HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2010-20RESOLUTION NO. 2010-20
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL APPROVING
PURCHASE OF TRANSIT FARE COLLECTION EQUIPMENT
AND FURTHER APPROPRIATING FUNDS
WHEREAS, the City of Lodi received American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARM)
funds in the amount of $1,623,000 for transit infrastructure projects, including the purchase and
installation of automated fare boxes for transit buses in the amount of $300,000; and
WHEREAS, the automated fare boxes will validate coins, bills, and transfers, providing
the drivers with a mechanism to verify funds; and
WHEREAS, GFI GenFare is the leading supplier of bus fare collection equipment and
the only equipment compatible with our neighboring transit agency, San Joaquin Regional
Transit District; and
WHEREAS, City staff recommends the purchase of the transit fare collection equipment
from GFI GenFare, of Elk Grove Village, Illinois, using the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit
Authority Contract RFP No. 2006-039. The purchase includes electronic fare boxes, computer
hardware and software, cashboxes, ticket material, spare parts, and training for Fleet
Maintenance staff: and
WHEREAS, per Lodi Municipal Code §3.20.045, "State and Local Agency Contracts,"
the bidding process may be waived when it is advantageous for the City, with appropriate
approval by City Manager and City Council, to use contracts that have been awarded by other
public agencies, provided that their award was in compliance with their formally -adopted bidding
or negotiation procedures.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby approve
the purchase of transit fare collection equipment from GFI GenFare, of Elk Grove Village,
Illinois, in the amount of $279,843, through the Great Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Contract RFP No. 2006-039; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that funds in the amount of $300,000 be appropriated
from American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds for this purchase.
Dated: February 17, 2010
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2010-20 was passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held February 17, 2010, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hansen, Hitchcock, Johnson, Mounce, and
Mayor Katzakian
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
I JOHL
City Clerk
2010-20