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RESOLUTION NO. 124-2005
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING STAFF TO PREPARE PLANS,
SPECIFICATIONS, AND BID DOCUMENTS AND TO ADVERTISE FOR
BIDS FOR A PROPOSED FIRE TRAINING TOWER AND EMERGENCY
OPERATIONS CENTER! CLASSROOM BUILDING AND TO PREPARE
CONTRACT DOCUMENTS FOR THE PURCHASE OF A FIRE
SIMULATION
WHEREAS, the City Council/Redevelopment Agency has approved the issuance of
redeveloPlnent bonds in early 2006, thereby making available monies and funds for the purchase and
installation of a new fire training tower, tower fire sitnulation equiplnent and an elnergency
operations center/classroom building for the Fire Station 61 Project Site, located at 91 South Spruce
Street, South San Francisco, California; and
WHEREAS, the City is now ready to proceed with the preparation of plans, designs and
specifications for the cOlnpetitive bidding of the purchase and installation of said fire tower and the
emergency operations center/ classrooln building; and
WHEREAS, the City has designed and has already constructed areas for sitnulated car fire,
flamlnable gas or vapor and interior structural fire training on the Fire Station 61 Project Site; and
WHEREAS, all such current silnulations used by the Fire Departlnent and that shall occur on
the Fire Station 61 Project Site all utilize the fire simulation and control systems Inanufactured by
Drager Safety Systems, Ltd.; and
WHEREAS, California Public Contract Code Section 3400(b) pennits general law cities to
suspend cOlnpetitive bidding and to make sole source purchases of products or equipment in order to
match other products in use on a particular public improvelnent either cOlnpleted or in the course of
completion or to obtain a necessary item that is only available froln one source; and
WHEREAS, after thoroughly reviewing and studying the equipment available from
companies that specialize in the construction and sale of insulating systelns for fire training
structures, staff has determined that only one product, the Westec Insulating Systeln, meets the
City's needs and concerns with respect to durability, health and safety and available warranties; and
WHEREAS, after thoroughly reviewing and studying the available data, the Fire Department
has determined that Inatching the proposed Drager fire silnulation system with other existing
simulators that shall be used on the Station 61 Project Site is crucial for Fire Department personnel
safety, operator training, warranty review and equipment maintenance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of South San
Francisco that staff is authorized to prepare plans, specifications and bid documents and place
advertisements for the competitive bid of a prefabricated fire training tower and an emergency
operations center/ classrooln building.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council hereby finds that all of the recitals set
forth above are true and correct to the best of its knowledge, and based on said finding, determines
that staff Inay designate the Westec Insulating Systeln as a required cOlnponent in its specifications
for the training tower in accordance with the Public Contract Code Section 3400 exception for
components or equipment available from a sole source.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council hereby finds that all of the recitals set
forth above are true and correct to the best of its knowledge, and based on said finding, determines
that, as to the purchase of the Drager fire silnulation systeln, the formal bid procedures set forth in
the South San Francisco Municipal Code Inay be dispensed with in accordance with the Public
Contract Code Section 3400 exception for components or equiplnent available froln a sole source.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is hereby authorized to enter prepare
an agreement for the purchase of said fire sitnulation equiplnent frOln Drager Safety Systelns, Ltd.,
in an amount not to exceed $605,000 upon the availability of funds froln the issuance of
Redevelopment Agency bond monies.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was regularly introduced and adopted by the
City Council of the City of South San Francisco at a Special meeting held on the 30th day of
November 2005 by the following vote:
AYES:
Councilmembers Richard A. Garbarino, Pedro Gonzalez and Karyl Matsumoto,
Mayor Pro T em loseph A. Fernekes and Mayor Ravmond L. Green
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
ATTEST:
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