HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 2020-45RESOLUTION NO. 2020 — 45
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY,
WAIVING THE FORMAL BID PROCESS PURSUANT TO NATIONAL CITY
MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 2.60.260 REGARDING COOPERATIVE PURCHASING
AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO PIGGYBACK ONTO GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION (GSA) CONTRACT #GS-28F-0022U WITH RUSS BASSET
CORPORATION FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF SIX NEW
WORKSTATIONS AND REPLACEMENT OF CARPET TILES
FOR NATIONAL CITY POLICE DISPATCH IN AN AMOUNT
NOT TO EXCEED $143,146.46.
WHEREAS, the current National City Police Dispatch Workstations have
exceeded their useful life and are scheduled to be replaced; and
WHEREAS, due to new technology demands and the weight and size of
the equipment required at each workstation, the current setup is no longer feasible; and
WHEREAS, the workstations do not provide the ergonomic support
necessary for police dispatchers to perform their job; and
WHEREAS, the City of National City has an opportunity to piggyback onto
General Services Administration (GSA) Contract #GS-28F-0022U with Russ Basset
Corporation to allow for the purchase and installation of six new workstations and
replacement of carpet tiles for National City Police Dispatch; and
WHEREAS, Section 2.60.260 of the National City Municipal Code provides
that the City may buy directly from a vendor at a price established through competitive
bidding by another public agency whose procedures have been determined to be in
substantial compliance with the City's procurement procedures, and such a determination
has been made in this case, therefore, it is recommended that the purchase be made
without complying with the competitive bidding procedure set forth in the Municipal Code;
and
WHEREAS, National City's Purchasing staff has confirmed that GSA
Contract #GS-28F-0022U with Russ Basset Corporation was competitively bid through a
Request for Bid (RFB) process, and that the respective procurement procedures are in
substantial compliance with those of National City; and
WHEREAS, staff is requesting City Council to award the purchase and
installation of six new workstations and replacement of carpet tiles for National City Police
Dispatch to Russ Basset Corporation in a not to exceed amount of $143,146.46,
consistent with Section 2.602.60 of the National City Municipal Code regarding
cooperative purchasing, by piggybacking the GSA Contract #GS-28F-0022U.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
National City hereby affirms the Purchasing agent's determination that GSA Contract
#GS-28F-0022U with Russ Basset Corporation was competitively bid through a Request
for Bid (RFB) process, and that the respective procurement procedures are in substantial
compliance with those of National City.
Resolution No. 2020 — 45
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of National
City hereby waive the formal bid process pursuant to National City Municipal Code
Section 2.60.260 regarding cooperative purchasing and authorizes the City to piggyback
onto General Services Administration (GSA) Contract #GS-28F-0022U with Russ Basset
Corporation for the purchase and installation of six new workstations and replacement of
carpet tiles for National City Police Dispatch in an amount not to exceed $143,146.46.
ATTEST
PASSED and ADOPTED this 17th day of March, 2020.
Cl
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Michael R. Dalla t
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Attorney
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Alejandra Sotelo-Solis, Mayor
Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of National City, California, on
March 17, 2020 by the following vote, to -wit:
Ayes: Councilmembers Cano, Morrison, Quintero, Rios, Sotelo-Solis.
Nays: None.
Absent: None.
Abstain: None.
AUTHENTICATED BY: ALEJANDRA SOTELO-SOLIS
Mayor of the City of National City, California
City Jerk of the City o(/National City, California
By:
Deputy
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-45 of the City of National City, California, passed and adopted
by the Council of said City on March 17, 2020.
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
By:
Deputy