HomeMy WebLinkAbout033753 RES - 09/09/2025Resolution authorizing the purchase of an upgrade package for a
Spartan bomb detection robot from Remotec, Inc., of Clinton,
Tennessee, in an amount up to $267,738.00 for the Corpus Christi
Police Department's Bomb Squad, with FY 2025 funding of
$105,501.57 from the 2025 Homeland Security Grant and
$162,236.43 from the Law Enforcement Trust Fund —Federal.
WHEREAS, upgraded electronic components and equipment are needed for a
Spartan robot used by the Police Department's Bomb Squad unit;
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 the Local
Government Code, Section 252.022(a)(7)(A), as these items are available from only one
source because of patents, copyrights, secret processes, or natural monopolies;
WHEREAS, there is a second statutory exemption for this procurement in the
Local Government Code, Section 252.022(a)(7)(D), as these items are available from
only one source as captive replacement parts or components for equipment; and
WHEREAS, there is a third statutory exemption for this procurement in the 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; therefore,
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 execute all documents
necessary to secure the upgrade package for the Spartan robot from Remotec, Inc., in
an amount not to exceed $267,738.00 with FY 2025 funding of $105,501.57 from the
2025 Homeland Security Grant and $162,236.43 from the Law Enforcement Trust
Fund -Federal.
PASSED and APPROVED on the b day of \ x- , 2025.
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Paulette Guajardo, Ma r
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Rebecca Huerta, City Secretary
033753
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: August 12, 2025 Legistar Number: 25-1086
Agenda Item:
Resolution authorizing the purchase of an upgrade package for a Spartan bomb detection
robot from Remotec, Inc., of Clinton, Tennessee, in an amount up to $267,738.00 for the
Corpus Christi Police Department's Bomb Squad, with FY 2025 funding of $105,501.57 from
the 2025 Homeland Security Grant and $162,236.43 from the Law Enforcement Trust Fund —
Federal.
Amount $267,738.00
Fund Name
Accounting
Unit
Account
No.
Activity No.
Amount
2025 Homeland Security Grant
1062-89-10
520090
821275F
$105,501.57
Law Enforcement Trust
Fund - Federal
1074-89-29
520090
826100F
$162,236.43
Total
$267,738.00
❑ Certification Not Required
Director of Financial Services
Date: