HomeMy WebLinkAboutOCSD 12-17 (REPEALED)RESOLUTION NO. OCSD 12-17
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ORANGE
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT AMENDING SECTION 4.09 REQUEST FOR
PROPOSAL PROCEDURE OF RESOLUTION NO. OCSD 07-04 TO EXPAND
THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PROCEDURE TO INCLUDE THE
PURCHASE OF CRITICAL, ROUTINE, OR RECURRING GOODS OR
SERVICES AND TO DEFINE BEST VALUE
WHEREAS, the Orange County Sanitation District ("District") is a duly organized County
Sanitation District existing pursuant to the County Sanitation District Act, California Health and
Safety Code section 4700, et seq., providing for the ownership, operation, and maintenance of
wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal facilities within Orange County, California; and
WHEREAS, California Government Code section 54202 requires that every local
agency adopt policies and procedures, including bidding regulations governing purchases of
supplies, services, materials and equipment, and that purchases of supplies, services,
materials and equipment by the local agency be in accordance with said duly adopted policies;
and
WHEREAS, on February 28, 2007, the District adopted Resolution No. OCSD 07-04
entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ORANGE COUNTY
SANITATION DISTRICT (DISTRICT OR OCSD) ESTABLISHING POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES FOR THE AWARD OF PURCHASE ORDERS AND CONTRACTS; AWARD
OF PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT CONTRACTS; AWARD OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
CONTRACTS; AND DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT SAID POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES; AND REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. OCSD 06-28" (hereinafter,
"Purchasing Policy"); and
WHEREAS, Section 4.09, entitled "Request for Proposal Procedure," of the Purchasing
Policy permits the use of a Request for Proposal ("RFP") solicitation process in lieu of the
competitive bidding process for goods and services that prove difficult to quantify or describe;
and
WHEREAS, District staff has determined that there is a need to expand the use of the
RFP solicitation process for critical, routine or recurring goods or services such as, but not
limited to, the purchase of chemicals, in order to purchase such goods or services based upon
a consideration of the broadest possible range of competing services, products and materials
available, fitness of purpose, performance reliability, standardization, life cycle costs, delivery
timetables, reliable supply, support logistics, and/or other similar factors in addition to the price
in the award of these contracts.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration thereof, the Board of Directors of the Orange
County Sanitation District, does hereby resolve, declare, determine, and order as follows:
Section 1: All of the recitals herein contained are true and correct.
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ORDINANCE OCSD-44
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Section 2: The first paragraph of Section 4.09, entitled "Request for Proposal
Procedure" is deleted in its entirety and replaced as follows:
If the Contracts I Purchasing Manager determines that the competitive
bidding process is not practical or advantageous for OCSD in a particular
case, he or she may award one or more contracts following a Request for
Proposal ("RFP") solicitation process. The RFP process may be used (i) for
goods or services that prove difficult to quantify or describe, where Proposers
may offer different approaches or solutions; and/or (ii) for critical, routine or
recurring goods or services that require consideration of the broadest
possible range of competing services, products and materials available,
fitness of purpose, performance reliability, standardization, life cycle costs,
delivery timetables, reliable supply, support logistics, diversification of
available sources and/or other similar factors in addition to the price in the
award of these contracts. Award shall be based upon criteria identified in the
solicitation which provide the best value for OCSD, wherein, best value is not
solely determined by price. "Best value" means the overall combination of
quality, price, and other elements of a proposal (or combination of several
proposals) that, when considered together, provide the greatest overall
benefit in response to the requirements described in the solicitation
documents.
Section 3: Unless specifically amended herein, the rema1mng prov1s1ons of the
Purchasing Policy shall continue in full force and effect. In the event of any conflict or
inconsistency between the provisions of this Resolution and any provisions of the Purchasing
Policy, the provision of this Resolution shall in all respects govern and control.
Section 4: This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting held on December 19, 2012.
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