HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-120-08/18/1998-APPROVING PURCHASE OF A 1998 GILLIG TRANSIT BUS FROM GILLIG CORPORATION AS AN EXCEPTION TO THE COMPE RESOLUTION 98-120
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF A 1998 GILLIG TRANSIT BUS
FROM THE GILLIG CORPORATION AS AN EXCEPTION
TO THE COMPETITIVE PURCHASING PROCESS
WHEREAS, Transfort needs a new bus for Foxtrot and, based on the fact that the delay in
funding for that bus was not foreseen,had planned on having a new bus available for this service in
1998; and
WHEREAS,Gillig has voluntarily kept the bus under construction and reserved for the City,
pending completion of the funding process; and
WHEREAS, sufficient funds for the purchase have been provided by a combination of
Colorado Department of Transportation Section 5311 grant and local matching funds,appropriated
by Council in Ordinance No. 115, 1998; and
WHEREAS, Section 8-160 (d) (1) b of the Code of the City of Fort Collins authorizes the
Purchasing Agent to negotiate the purchase of supplies and service without utilizing a competitive
process where the Purchasing Agent determines that although a particular material or service is
available from more than one (1) responsible source, a competitive process cannot reasonably be
used,or, if used,will result in a substantially higher cost to the City,will otherwise injure the City's
financial interests or will substantially impede the City's administrative functions or the delivery of
services to the public; and
WHEREAS, because of the lengthy delay which would be involved in starting the
procurement process over,the Purchasing Agent has determined that a competitive process cannot
reasonably be used and,if used,would result in a substantially higher cost to the City and may result
in the impairment of the City's delivery of services to the public, and the Purchasing Agent has
submitted the requisite justification for this determination to the City Manager for approval; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager has reviewed and approved the justification for this
acquisition; and
WHEREAS, Section 8-160 (d) (3)requires approval of this purchasing method by the City
Council for items costing more than One Hundred Thousand Dollars($100,000)prior to acquisition.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS that the Purchasing Agent is authorized to purchase a 1998 Gillig bus in the
amount of$228,406 as an exception to the competitive purchasing process requirements.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins held this
18th day of August, A.D. 1998.
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ATTEST:
City Clerk