TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Tony Olmos, Public Works Director
Bruce Moe, Finance Director
Sona Coffee, Environmental Programs Manager
Gwen Eng, Purchasing Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Ratification of Partially Grant Funded Purchase of Electric Vehicle Monitoring Equipment from ATVLS, Inc. in the Amount of $40,879.18 (Public Works Director Olmos).
WAIVE FORMAL BIDDING; APPROVE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that City Council:
1. Waive formal bidding per Municipal Code Section 2.36.140 (waivers); and
2. Ratify the purchase of electric vehicle monitoring equipment from ATVLS, Inc. in the amount of $40,879.18.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
An appropriation from AB 2766 Subvention Fund for the purchase of electric vehicle monitoring equipment was approved by the City Council on October 21, 2014. The City will receive $22,485 in matching funds from the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) under their Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC) Local Government Match Program. This project will be completed by November 2015.
BACKGROUND:
In December 2012, City Council held a study session to review options for providing public electric vehicle charging stations in the City of Manhattan Beach. The study session reviewed several locations that would be eligible for electric vehicle charging stations, and the City has installed stations at these locations as grant funding has become available.
A goal of the MSRC program is to replace standard vehicles with electric vehicles to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutants. The City has recently received funding from the Local Government Match Program to support this goal through the purchase of electric vehicle charging stations for public and City use. Six publicly available charging stations have been insta...
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