CC RESOLUTION 4749RESOLUTION NO. 4749
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EL SEGUNDO SENIOR CITIZEN
HOUSING CORPORATION TO EXPEND UP TO $48,976.00 FOR THE
PURPOSE OF MODERNIZING THE FRONT ELEVATOR AT THE PARK
VISTA SENIOR HOUSING FACILITY AND AUTHORIZING THE EL
SEGUNDO SENIOR CITIZEN HOUSING CORPORATION BOARD TO
EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH AMTECH ELEVATOR SERVICES
WITHOUT THE NEED FOR COMPETITIVE BIDDING AS OTHERWISE
REQUIRED BY THE EL SEGUNDO MUNICIPAL CODE.
The City Council of the city of El Segundo does resolve as follows:
SECTION 1: The City Council finds and declares as follows:
A. The City of El Segundo owns the Park Vista senior housing facility and the
underlying real estate located at 615 East Holly Street;
B. The Park Vista facility is operated and managed by the El Segundo Senior
Citizen Housing Corporation, a non - profit California corporation, pursuant
to an Operating Agreement between the City and the Corporation dated
May 6, 1986;
C. Pursuant to Section 5.2.1 of the Operating Agreement, as amended,
expenditures by the Housing Corporation in excess of $10,000 for
maintenance of the facility require prior authorization by the City Council;
D. On or about October 7, 2011, the City received a proposal from Amtech
Elevator Services to modernize the front elevator at the Park Vista senior
housing facility (the "Project ") for a cost of $48,976.00;
E. The proposed project is necessary to ensure maximum reliability of the
elevator equipment, minimize elevator shutdowns, ensure the safety of
building tenants, visitors and staff, reduce the risk of injury to passengers,
reduce liability exposure associated with elevator - related accidents, and to
increase resident satisfaction;
F. Ordinarily, the City would need to comply with the competitive bidding
requirements set forth in the California Public Contracts Code for this type
of project;
G. The purpose of such bidding requirements is to guard against favoritism,
improvidence, extravagance, fraud and corruption, to prevent waste of public
funds, and to obtain the best economic result for the public;
H. The facts and circumstances of this Project, however, demonstrate that
competitive bids would be unavailing or would not produce an advantage,
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and the advertisement for competitive bid would thus be undesirable and
impractical for the following reasons:
Amtech Elevator Services completed the modernization of the rear
elevator at Park Vista in 2009 and performed two different
emergency repairs earlier this year, one for approximately $5,000
and one for $6,000 to the front elevator;
2. The critical components that Amtech installed on the front elevator
during the emergency repair process earlier this year are under
warranty by Amtech and do not need to be replaced during the
modernization process;
3. If a different company were to perform the modernization work on
the front elevator, the City would lose the benefit of the warranty on
the recently replaced components;
4. The Corporation is under contract with Amtech for the regular
maintenance of both elevators at Park Vista. If a different company
were to perform the modernization work on the front elevator, the
Corporation would need to enter into a separate maintenance
agreement with that company for maintenance of the front elevator
only, resulting in separate maintenance contracts for each of the
two elevators and an overall increase in maintenance expenses for
the elevators on an ongoing basis;
5. Based on the Corporation's recent experiences with the rear
elevator modernization and the emergency repairs on the front
elevator, Amtech has proven to be highly competitive in its pricing
and it is improbable that any other private contractor can complete
the Project for a lesser amount;
6. Utilizing a company other than Amtech to perform the
modernization work would result in increased costs over both the
short and long term.
In waiving the competitive bid requirements otherwise required by the
Code, the City Council takes note of the analysis and decisions set forth in
Graydon v. Pasadena Redevelopment Agency (1980) Cal.App.3d 631;
Hodgeman v. City of San Diego (1942) 53 Cal. App.2nd 610; Orange
County Water Dist. v. Bennett (1958) 156 Cal. App.2nd 745; and Los
Angeles G &E Corp. v. City of Los Angeles (1922) 188 Cal. 307;
SECTION 2: Authorizations.
A. The City Public Works Director, or designee, is authorized to act on the
City's behalf in approving any alterations or modifications to the Project
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approved by this Resolution;
B. The President of the Board of Directors of the El Segundo Senior Citizen
Housing Corporation is authorized to execute a contract with Amtech
Elevator Services for the completion of the Project in a form approved by
the City Attorney.
SECTION 3: The City Clerk is directed to certify the adoption of this Resolution.
SECTION 4: This Resolution will become effective immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 1St day of November, 2011.
Eric Busch, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Cindy Mo sen, City Clerk
APPROVED A
MARK D. HE L i orney
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By:
Karl H. Berger, A s�tant City Attorney
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