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RESOLUTION NO.
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3 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
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5 ALLOCATE FUTURE - LITTLE ROCK FUNDING AND AWARD
6 CONTRACTS FOR DESIGN EXHIBIT SERVICES FOR THE NEW
7 MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND HISTORY; AND FOR OTHER
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12 WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 16,674 included an appropriation of $3,000,000 for
13 FUTURE - Little Rock recommended development of a new Museum of Science and
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WHEREAS, Special Project Account 210 - 230 -0332 was established to provide the
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18 WHEREAS, the Board adopted Resolution No. 9,424 allocating the initial funding
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to AMR, Associates Wand Joe Sonderman, Inc. & Lester Associates following a
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23 WHEREAS, the Museum Board has now accepted the Master Plan for the new
24 museum as developed by staff, consultants, exhibit designers and architect, and has
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authorized the Museum Executive Director to negotiate agreements with the exhibit and
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27 design companies to complete phase one of the new museum, such contracts being
28 permitted extensions under the terms of the original contracts with these firms; and
29 WHEREAS, it is now requested that they employ Design /Joe Sonderman and
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31 Lester Associates as provided for in the August 8, 1995 contract sections 6.01, 6.02, 6.03,
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33 WHEREAS, AMR Architects in addition to its work on the structure of the
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35 museum will also design some of the exhibits and supervise selected exhibit
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized to award a contract and
allocate a contract fee not to exceed $152,000 to Design /Joe Sonderman, Inc. and Lester
Associates to provide exhibit design services for the museum's new facility at the
Terminal Building in downtown Little Rock.
SECTION 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to award a contract to
AMR Architects and allocate a contract fee not to exceed $196,000 to design exhibits
and supervise exhibit subcontractors at the museum's new facility.
SECTION 3. The Museum Executive Director is hereby authorized to negotiate
agreements with the exhibit and architect companies to complete phase one of the new
museum.
ADOPTED: April 2, 1996
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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