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Chief Administrative Office, Procurement and Contracts Division, recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Waive competitive bidding requirements for the provision of commercial cardlock fueling services as authorized by ordinance section 3.12.160 (F);
2) Authorize the Chair to sign Agreement 364-S1711 with Hunt and Sons, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 for the period of January 24, 2017 through January 23, 2019 to provide commercial cardlock fueling services for all County-owned vehicles; and
3) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute Amendments which do not affect the term or total not to exceed amount of the Agreement.
FUNDING: General and Non-General Fund.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Chief Administrative Office, Procurement and Contracts Division, recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Waive competitive bidding requirements for the provision of commercial cardlock fueling services as authorized by ordinance section 3.12.160 (F); and
2) Authorize the Chair to sign Agreement No. 364-S1711 with Hunt and Sons, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 for the period of January 24, 2017 through January 23, 2019 to provide commercial cardlock fueling services for all County-owned vehicles; and
3) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute Amendments which do not affect the term or total not to exceed amount of the Agreement.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On January 25, 2005, item #57, the Board awarded Request for Proposal #05-405-016 for the provision of an off-site cardlock fueling system to the sole respondent Hunt & Sons, Inc. who was then and is currently the only vendor that manages the majority of local and greater Sacramento area commercial cardlock fueling sites.
This program has been very successful and convenient for the majority of employees who are required to travel in the course of their work, specifically law enforcement. The County Purchasing Ordinance authorizes an exemption from competitive bidding when...
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