CITY OF FONTANA
NON-COMPETITIVE SOURCE SELECTION JUSTIFICATION
FONTANA
CALIFORNIA
Contract/Req. No.: Amendment No.: Requestor: Jeff Kim Date: 2/18/26 Pre-Tax Amount: $$ 154,030.00 Tax: $ Freight: $ Total Amount: $$ 154,030.00 Vendor Name: TKE Engineering, Inc
FUNDING SOURCE AND AUTHORIZATION (check as applicable)
City Resources Gov't Grant Other
Certifications: Debarment* Anti-Lobbys Certificates) | Not Attached Applicable
Fund: 245/630 Object Code: 37603361
Equipment Screening': Yes Not Applicable Title Vests: - Purchase Description: Engineering design
1. Source Selection - Competition is impracticable (Check appropriate box):
• UNAVAILABLE FROM ANY OTHER SOURCE. No competitive advantage would be gained from competitive pricing, such as when equipment, goods, materials, supplies, personal property, or services are unique and are only available from one source. (Explain below. Include all contacts made to verify the sole source or single source situation.) • COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT. This product or service required is being purchased under a cooperative purchasing agreement. (Explain below).
SAME PRICE PURCHASED BY ANOTHER PUBLIC AGENCY. The product or service required was awarded a bid by another public agency that has purchasing procedures substantially similar to those that the city would have been required to use, and the vendor offers the same price(s) to the city that it offered to the other agency.
EMERGENCY. This product or service required is due to an emergency, determined by the City Manager, which could not have been anticipated and critical need precludes any form of competition. (Purchases more than $100,000 must be presented at the next regular City Council Meeting for ratification by the City Council. Please attach supporting documentation and approval from City Manager).
OTHER REASON(S). (Explain below).
Detail information to support above justification(s):
The selection of TKE Engineering, Inc. is uniquely advantageous and critical to the project's success due to their prior role as the surveyor, sewer main designer, and construction manager for the Sierra Avenue Widening Project completed three years ago. By retaining the specific project staff who managed the original design and construction, the City gains access to irreplaceable institutional knowledge regarding the complex underground utility corridor and the existing storm drain connection points. This familiarity eliminates the "discovery phase" costs and risks typically associated with a new firm, as TKE possesses a pre-existing understanding of the site's hydraulic constraints and localized community concerns. Their established relationships with nearby business owners and residents will streamline the public outreach process and minimize construction-related grievances. Consequently, TKE is the only firm capable of delivering a design that ensures seamless integration with existing infrastructure while maintaining an expedited schedule and reducing the potential for costly utility conflicts during construction.
4 Applies to purchases under a Federal Grant equal to or more than $25,000 5 Applies to purchases under a Federal Grant equal to or more than $100,000 " Applies to equipment purchases under a Federal Grant equal to or more than $5,000
2. Price/Cost Analysis (ONLY APPLICABLE TO PURCHASES/CONTRACTS THAT EXCEED $100,000):
The action taken in verifying price reasonableness is indicated below. Identify the methods) listed below used to verify price reasonableness. Check one or more paragraphs below as applicable. • Current price schedule (verifiable catalogue, published price list, etc.) Schedule Name/No.: Unit Price: $
Supplier Contact: Date of Schedule:
• Previous purchase.
Supplier: Unit Price:
PO No.: PO Date:
Similar item in related industry.
Price Source: Unit Price:
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• Any other Reasonable basis: less than 10% of constr cost
3. Small Business' Solicited (Federally Funded Procurements Only) Document whether Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Women Owned Small Business or Service Disabled Veterans Owned Business or Veterans of Vietnam Era Owned Business concerns were solicited and, if not, why not.
• Applicable Businesses' referenced above were solicited. • No Applicable Businesses referenced above were solicited because -----------Attach additional sheets as needed---------------- Required Signatures:
Jeff Kim 02/18/2026
Requestor Name (Print) Requestor Signature Date
Gia Kim Sinki 02/18/2026
Department Director Name (Print) Department Director Signature Date