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RESOLUTION NO. 5684
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING IT TO BE OF
URGENT NECESSITY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF
PROPERTY THAT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL MAINTENANCE
CONTRACTOR BE SELECTED THROUGH REQUEST FOR
PROPOSALS AND AUTHORIZING SUCH A PROCEDURE
(FOUR VOTES REQUIRED)
WHEREAS, section 1212 of the Arcadia City Charter authorizes
letting of contracts without advertising for bid pursuant to the
determination of an urgent necessity for the preservation of
property and a declaration of facts supporting the urgency; and
WHEREAS, the City of Arcadia contracts for the maintenance and
repair of the city traffic signal system to preserve life, health,
and property; and
WHEREAS, the maintenance and repair of the city traffic signal
system entails the preservation of City property and property of
the community at large; and
WHEREAS, past experience demonstrates that in this area where
technical competence and response time are crucial to the proper
preservation of public and private property, substantial damage and
loss to the city may occur, and
WHEREAS, the traffic signal system of the city of Arcadia is
an integral part of the community essential for the safety and
orderly flow of vehicular and pedestrian traffic, and
WHEREAS, to retain an experienced and responsive traffic
signal maintenance contractor it is desirable to utilize the
request for proposal procedure providing for ultimate selection
based on numerous crucial factors including price; and
WHEREAS, the performance of traffic signal maintenance
contracts involves continuous on-going professional services which
include responsiveness to a multitude of unique circumstances.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council determines that there is an
urgent necessity for the preservation of life and property for the
reasons set forth above and therefore authorizes the letting of the
contract for traffic signal maintenance subject to a selection
process based on request for proposals as determined by the Public
works Director of the city of Arcadia. The request for proposal
shall include contract price as an important criteria of selection,
however, lowest price shall not necessarily bind the city to that
bidder in view of the urgency and related circumstances as set
forth in this Resolution and related reports.
SECTION 2. That the City Clerk shall certify to the
adoption of thi~ Resolution.
Passed, approved and adopted this 4th day of August
1992.
ATTEST:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF ARCADIA
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I, JUNE D. ALFORD, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 5684 was passed and
adopted by the city Council of the city of Arcadia, signed by the
Mayor and attested to by the city Clerk at a regular meeting of
said Council held on the 4th day of
August
, 1992, and
that the said ~esolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
Councilmember Ciraulo, Harbicht, Eojeski, Margett and Fasching
NOES:
None
ABSENT: None
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