HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2012-022RESOLUTION NO. 2012-022
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF MOTOR
VEHICLE FUEL, ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS FROM THE
SOCO GROUP, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NUMBER
10015195-12-Z AND THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
WITH THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO, FOR A PERIOD OF ONE
YEAR BEGINNING DATE OF AWARD, WITH OPTIONS TO
RENEW FOR FOUR ADDITIONAL ONE-YEAR PERIODS
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista ("City") purchases approximately 104,400 gallons
of biodiesel and 109,100 gallons of gasoline annually; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Diego issued a Request for Proposal ("RFP") for the
purchase of various motor vehicle fuels, utilizing a competitive bid process, which the City's
purchasing agent determined to be consistent with good purchasing practices; and
WHEREAS, The Soco Group was one of 286 potential proposers contacted by the City
of San Diego, and one of three proposers who responded to the RFP to supply various motor
vehicle fuels at a predictable price; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Diego staff conducted an extensive analysis and evaluation
of the proposals that were received, and determined the proposal submitted by The Soco Group
to provide motor vehicle fuel to be the best overall value and in the best interest of the City of
San Diego; and
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista Municipal Code Section 2.56.140 authorizes the
City to participate in cooperative bids with other government agencies for the purchase of
materials of common usage; and
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista was named in the RFP as a participating agency, one
of 21 agencies in addition to the City of San Diego, so that the proposers would be aware of the
City's intention to purchase fuel under the agreement; and
WHEREAS, as a result of the RFP, the City of San Diego entered into a contract with
The Soco Group; and
WHEREAS, the RFP and the resultant contract allow, but do not obligate, the City to
purchase fuel from The Soco Group pursuant to the terms of the RFP and the contract, and
require The Soco Group to provide fuel to the City, and the other participating agencies, at the
prices bid in response to the RFP; and
WHEREAS, the contract price for the various fuels contemplated in the RFP is based
upon the Oil Price Information Service "Unbranded Low Rack" daily fuel price in San Diego
and such pricing represents the best value for the City of Chula Vista.
Resolution No. 2012-022
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista does hereby authorize the purchase of motor vehicle fuel, on an as-needed basis, from The
Soco Group, in accordance with the terms and conditions of Request for Proposal number
10015195-12-Z and the Cooperative Agreement with the City of San Diego (copies of which aze
on file with the City Engineer) for a period of one year beginning on date of award, with options
to renew for four additional one-year periods.
Presented by Approved as to form by
Rich d op s Glen R. Googins
Director of Pu is Works 't Atto ey
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 28th day of February 2012 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Aguilar, Bensoussan, Castaneda, Ramirez and Cox
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
J
Cheryl Cox, a or
ATTEST:
Donna R. Norris, MC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
I, Donna R. Norris, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2012-022 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regulaz meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 28th day of February 2012.
Executed this 28th day of February 2012.
Donna R. Norris, CMC, City Clerk