HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2011-137RESOLUTION NO. 2011-137
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL APPROVING
PURCHASE OF FOUR 32 -FOOT TRANSIT VEHICLES,
AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE PURCHASE
ORDER, AND FURTHER APPROPRIATING FUNDS
WHEREAS, staff recommends purchasing four EI Dorado National CNG Easy Rider II
(32 -foot) transit vehicles utilizing the Morongo Basin Transit Authority Lead Agency for the
California Association for Coordinated Transportation (MBTA/CalACT) Contract RFP No. 09-02
to replace the 40 -foot buses scheduled to retire in 2012; 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 the City Manager and City Council, to use contracts that have been awarded by other
California public agencies, provided that their award was in compliance with their formally -
adopted bidding or negotiation procedures; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends appropriation of $1,940,000, using Federal Transit
Administration (FTA)/Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) and Transportation
DevelopmentAct (TDA) funds.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby approve
the purchase of four 32 -foot transit vehicles from EI Dorado Bus Sales, of Hayward, California,
in the approximate amount of $1,874,100, utilizing the Morongo Basin Transit Authority Lead
Agency for the California Association for Coordinated Transportation (MBTA/CalACT) Contract
RFP No. 09-02; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council does hereby authorize the
City Managerto execute the purchase order; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that funds in the amount of $1,940,000 be appropriated,
utilizing Federal Transit Administration (FTA)/Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) and
Transportation Development Act (TDA)funds.
Dated: September 7, 2011
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2011-137 was passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held September 7, 2011, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hansen, Katzakian, Mounce, Nakanishi, and
Mayor Johnson
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS —None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS— None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS— None
JOHL
City Clerk
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