HomeMy WebLinkAbout031164 RES - 05/30/2017 Resolution authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to purchase
QuantStudio Dx equipment and installation for the Health Department
from Fisher Scientific Company LLC, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
based on a sole source for a total amount not to exceed $184,253.50;
and finding that the purchase of this QuantStudio Dx equipment and
installation is necessary to preserve and protect the public health and
safety of the City's residents.
WHEREAS, QuantStudio Dx equipment and installation will be purchased for use
by the Health Department;
WHEREAS, this QuantStudio Dx equipment and installation will assist the Health
Department in the operation of monitoring the amount of DNA targets and enables very
precise, sensitive, and accurate quantitative measurements;
WHEREAS, State law provides that such procurements, as outlined above, are
subject to statutory procurement requirements, including competitive bids, unless an
exception applies;
WHEREAS, there is also a statutory exception for this procurement in Local
Government Code, Section 252.022(a) (7) (A), as this purchase is available from only
one source due to special processes or patents.
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 designee, is authorized to purchase QuantStudio Dx
equipment and installation by the Health Department from Fisher Scientific Company LLC,
of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, based on a sole source for a total amount not to exceed
$184,253.50.
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The above resolution was passed by the following vote:
Joe McComb / 1
Rudy Garza
Paulette Guajardo
Michael Hunter S ' •
Ben Molina
Lucy Rubio ( ihi
Greg Smith
Carolyn Vaughn I,
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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: May 30, 2017 Legistar Number: 17-0563
Agenda Item:
Resolution authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to purchase QuantStudio Dx equipment
and installation for the Health Department from Fisher Scientific Company LLC, of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, based on a sole source for a total amount not to exceed $184,253.50; and
finding that the purchase of this QuantStudio Dx equipment and installation is necessary to
preserve and protect the public health and safety of the City's residents.
Amount Required: $184,253.50
Fund Name Accounting Unit Account No. Activity No. Amount
General Fund 1066-103 831570F $184,253.50
Total $184,253.50
❑ Certification Not Required
Director of Financial Services
Date: MAY 2 6 2017