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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 2011-137