HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2018-191RESOLUTION NO. 2018-191
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA WAIVING COMPETITIVE BIDDING,
APPROVING A SOLE-SOURCE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
FOR TWO (2) PIERCE ARROW XT TRIPLE COMBINATION
PUMPER / FIRE ENGINES BETWEEN THE CITY AND
SOUTH COAST FIRE EQUIPMENT, AND AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE SAME
WHEREAS, the Fire Department delivers Fire and Emergency Medical Services to
residents, visitors, and employees every day with several different types of fire apparatus,
including Triple Combination Pumper/Fire Engines, an Urban Search and Rescue (Heavy
Rescue) unit, and a Type III Brush Engine; and
WHEREAS, the Fire Department is requesting approval to enter into a sole-source
purchase agreement with South Coast Fire Equipment, Inc. to purchase two (2) Pierce Arrow XT
Triple Combination Pumper/Fire Engines; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to industry and department standards on replacement of large fire
apparatus, the two new Pumper/Fire Engines which will replace two (2) existing front -line
Pumpers, which will be placed into reserve status; and
WHEREAS, the Fire Department has demonstrated that waiving competitive bidding in
this purchase materially better serves the City’s best interest by using a purchasing process that
has been approved by the Purchasing Agent, pursuant to Chula Vista Municipal Code section
2.56.070 (B) (3); and
WHEREAS, the Fire Department has demonstrated that South Coast Fire Equipment, Inc.
is a sole source, pursuant to Chula Vista Municipal Code section 2.56.070 (B)(4), because it
provides a unique performance capability with its products and service and meets the
department’s compatibility requirements, in furtherance of equipment standardization, safety for
Fire personnel, and operational efficiency and interoperability; and
WHEREAS, the total cost to purchase the two (2) Triple Combination Pumper/Fire
Engines is $1,441,571.83, which will be paid with funds already included in the FY2018-2019
Measure P Expenditure Plan; and
WHEREAS, during the apparatus build process, if specific changes should become
necessary, the Fire Department asks the City Council to authorize the Fire Chief or his designee
to make such changes, as long as the total price does not increase by more than four percent (4%)
above the total quoted price by Pierce Manufacturing.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
that it waives competitive bidding.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, that it
approves a sole-source purchase agreement for two (2) Pierce Arrow XT Triple Combination
Pumper/Fire Engines between the City of Chula Vista and South Coast Fire Equipment, Inc. in
the form presented, with such minor modifications as may be required or approved by the City
Attorney, a copy of which shall be kept on file in the Office of the City Clerk, and authorizes and
directs the City Manager to execute the same, and if changes become necessary in the apparatus
build process, authorizes the Fire Chief or his designee to make such changes up to a four percent
(4%) increase in the total quoted price by Pierce Manufacturing.
Presented by Approved as to form by
Jim Geering Glen R. Googins
Fire Chief City Attorney
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 18th day of September 2018 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Aguilar, Diaz, McCann, Padilla, and Casillas Salas
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Mary Casillas Salas, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2018-191 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 18th day of September 2018.
Executed this 18th day of September 2018.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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