The Equipment Rental Division of Public Works is requesting a sole source authorization to purchase an Oil Distributor from PacWest Machinery. The Oil Distributor will be used by the Streets Division for their chip seal program. This purchase was allocated in 2021 for replacement; however, was budgeted for in 2022. Due to supply chain issues related to the COVID pandemic, there are no other available options and PacWest Machinery agreed to hold a dealer stock unit for the City of Yakima. If we do not purchase this unit, we will have to wait until 2023 for other options to become available.
The City's current Oil Distributor was problematic this past summer; delaying chip sealing operations by approximately two-weeks during mid-project. This delay cost the City the ability to complete more chip sealing as originally planned and is becoming increasingly more expensive to maintain. Equipment Rental is requesting City Council approval to authorize purchase of this Oil Distributor and waive the requirement for competitive bidding per RCW 39.04.280(1 )(b) due to special market conditions. |