15081 1 RESOLUTION NO. 15,081
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3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER
4 INTO A CONTRACT WITH NORTH AMERICA FIRE EQUIPMENT
5 COMPANY, INC., FOR THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED
6 EIGHTY-ONE THOUSAND, SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY AND 02/100
7 DOLLARS ($181,670.02), PLUS APPLICABLE TAXES AND FEES, FOR
8 THE PURCHASE OF FIREFIGHTING PROTECTIVE COATS AND
9 PANTS FOR THE LITTLE ROCK FIRE DEPARTMENT; AND FOR
10 OTHER PURPOSES.
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12 WHEREAS,the Little Rock Fire Department is in need of eighty-three(83)PBI Coats and eighty-four
13 (84)PBI Pants; and,
14 WHEREAS,the specifications for this purchase were written and approved by the members serving
15 on the Little Rock Fire Department Safety Committee;and,
16 WHEREAS,bids were taken for the Firefighting Protective Coats and Pants and North America Fire
17 Equipment Company,Inc.,was the low bidder with a bid of One Thousand,Two Hundred Seventy-Six and
18 94/100 Dollars ($1,276.94) for Protective Coats and Nine Hundred One Dollars ($901.00) for Protective
19 Pants for a total bid not to exceed One Hundred Eighty-One Thousand, Six Hundred Seventy and 02/100
20 Dollars($181,670.02), plus applicable taxes and fees;and,
21 WHEREAS,staff recommends that a contract be awarded to North America Fire Equipment Company,
22 Inc. for the purchase of eighty-three(83) PBI Coats and eighty-four(84) PBI Pants;
23 NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
24 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
25 Section 1. The City Manager is authorized to enter into a contract with North America Fire Equipment
26 Company, Inc., for the purchase of eighty-three (83) PBI Coats and eighty-four (84) PBI Pants for the
27 amount of One Hundred Eighty-One Thousand, Six Hundred Seventy and 02/100 Dollars($181,670.02).
28 Section 2. Funding for this purchase is available through a short-term note Activity No. F449005.
29 Section 3. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
30 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
31 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and
32 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the
33 resolution.
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1 Section 4. Repealer. All laws,ordinances,resolutions,or parts of the same,that are inconsistent with
2 the provisions of this resolution,are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
3 ADOPTE I• October 15,2019
4 1 ;rl APPROVED:
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7 .an I11:00 ity Clerk rank Scott,Jr.,Mayor
8 APP• : '• I AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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11 Thomas M.Carpenter,City Atto ey
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