HomeMy WebLinkAbout033564 RES - 01/28/2025Resolution authorizing the purchase of a mainline control system from
Groebner & Associates, Inc., of Rogers, Minnesota, for use by the Gas
Department to repair pipelines and isolate sections of gas mains in the
absence of pressure control fittings in cases of emergency, for
$169,037.77, with FY 2025 funding from the Gas Operations Fund.
WHEREAS, the City's Gas Operations Department needs a mainline control
system, which will be utilized to repair pipelines and isolate sections of gas mains in the
absence of pressure control fittings, with such a system being critical to sustaining the
department's operational reliability for service;
WHEREAS, State law provides that such procurements, as outlined above, are
subject to statutory procurement requirements, including competitive bids, unless an
exemption applies;
WHEREAS, there is a statutory exemption for this procurement in Local
Government Code, Section 252.022(a)(2), as this purchase is necessary to preserve or
protect the public health or safety of the municipality's residents; and
WHEREAS, there is also a statutory exemption for this procurement in the Local
Government Code, Section 252.022(a)(7)(A), as this purchase is a procurement of items
available from only one source due to patents, copyrights, secret processes, or natural
monopolies.
Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas:
Section 1. The City Council specifically finds that the foregoing statements included in
the preamble of this resolution are true and correct and adopts such findings for all intents
and purposes related to the authorization of this procurement.
Section 2. The City Manager, or his designee, is authorized to purchase a mainline control
system from Groebner & Associates, Inc., for $169,037.77, with FY 2025 funding from the
Gas Operations Fund.
PASSED and APPROVED on the ' ' 'day of --vA , 2025.
ulette Guajar• o,
ATTEST:
Rebecca Huerta, Ci Secretary
033564
SCANNED
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS
(City Charter Article IV, Sections 7 & 8)
I, the Director of Financial Services of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas (or his/her duly authorized
representative), hereby certify to the City Council and other appropriate officers that the money required
for the current fiscal year's portion of the contract, agreement, obligation or expenditure described
below is in the Treasury to the credit of the Fund specified below, from which it is to be drawn, and has
not been appropriated for any other purpose. Future payments are subject to annual appropriation
by the City Council.
City Council Action Date: January 28, 2025 Legistar Number: 24-1910
Agenda Item:
Resolution authorizing the purchase of a mainline control system from Groebner & Associates, Inc., of
Rogers, Minnesota, utilized by the Gas Department to repair pipelines and isolate sections of a gas
main in the absence of pressure control fitting in cases of emergency, for $169,037.77, with FY 2025
funding from the Gas Operations Fund.
Amount Required: $169,037.77
Fund Name
Accounting Unit
Account No.
Activity No.
Amount
Enterprise Fund
4130-34110-011
520090
$169,037.77
Total
$169,037.77
o Certification Not Required
Director of Financial Services
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