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Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager to execute all documents necessary to enter into a contract with The Bolder Group, Inc., of Long Beach, CA , for furnishing and delivering marine fuel, in an annual amount of $150,000, and an additional 10 percent contingency in the amount of $15,000, for a total annual amount not to exceed $165,000, for a period of one year, with the option to renew for three additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager; and
Amend purchase order No. BPPW1200060 with The Bolder Group, Inc., by adding $14,000 for a total amount not to exceed $303,000. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into an annual contract with The Bolder Group, Inc., (Bolder) for the purchase of marine fuel and related supplies.
The City purchases fuel from two vendors in a combined annual amount of approximately $134,000 to fuel vessels operated by the Police, Fire and Parks, Recreation and Marine Departments in support of Port Security, Marine Safety, and marine maintenance operations in the Alamitos Bay, Marine Stadium, Shoreline Marina, and along the Long Beach waterfront. Fuel docks in the Alamitos Bay and Shoreline Marinas are operated by Bolder, and an alternate fueling site in San Pedro is operated by The Jankovich Company.
Approximately 75 percent of the marine fuel used by City vessels is supplied by Bolder, with the remainder being supplied by The Jankovich Company. Purchasing marine fuel from Bolder enables City vessels to be fueled within their patrol and operating areas, minimizing the time they would be unavailable to respond if they had to go to external locations for fuel. Therefore, in the interest of public safety, the Department of Financial Management wishes to enter into an annual contract to purchase marine fuel from The Bolder Group, Inc.
Pursuant to Purchasing policy, Blanket Purchase Order (BPO) BPPW12000060 was issued on January 1, 2012, and will expire on...
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