21942 1 ORDINANCE NO. 21,942
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3 AN ORDINANCE TO DECLARE IT IMPRACTICAL AND UNFEASIBLE
4 TO BID; TO AUTHORIZE THE ADDITIONAL PURCHASE OF A
5 BARRICADE TRAILER AND CABLES FROM THE SOLE VENDOR,
6 MERIDIAN RAPID DEFENSE GROUP, IN THE AMOUNT OF TWENTY-
7 FOUR THOUSAND, FORTY-TWO AND 33/100 DOLLARS ($24,042.33),
8 FOR THE LITTLE ROCK POLICE DEPARTMENT; AND FOR OTHER
9 PURPOSES.
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11 WHEREAS, since September 11, 2001, the City has become eligible for several Emergency Service
12 Equipment Grants which include provisions for the purchase of barricades and trailers; and,
13 WHEREAS, the Little Rock Police Department (LRPD) previously purchased Archer 1200 Barriers
14 and accessories from Meridian Rapid Defense Group under Purchase Order No. 152440 for an amount of
15 Forty-Five Thousand, Eight Hundred Forty-Three and 12/100 Dollars($45,843.12); and,
16 WHEREAS, LRPD seeks approval to supplement Purchase Order No. 152440 to include the Archer
17 8-Barrier Drop Deck Trailer,the Archer Hauler and cables for an additional purchase price of Twenty-Four
18 Thousand, Forty-Two and 33/100 Dollars($24,042.33);and,
19 WHEREAS, Meridian Rapid Defense Group is the manufacturer of Archer Barriers and the sole-
20 source provider of the trailer designed for transport of the barriers; and,
21 WHEREAS, the total combined purchase price of Sixty-Nine Thousand, Eight Hundred Eighty-Five
22 and 45/100 Dollars ($69,885.45) for the Archer Barriers, in the amount of Forty-Five Thousand, Eight
23 Hundred Forty-Three and 12/100 Dollars ($45,843.12),and the Drop Deck Trailer and the Archer Hauler,
24 in the amount of Twenty-Four Thousand, Forty-Two and 33/100 Dollars ($24,042.33), exceeds the limit
25 for purchases without the City of Little Rock Board of Directors approval.
26 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
27 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
28 Section 1. The City Manager is authorized to supplement Purchase Order No. 152440 to include the
29 Archer 8-Barrier Drop Deck Trailer and the Archer Hauler with cables for an additional purchase price of
30 Twenty-Four Thousand, Forty-Two and 33/100 Dollars($24,042.33).
31 Section 2. Funds for this purchase are available in the Little Rock Police Department Equipment
32 Project Fund, Account No. 210529-S00B312.
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1 Section 3. Because Meridian Rapid Defense Group is the manufacturer of Archer Barriers and the
2 sole-source provider of the trailer designed for transport of the barriers, it is determined to be impractical
3 and unfeasible to submit this purchase to a competitive bid process.
4 Section 4. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
5 word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
6 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the ordinance which shall remain in full force and
7 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the
8 ordinance.
9 Section 5. Repealer. All laws,ordinances, resolutions,or parts of the same,that are inconsistent with
10 the provisions of this ordinance,are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
11 PASSED: December 15,2020
12 ATTES APPROVED:
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15 Airik ey�ty Clerk Frank Scott,Jr., M r
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19 Thomas M. Carpenter,City Attor
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