Resolution 1119RESOLUTION NO. 1119
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, DECLARING
THE PROVISION OF SEWER LIFT STATION
TELEMETRY EQUIPMENT TO BE APPROPRIATE
FOR SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT AND
APPROVING THE USE OF SUCH PROCESS.
WHEREAS, the City's purchasing policies and procedures require
competitive bids for procurement of goods and services exceeding $5,000 in cost, and,
WHEREAS, the City has a requirement to upgrade its sewer lift station
telemetry system, and,
WHEREAS, a sewer lift station telemetry system meets the definition of
pollution control "facility" in RCW 70.95A.020, and,
WHEREAS, RCW 70.95A.090 reserves to local governing bodies the sole
discretion to improve pollution control facilities and waives requirements for competitive
bidding and other restrictions imposed on procedure for awarding contracts for such
purpose, and,
WHEREAS, such upgrade will require the professional services of a
consulting firm to provide design, engineering, programming, equipment installation, and
other services, and,
WHEREAS, in 1997 the City engaged the services of a consulting
engineering firm to upgrade the water utility telemetry equipment, and,
WHEREAS, the City utilized the professional services consultant
selection process to select the consulting engineering firm in 1997, and
WHEREAS, the process resulted in a contract to both design the telemetry
system as well as install the equipment, and
WHEREAS, the engineering and public works departments have
recommended that the sewer lift station telemetry equipment be upgraded because it is
beginning to fail and requires replacement, and
WHEREAS, within the telemetry system industry, each engineering firm
has their own unique and proprietary way of designing each system, and
WHEREAS, the City staff has recommended that from an operational
standpoint, the City utilize the same telemetry system throughout the water and sewer
utilities in order to reduce the cost of maintenance and operations, now, therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON,
HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council finds that the proprietary nature of the
design and installation of telemetry equipment creates special market standards and
conditions which justify the use of sole source procurement. Accordingly, the City
Council authorizes the Public Works Department to utilize the sole source selection
process for the design, procurement and installation of a telemetry system within its
sewer utility, upon the certification of the selected engineering consultant that the
telemetry system to be installed is proprietary and that the price charged the City is
consistent with the lowest prices offered by the consultant for such design and installation
services to other similarly situated customers.
RESOLVED this 21 st day of March, 2006.
APPROVE
MAY R, Gry
HAAKENSON
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 03/17/2006
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 03/21/2006
RESOLUTION NO. 1119