HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-16 - Authorize the Purchase of a Vactor Truck for the Engineering & Public Works Streets and Wastewater DivisionRESOLUTION NO. 2026 - 16
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA,
1) 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 SOURCEWELL CONTRACT # 1011221-VTR WITH
VACTOR MANUFACTURING FOR THE PURCHASE OF A VACTOR 2210-16" SEWER
CLEANER TRUCK IN A NOT -TO -EXCEED AMOUNT OF $724,000 FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS
STREETS AND WASTEWATER DIVISION; 2) AUTHORIZING A FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET
ADJUSTMENT TO TRANSFER $124,000 FROM THE SEWER FUND TO THE VEHICLE
ACQUISITION FUND; AND 3) AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE
ADJUSTMENTS OF UP TO $72,400 TO THE NOT -TO -EXCEED AMOUNT FOR THE
PURCHASE AS A 10% CONTINGENCY FOR UNFORESEEN FLUCTUATIONS IN PRICING.
WHEREAS, the Public Works Streets and Wastewater Division utilizes a 2016 sewer
Vactor truck that is used to clear blockages, avoid spillage, and perform preventative maintenance
in the City's sewer infrastructure, which has exceeded its useful life of 8 years and is scheduled
to be replaced; and
WHEREAS, the City of National City has an opportunity to piggyback onto the Sourcewell
Contract #101221-VTR with Vactor Manufacturing, a division of Federal Signal (supplier for
Haaker Equipment Company) to allow for the purchase of a new Vactor truck; 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 the Sourcewell Contract
# 101221-VTR with Vactor Manufacturing was competitively bid through a Request for Proposals
process, and that the Sourcewell procurement procedures are in substantial compliance with
those of National City; and
WHEREAS, the adopted budget for Fiscal Year 2026 for the acquisition of the Vactor truck
was $600,000, which is $124,000 less than the amount needed to procure the vehicle,
necessitating a budget augmentation of $124,000; and
WHEREAS, City staff recommends that the City Council authorize a Fiscal Year 2026
budget adjustment to transfer $124,000 from the Sewer Fund to the Vehicle Acquisition Fund for
the purchase; and
WHEREAS, City staff recommends adoption of the resolution as stated.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY,
CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: That the City Council hereby authorizes waiving the formal bid process
pursuant to National City Municipal Code Section 2.60.260 regarding cooperative purchasing and
authorizes the City to piggyback onto Sourcewell Contract # 101221-VTR with Vactor
Manufacturing for the purchase of a Vactor 2110-16" Sewer Cleaner Truck in a not -to -exceed
amount of $724,000 for the Public Works Streets and Wastewater Division.
Section 2: That the City Council hereby authorizes a Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
Adjustment to transfer $124,000 from the Sewer Fund to the Vehicle Acquisition Fund for the
purchase.
Section 3: That the City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to approve
adjustments of up to $72,400 to the not -to -exceed amount for the purchase as a 10% contingency
for unforeseen fluctuations in pricing.
Section 4: That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 17th day of February, 2026.
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Ron Morrison, Mayor
ATTEST:
Shelley Chapel, C, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Heidi Skinner, Interim City Attorney
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of National City, California, on
February 17, 2026 by the following roll -call vote, to -wit:
Ayes: Bush, Rodriguez, Yamane, Molina, Morrison
Nays: None.
Absent: None.
Abstain: None.
AUTHENTICATED BY: Ron Morrison
Mayor of the City of National City, California
Shelley Chapel
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
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BY:
Shelley Chapel, MM , City Cler