HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 1996-03 - Board RESOLUTION NO. 9603
0-1 OF THE
TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
DIRECTING THAT COMPETITIVE BIDDING BE DISPENSED WITH IN
CONNECTION WITH UPGRADING THE DISTRICT'S EXISTING
HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE
CHANGES IN ELECTRIC METERING EQUIPMENT
WHEREAS, the District purchased new meter reading hardware from Itron and upgraded its meter
reading software provided by OrCom Systems, Inc. in 1992; and
WHEREAS, the District purchased an IBM AS400 computer system in 1993 and at the same time
purchased software, training and support services from OrCom Systems, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, the District has decided that it is cost effective to implement new meter reading
technologies; and
WHEREAS, implementing new meter reading technologies will require modification to the District's
existing meter reading hardware and software and training of staff to run the modified hardware
r-� and software provided by Itron and OrCom Systems, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, the District's meter reading function has been converted to the current OrCom
software and Itron hardware systems at great expense to the District; and
WHEREAS, converting all of these software packages to another vendor's hardware and/or
software system would not be desirable and would be very costly to the District; and
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
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
WHEREAS, Public Utilities Code Section 20206.4 generally requires that the District seek
competitive bids in connection with the purchase of goods; and
WHEREAS, the District finds that the computer hardware, software and support services more
nearly resembles a special service, for which no competitive bidding is required, as opposed to
a "good,-"and
WHEREAS, the Public Utilities Code Section 16034 and Government Code Section 53060 provide
that the District may, without competitive bidding, contract for special services and advice in
financial, economic, accounting, engineering, legal, administrative and professional matters if such
persons are specially trained and experienced and competent to perform the special services
required,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Directors that for the reasons set forth
above, the District finds that competitive bids for the upgrade of existing meter reading hardware
and software 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.
BE iT FURTHER RESOLVED that the District finds that upgrading existing meter reading
hardware, software and support services more nearly resembles a special service, for which no
competitive bidding is required, as opposed to a "good."
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors at a meeting duly called and held within the
District on the 17th day of January 1996 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Aguera, Jones, Maass, Sutton and Hemig.
NOES: None.
ABSENT. None.
TRUCKEE DONN R PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
By
Peter L. Holzmerster, Clerk of the Board
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Susan M. Craig, Deputy District CI k
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