14058 1 RESOLUTION NO. 14,058
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3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER
4 INTO A CONTRACT WITH AUSTIN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, IN
5 THE AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED NINETY THOUSAND, EIGHT
6 HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE DOLLARS, ($190,831.00), PLUS 20%
7 CONTINGENCIES, FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN ADA
8 ELEVATOR TO REPLACE THE CURRENT WHEELCHAIR LIFT
9 BETWEEN CITY HALL AND THE WEST WING ANNEX; AND FOR
10 OTHER PURPOSES.
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12 WHEREAS,the current ADA Wheelchair Lift was installed in City Hall approximately twenty (20)
13 years ago and is nearing its life expectancy; and,
14 WHEREAS, the operation of the existing incline lift is cumbersome and requires the assistance of a
15 City employee and is frequently broken due to misuse by the public; and,
16 WHEREAS, the operation of the proposed vertical lift is virtually the same as an elevator, with the
17 use of swinging doors/gates and call buttons; and,
18 WHEREAS, Bid #14192 was issued and the only bid received was from Austin Construction
19 Company, in the amount of One Hundred Ninety Thousand, Eight Hundred Thirty-One Dollars
20 ($190,831.00), plus 20% contingencies;
21 NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
22 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
23 Section 1. The Board of Directors hereby authorizes the City Manager to enter into a contract with
24 Austin Constructions Company, in the amount of One Hundred Ninety Thousand, Eight Hundred Thirty-
25 One Dollars ($190,831.00), plus 20% contingencies, for the installation of an ADA Elevator to replace
26 the current wheelchair lift between City Hall and the West Wing Annex.
27 Section 2. Funds for this purchase will be from the Building Services Facility Improvement Account
28 in the amount of One Hundred Ninety Thousand, Eight Hundred Thirty-One Dollars ($190,831.00), plus
29 20%contingencies.
30 Section 3. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
31 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
32 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and
33 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the
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1 resolution.
2 Section 4. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same, that are inconsistent
3 with the provisions of this resolution, are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
4 ADOPTED: February 03,2015
5 ATTES APPROVED:
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8 . .1 E. gl City Clerk Mark Stodola,Mayor
9 APP'0 •D TO LEGAL FORM:
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12 Thomas M. Carpenter, City Attornl
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