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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
CHARLES PARKIN, City Attorney
411 West Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor
Long Beach, CA 90802-4664
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LONG BEACH AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH METER,
VALVE & CONTROL, INC. , WITHOUT ADVERTISING FOR
BIDS, FOR FURNISHING AND DELIVERING GAS METERS
AND OTHER SERVICES AND PARTS IN AN ANNUAL
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $ 300,000 FOR A PERIOD OF
ONE YEAR WITH THE OPTION TO RENEW FOR FOUR
ADDITIONAL ONE-YEAR PERIODS
WHEREAS, the Energy Resources Department (“ER”) requires gas meters and related services and parts; and
WHEREAS, historically, ER has installed Itron natural gas meters for its large commercial and industrial customers in Long Beach and Signal Hill; and WHEREAS, ER staff is full y trained on the operation, maintenance, and repair of the Itron natural gas meters and part s which eliminates the need for additional staff training; and
WHEREAS, Meter, Valve & Control , Inc. (“MVC”) is the sole manufacturer and distributor of Itron meters and regulators used for light-duty commercial and residential customers; and
WHEREAS, no useful purpose would be served by advert ising for bids and to do so would constitute an idle and useless act and an unnecessary expenditure of public funds;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Long Beach resolves as follows:
Section 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized to enter a contract, RES-22-0190
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28 without advertising for bids, with Meter, Valve & Control, Inc. for the purchase of Itron meter equipment and other services and parts as may be required by the City for a period of one (1) year, with the option to renew for four (4) additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager, in an annual amount not to exceed Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000). If the sole source status of Meter, Valve & Control, Inc. changes, City shall publicly bid instead of extending the contract.
Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting this resolution.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the City Council of the City of Long Beach at its meeting of ____ ..,_N.....,o:;..::v..;e.:..:.m=b-=e ___ r ..... 1 __ 5 _____ , 2022 by the following vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Councilmembers: Zendejas, Allen, Supernaw, Mungo, Saro, Austin, Richardson.
Councilmembers: None. ------------------
Councilmembers: Price, Uranga. ------------------
Recusal(s): Councilmembers: _N_o_n_e_. ______________ _ RFA:bg AZZ-03176 (10-06-2022)
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