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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 91-195 - Authorize bypass of formal bidding process; awarding a contract to seal-all marketing for the rental of a seal-all marketing applicator & purchase of polyseal 3 sealant f i RESOLUTION NO. 91- / 9r A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING AUTHORIZING THE BYPASS OF THE FORMAL BIDDING PROCESS; AWARDING A CONTRACT TO SEAL-ALL MARKETING (SINGLE VENDOR) FOR THE RENTAL OF A SEAL-ALL MARKETING APPLICATOR AND THE PURCHASE OF POLYSEAL 3 SEALANT; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION. j I j WHEREAS, the Public Works Department wishes to implement an i improved method of sealing cracks in pavement that have opened up due to such influences as weather and traffic, which will eliminate the current sanding, extensive signing, and two man- hour stages (shoveling and picking up) in the City' s current process; and WHEREAS, in the improved method which is proposed, a P P P melter/applicator is used to melt down a solid rubber polymer jmaterial that is spread into the cracks; depending on weather, the material sets up in 5-30 minutes; and J WHEREAS, the rubber-polymer asphalt has an extreme elasticity that, once in the crack, does not pull apart, as the latex used in the past few years has; and I WHEREAS, with the proposed method, it is also possible to seal during damp days, as an air pressure/torch system eliminates moisture from the cracks , enabling the sealing process to be accomplished; and WHEREAS, only two vendors currently supply the equipment to use the proposed process: Crafco International and Seal-All Marketing; and � WHEREAS, Crafco International has a minimum six-month rental program at $1800/month and a material cost of 31 cents/pound; and WHEREAS, Seal-All Marketing has a minimum three-month rental program at $1800/month and a material cost of 27 cents/pound; and WHEREAS, staff has advised Council that it does not anticipate a need to rent the equipment for the minimum six-month period required by Crafco International, thus eliminating Crafco International as a potential vendor; and i WHEREAS, funds are available through the normal street 1 maintenance budget for the proposed rental/purchase; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Redding Municipal Code Section 4. 20 . 080 A. 2, staff recommends that a contract be awarded to Seal-All Marketing for the rental of a Seal-All applicator and the purchase of the necessary Polyseal 3 sealant; and WHEREAS, the City Council has carefully studied the above i matter, and has determined that said recommendation is in the best interests of the City; and i WHEREAS, it has been determined that this matter is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California i Environmental Quality Act; NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Redding as follows: 1. That the foregoing recitals are true and correct. i2. That, pursuant to Redding Municipal Code Section 4.20 . 080 A. 2, the formal bidding process be bypassed and a contract awarded to Seal-All Marketing for the rental of a Seal- 2 i 1 I f All applicator and the purchase of the Polyseal 3 sealant. 1 i 3 . That the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute the necessary documentation on behalf of the City of Redding; and the City Clerk is hereby authorized to attest the i j signature of the City Manager and to affix the seal of the City i of Redding thereto. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was introduced and read at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redding on the 7th day of May, 1991, and was duly adopted at said meeting by the following 4/5ths vote of Council: I AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Arness, Dahl, Fulton, Mass & Buffum NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None NANCY/ BUFFUM Mayor Cityliof Redding ATTEST: p ETHEL A. NICHOLS, City Clerk. i FORM ROVED RANDALL HAYS, City Attorney 3