REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
September 13, 2022
FROM
DIANA ALEXANDER, Assistant Executive Officer, Department Operations
SUBJECT
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Amendment to Contract with Quinn Power Systems for Purchase of Caterpillar Parts and Equipment Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. 19-740 with Quinn Power Systems, for Caterpillar replacement parts and equipment services, increasing the original contract of $3,000,000 by $1,300,000 for a new total aggregate amount of $4,300,000, with no extension of the term beginning November 19, 2019 to November 18, 2024.
(Presenter: Michael Jimenez, Deputy Executive Officer, 387-4444)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). Fleet Management (Fleet) is an internal service fund, and its operational costs are financed through Board of Supervisors (Board) approved rates charged to customers (departments). The increase will add $1,300,000 and bring the aggregate not-to-exceed value to $4,300,000 through the remaining term of the contract ending November 18, 2024. Fleet's total purchases of goods and services with Quinn Power Systems (Quinn) has been $2,560,846 from July 1, 2019 to the present date. However, expenditures for Caterpillar parts and equipment services historically have been $600,000 per year. Sufficient appropriation has been included in Fleet's 2022-23 budget (791 4064) and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Fleet maintains Caterpillar equipment for the Department of Public Works (DPW), and provides generator service, repair, and temporary generators for a variety of County departments....
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