stewart, City Clerk of the CIty of Santa MOnica, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution 9306 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meetmg of the Santa
MOnica City Council held on the 11th of August, 1998 by the follOWing vote
Ayes Councllmembers
Ebner, Femsteln, Genser, Greenberg, Holbrook,
O'Connor, Rosenstein
Noes Councllmembers
None
Abstain Councllmembers
None
Absent Councllmembers
None
ATTEST
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Mana M Stewart, City Clerk