REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 18, 2025
FROM
BRADY GERGOVICH, Agricultural Commissioner / Sealer, Department of Agriculture / Weights & Measures
SUBJECT
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Purchase of One Slip-On Calibration Unit Fixed Asset from Seraphin
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Quote (Quote No. PEMQ 5379), including non-standard terms, with Seraphin, a division of Pemberton Fabricators, Inc., for the purchase of one Slip-On Calibration Unit used for testing the accuracy of gasoline and diesel dispensers, for a total cost of $35,075.56.
(Presenter: Brady Gergovich, Agricultural Commissioner / Sealer, 387-2115)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). Sufficient appropriation and revenue have been included in the Department of Agriculture / Weights & Measures (AWM) 2024-25 budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
This item seeks approval for the purchase of one Slip-On Calibration Unit (Unit), which will test the accuracy of gasoline and diesel dispensers at service stations. The Unit is used to ensure that commercially operated gasoline and diesel dispensers at service stations are accurate and that the amount charged for gasoline and diesel per gallon is correct.
AWM currently has seven Units in use that were previously purchased from Seraphin, which is a division of Pemberton Fabricators Inc. (Pemberton), under the same Terms and Conditions in the recommended Quote (Quote No. PEMQ 5379) (Quote). Pemberton is the sole source manufacturer of the Units and Seraphin is the sole source distributor of these Units.
AWM is seeking approval to purchase an additional unit due to the growth and development within the county. Additional retail motor fuel stations are being built within...
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