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Resolution No. 2007= 19
Directing that competitive bidding be dispensed with
in connection with the purchase of
Oracle Fusion Middleware
For Information System Integration
WHEREAS, the District computer operating systems are primarily on the Microsoft platform
(Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2000); the District also has a UNIX
environment running IVUE applications and OpenVMS for our Electric SCADA system; and
WHEREAS, BPEL (Business Process Engine Language) is an integration software and must
operate on and between a multitude of operating systems and databases; and
WHEREAS,the integration the District will be performing will be messaging data from our local
.,, servers to emails, pagers and cell phones, and the BPEL server must be able to transmit to
and from these environments; and
WHEREAS, BPEL will be a middleware between our database applications, therefore making
support seamless between the BPEL product and our database applications; and
WHEREAS, five BPEL/Application Server Software Products were considered and rated; and
WHEREAS, the following criteria were utilized: requirement to work on a multitude of operating
systems; integration work requires messaging to and from emails, pagers and cell phones
(SMS); support should be seamless between the BPEL product and our database applications
due to the fact that BPEL will be a middleware between our database applications; product
must be easy to implement, operate, and run without outside consultants; and
WHEREAS, Oracle BPEL software is the only software which meets all the criteria critical for
implementation and deploying with existing and/or potentially future Truckee Donner Public
Utility District Information Technology; and
WHEREAS, various California court decisions, including Graydon v. Pasadena Development
Agency, 104 C.A. 3d 631 (1980), hold that if the subject of a contract is such that competitive
proposals would be unavailing or would not produce an advantage and the advertisement for
competitive bids would thus be undesirable or impractical, a public agency may dispense with
competitive bidding; and
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WHEREAS, due to the facts set forth above, competitive bidding would be unavailing and
would not produce an advantage to the District and the advertising for competitive bids would
not produce an advantage to the District and would be undesirable; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Directors that it adopts the above
stated recitals as its findings.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE Board of Directors that for the reasons set forth above,
the District finds that competitive bids for the purchase of the "Oracle Fusion Middleware:
Application Server&BPEL Developer' package would be unavailing and would not produce an
advantage to the District and the advertisement for competitive bids would not produce an
advantage to the District and would be undesirable and costly.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors at a meeting duly called and held within
the District on the 6th day of June, 2007 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Directors Aguera, Hemig, Sutton, Taylor and Thomason
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
Tim F. Taylor, Board rectors
ATTEST:
Peter L. Holzmeister, Clerk of the Board
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