HomeMy WebLinkAbout033305 RES - 02/20/2024 Resolution authorizing the purchase of a mainline control stopping
system, used to isolate pressurized gas mains in cases of emergency,
from Groebner&Associates, Inc., of Rogers, Minnesota, in the amount
of $250,498.10 for the Gas Operations Department, with FY 2024
funding from the Gas Operations Fund.
WHEREAS, the City's Gas Operations Department needs a mainline control
system, which will be utilized to provide for the safe stopping of natural gas flow in
pipelines and is critical in 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
exception 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 provide to
preserve or protect the public health or safety of the municipality's residents;
WHEREAS, there is also a statutory exemption for this procurement in 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; and
WHEREAS, there is an additional statutory exemption for this procurement in
Local Government Code, Section 252.022(a)(7)(D), as this purchase is available from
only one source as a captive replacement part or component for equipment.
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
stopping system from Groebner &Associates, Inc., for$250,498.10, with FY 2024 funding
from the Gas Operations Fund.
PASSED and APPROVED on the d.r day of r-�o , 2024.
ATTE T:
Paulette Guajardo, May r Rebecca Huerta, ity Secretary
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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: February 13, 2024, Legistar Number: 24-0194
Agenda Item:
Resolution authorizing the purchase of a mainline control system from Groebner & Associates,
Inc., of Rogers, Minnesota, in the amount of $250,498.10 for the Gas Operations Department,
with FY 2024 funding from the Gas Operations Fund.
Amount Required: $ 250,498.10
Fund Name Accounting Unit Account No. Activity No. Amount
Gas 4130-34130-011 520090 $250,498.10
Total $250,498.10
❑ Certification Not Required
Jiblatlu
)ti A Director of Financial Services
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