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RESOLUTION NO. 97—C136
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA WAIVING
FORMAL SEALED BIDDING AND AWARDING OF CONTRACTS FOR
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORK PROJECTS TO LUCENT
TECHNOLOGIES, ANIXTER AND MICROAGE.
WHEREAS, Section 2-537 ofthe Azusa Municipal Code requires Citypurchases over the amount of $5,000
to be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder after notice, and
WHEREAS, Section 2-536 of the Azusa Municipal Code requires the City Council to waive formal sealed
bidding procedures upon finding that the public welfare would be promoted by dispensing with them, and
WHEREAS, the Cityhas a need to upgrade its complextelecommunications and network infrastructure which
is essential and critical to the City's operations, and
WHEREAS, Lucent Technologies has performed wiring in multiple City buildings including the conversion
in 1995 of the City's telephone system, and
WHEREAS, Anixter is an official supplier to Lucent Technologies and has consistently provided AT&T
certified products at competitive prices directly to the City, and
WHEREAS, MicroAge provided the lowest written quotes for network hardware through the California
Multiple Awards Schedule, and
WHEREAS, all of the vendors are covered under the State of California Multiple Awards Schedule which
allows local agencies to waive formal bidding,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA DOES HEREBY FIND AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That conducting a formal "sealed" bidding process for the purchase and installation
of a Telecommunications and Network systems as defined in Network/Telephone
Infrastructure Project Phase II would be impracticable, useless and uneconomical and that
the public welfare would be promoted by dispensing with them, and
Section 2. That the formal "sealed" bidding process is waived, and
Section 3. That the purchase and installation of Telecommunications and Network contracts
shall be awarded to Lucent Technologies in the amount of $72,054 for telephone upgrades and
cabling, to Anixter in the amount of $5,407 for cabling supplies and to MicroAge in the
amount of $22,516 for networking hardware, and
Section 4. That the Purchasing Officer is authorized to sign the various documents that are
necessary to effectuate the procurement and installation.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPT41) TH$15TH DAY OF SEPTEN'!WR,1997.
MAYOR
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. 9 7—Cl 3 6was duly adopted by the City
Council of the City of Azusa, at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 15TH day of SEPTEMBER, 1997 by
the following vote of the Council.
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: HARDISON, STANFORD, ROCHA, BEEBE, MADRID
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE