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FROM: Fire Chief Keith Richter,
Contra Costa Fire Protection District Costa
DATE: February2006 � °r.........e -
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SUBJECT: Continuation of Emergency Relative to Contra Costa County
Fire Protection District Communication Center Uninterruptible Power
Supply (UPS) (BOS Resolution 2006/32)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS:
DETERMINE there is a need to continue with the emergency action originally taken by the Board on
January 24, 2006 for electrical repairs on the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Communication Center Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS).
FISCAL IMPACT:
The financial impact remains as stated to the Board on January 24, 2006.
BACKGROUND:
On January 24, 2006, the Board acknowledged that an emergency exists related to the
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) at the Fire District Communication Center, that the
emergency will not permit a delay resulting from competitive solicitation of bids, and authorized
the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract with Bedford Electric to repair and up-grade the
UPS in the Fire District Communications Center.
Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22050 and the authority delegated by the Board, the
Fire Chief undertook the following actions: entered into a contract with Bedford Electric to up-
grade and repair the District UPS and related components; and submitted a requisition for the
purchase of the a replacement UPS. The actions were necessary to respond to the emergency,
and the emergency did not permit a delay resulting from a competitive solicitation for bids in that
failure to effect repairs would jeopardize the ability of the Fire District Communication Center to
receive and dispatcher 911 calls.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: ,YES SIGNATURE: ,
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COMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE IL
;APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
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BOARD ON 71 Ce jg, O96PROVE AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE O UPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
UNANIMOUS(ABSENAND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE
AYES: NOES: SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: �f
ATTESTED y �'�krY y D OZQ�L
CONTACT: J.Crapo JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK)WAHE BOXW OF SUPERVISORS
AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
CC: County Administrator/Capital Facilities
County Probation Officer
County Counsel
URS(via CAO)
BY DEPUTY
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