CC RESOLUTION 1430RESOLUTION NO. 1430
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, AWARDING TO
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY A CERTAIN CONTRACT
FOR THE FURNISHING AND INSTALLING OF CER-
TAIN RADIO EQUIPMENT FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
OF SAID CITY.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo,
California, has heretofore in the manner provided by law, duly
and regularly advertised for bids under a notice to bidders en-
titled "NOTICE INVITING BIDS FOR THE FURNISHING AND INSTALLING
OF CERTAIN RADIO EQUIPMENT FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF
EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA. ", dated July 28, 1954, which is now on
file in the office of the City Clerk, open to public inspection,
and hereby referred to and by this reference incorporated herein
and made a part hereof, for furnishing and installing certain
radio equipment for the Fire Department of said City; and
WHEREAS, at the time fixed for opening and considering
said bids, to wit: the
the 25th day of August,
examine and declare all
bids to the City Admini
port to said Council at
tember 1, 1954; and
hour of 7:00 o'clock P. M., on Wednesday,
1954, said Council did publicly open,
bids received and did refer all of said
strative Officer for investigation and re-
its next regular meeting to be held Sep-
WHEREAS, said last mentioned date has now arrived and
said Administrative Officer has reported and recommends to said
Council that General Electric Company, the low bidder under said
notice inviting bids, be awarded the contract for furnishing and
installing said radio equipment for the Fire Department of said
City; and
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WHEREAS, said Council concurs in the report and recom-
mendation of said City Administrative Officer and has reached its
decision in the said matter;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SE-
GUNDO, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE AND DETERMINE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the bid of GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY,
of 3460 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles 5, California, dated
August 24, 1954, (the low bid) which said Council determines to
be substantially as follows, to wit:
*August 24, 1954
*City Council
City of El Segundo
205 Franklin Avenue
El Segundo, California
*Gentlemen:
*General Electric Company is pleased to propose the fol-
lowing radio equipment in response to your request to
bid opening August 25, 1954-
*I. 1A. One SC -22$ General Electric Base Station
Combination for remote control . . . . . $625.00
1B.
One 4EZ1B1 General Electric Speaker
1$.50
2.
Two RC -3 General Electric Remote
Control Units . . . . . . . . . . . . .
410.00
3A.
One S -3BB- 155.61 Pruyn -Moore Station
Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35.00
3B.
1001 RG -8 /U Transmission Line and
Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1$.00
3C.
Antenna Masts per Specification . . . .
60.00
4A.
Two PS- 150 -DC Industrial Radio Pak -Fones
for two - channel operation, to transmit
and receive on 155.61 me and 154.13 mc. .
846.50
*II. Installation of Base Station . . . . . . . . $130.00
*III. Furnish and install necessary crystals to
modify five RCA Model CM3B mobile combinations
for operation on a frequency of 154.13 mega-
cycles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $110.00
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"Prices quoted are f.o.b. El Segundo, California. Prices
do not include Federal Excise tax or any State or local
tax.
"Delivery can be made within 30 to 45 days from receipt
of order specifying operating frequencies. A 10% bid bond
is attached to this quotation and a 25% performance bond
will be provided upon award of bid to the undersigned.
"This same equipment is now in use by the Cities of Haw-
thorne and Inglewood. We respectfully solicit your care-
ful consideration of our proposal.
"Yours very truly,
/s/ Kent J. Worthen
KENT J. WORTHEN
District Sales Manager
Radio Communication Equipment
"KJW:hm
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and which said bid was submitted in response to and under the terms,
conditions, provisions and requirements set forth in the "NOTICE
INVITING BIDS FOR THE FURNISHING AND INSTALLING OF CERTAIN RADIO
EQUIPMENT FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO,
CALIFORNIA. ", be, and the same is hereby accepted as hereinabove
set forth and determined in the above quoted bid, which is now on
file in the office of the City Clerk of said City, and which said
bid so on file is hereby expressly referred to and by this refer-
ence incorporated herein and made a part hereof for all further
particulars.
SECTION 2. The Contractor agrees, responsive to the
preference of the City Council of said City as expressed in the
notice inviting bids, pursuant to which this contract is made, that
only American -made materials, and, so far as reasonably possible,
California -made materials will be used in the work or improvement
contemplated under this contract, all in conformity with the pro-
visions of Sections 43QO to 4305, both inclusive, and Sections
4330 to 4334, both inclusive, cf the Government Code of the State
of California.
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SECTION 3. The Contractor, insofar as said Contractor
is legally required so to do, must observe and abide by the pro-
visions of all laws of the State of California and of the United
States of America relating to contracts of the nature contemplated
herein, whether herein specifically mentioned or not.
SECTION 4. That all bids received for the furnishing
and installing of said radio equipment are hereby rejected with
the exception of the bid of GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, hereinabove
referred to, and the City Clerk is hereby authorized and instructed
to return the checks of all unsuccessful bidders.
SECTION 5. That the City Clerk shall prepare copies of
this resolution after the passage and adoption thereof, and shall
affix to such copies at the end thereof, after the Clerkts Certifi-
cate, forms for the approval of the successful bidder and on the
part of the said City; and such copies of this resolution, so ap-
proved and accepted by the successful bidder and by and on behalf
of said City, shall constitute the contract for furnishing and
installing certain radio equipment for the Fire Department of said
City, pursuant to the award hereinabove made; and the Mayor of
the City of E1 Segundo is hereby authorized on behalf of said City
to affix the approval and acceptance of said City to such con-
tract, and said City Clerk is hereby authorized and instructed to
attest the same on behalf of said City and to affix the seal of
said City thereto.
SECTION 6. That the City Clerk shall certify to the
passage and adoption of this resolution; shall cause the original
of the same to be entered in the book of resolutions of the said
City of E1 Segundo, and shall make a minute of the passage and
adoption thereof in the records of the proceedings of the City
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Council of said City, in the minutes of the meeting at which the
same is passed and adopted.
Passed, approved and adopted this lst day of September,
1954.
3Ty -or pr ate or City of
E1 Segundo, California.
ATTEST: A
City Clerk
(SEAL)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, ) SS.
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO. )
I, Neva M. Elsey, City Clerk of the City of El Segundo,
California, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of
the City Council of the said City is five; that the foregoing
resolution, being Resolution No. _.1430._, was passed and adopted
by the said City Council, approved an3 signed by the Mayor pro tem
of said City, and attested by the City Clerk of said City, all at
a regular meeting of the said Council held on the 1st day of Sep-
tember, 1954, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Baker, Frederick, Gordon and Mayor
pro tem Swanson;
NOES: Councilmen None;
ABSENT: Mayor Selby.
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of said City this
1st day of September, 1954.
cl—tyClerk of the Cit o
(SEAL)
El Segundo, Californi .
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