R-9380
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RESOLUTION NO 9380
City Council Senes
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE FOR
THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF OPTICOM TRAFFIC SIGNAL PRE-
EMPTION EQUIPMENT WITH JOHN C HEN BERGER CO, INC , WITHOUT
COMPETITIVE BIDDING
WHEREAS, the City of Santa MOnica Transportation Management DIvIsion has a
reqUIrement for purchase and InstallatIon of traffic SIgnal pre-emptIon eqUIpment, and
WHEREAS, the traffic Signal pre-emption equipment must be compatible with
Optlcom traffic Signal pre-emption eqUipment, and
WHEREAS, to the staff's best knowledge only one company can supply this
equipment, and
WHEREAS, the products and services rendered In the past by this company
have proVided high quality, durable eqUipment at a fair price, and
WHEREAS, to seek competItIve bIds for purchase and installatIon of saId
eqUipment would be futlle as there eXists no competitive market, would only cause
unnecessary expense and delay and would not be In the public Interest
NOW, THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS
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SECTION 1 The City Council finds that no competitive market eXists to
purchase and Install traffic signal pre-emption equipment and that such eqUipment can
be purchased more economically on the open market
SECTION 2 The City Council also finds that to seek competitive bids for said
equIpment would cause unnecessary expense and delay
SECTION 3 The City Manager, or his designee, IS hereby authonzed to
purchase Optlcom traffic signal pre-emption eqUipment from John C Henberger Co ,
Inc, the only distributor In the southwest region for Optlcom eqUipment and have them
Install the equipment without competitive 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 AS TO FORM
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ADOPTED AND APPROVED THIS
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1999
MAYOR
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Adopted and approved this 23rd of March, 1999
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I. Marla M Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa MOnica, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution 9380 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
MOnica CIty CounCil held on the 23rd of March, 1999 by the following vote
Ayes Councllmembers
Femsteln, Genser, Holbrook, McKeown,
O'Connor, Rosenstein
Noes Councllmembers
None
Abstain Cou nCllmembers
None
Absent Councllmembers
None
ATTEST
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Mana M Stewart, City Clerk