14231 1 RESOLUTION NO. 14,231
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3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO
4 EXECUTE A ONE (1)-YEAR RENEWAL OF THE MOTOROLA
5 COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT WITH
6 MOTOROLA, INC., THROUGH ITS LOCAL DEALER AND
7 SUBCONTRACTOR GRACE COMMUNICATIONS, INC., IN THE
8 TOTAL AMOUNT OF FIVE HUNDRED FORTY-NINE THOUSAND,
9 FOUR HUNDRED NINETY-SIX AND 78/100 DOLLARS ($549,496.78),
10 INCLUDING TAX; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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12 WHEREAS,pursuant to Little Rock, Ark. Ordinance No. 20,158 (September 15, 2009),the Board of
13 Directors awarded a Maintenance Agreement for the City's Emergency Communications System to
14 Motorola, Inc., through its local dealer and subcontractor Grace Communications, Inc., of North Little
15 Rock, Arkansas, in the amount of Six Hundred Forty Thousand, Three Hundred Sixty-Two and 60/100
16 Dollars ($640,362.60) and authorized three additional annual extensions of the agreement upon annual
17 resolution with the City Manager's recommendation, including a certification by the City Manager that
18 there is no other local provider of such services; and,
19 WHEREAS, the most recent Annual Maintenance Service Agreement for the City's Motorola
20 Communications System, including maintenance for communications system infrastructure and portable
21 and mobile radios, is expiring; and,
22 WHEREAS, such Emergency Communications System Maintenance Services continue to be needed;
23 and,
24 WHEREAS, Motorola, Inc., has submitted for the City's consideration an annual renewal of the
25 Maintenance Agreement at a cost of Five Hundred Forty-Nine Thousand, Four Hundred Ninety-Six and
26 78/100 Dollars ($549,496.78), including tax, through Grace Communications, Inc., the only local service
27 provider authorized by Motorola.
28 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
29 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
30 Section 1. The City Manager, who has certified that Grace Communications, Inc., of North Little
31 Rock, Arkansas, is the only local provider of Motorola Communications System Maintenance Services
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1 authorized by Motorola, is hereby authorized to enter into a one (1)-year renewal with Grace
2 Communications, Inc., for such services in the total amount of Five Hundred Forty-Nine Thousand, Four
3 Hundred Ninety-Six and 78/100 Dollars($549,496.78), including tax.
4 Section 2. Funding for this contract comes from 9-1-1 Fees.
5 Section 3. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
6 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
7 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and
8 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the
9 resolution.
10 Section 4. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same, that are inconsistent
11 with the provisions of this resolution, are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
12 ADOPTED: November 3,2015
13 •;" APPROVED:
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16 .fin i ngley)City Clerk Mark Stodoh Mayor
17 A' 'RO' D AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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20 Thomas M. Carpenter :A Attor y
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