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ORDINANCE NO. 17,725
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3 AN ORDINANCE DISPENSING WITH THE
4 REQUIREMENT OF COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR
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6 CONSTRUCTION AT THE LITTLE ROCK PORT; AND
7 DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
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10 WHEREAS, the Board of Directors may dispense with the requirements of
11 competitive bidding in exceptional situations where such procedure is impractical and
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12 unfeasible; and
13 WHEREAS, the Little Rock Port Authority has requested the Board of Directors
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15 to adopt such an ordinance dispensing with competitive bidding for the construction of an
16 approximately 3,600 square foot facility at the port terminal site due to the urgency and
17 nature of the construction needed; and
1s WHEREAS, the urgent need for a separate handling and packaging facility is to avoid
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20 product contamination during the stevedoring and operation of the port; and
21 WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Little Rock to dispense with
22 competitive bidding in order to provide the proposed facility as soon as possible on the most
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advantageous terms and conditions and an emergency now exists to accomplish this work.
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25 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
26 OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
27 SECTION 1. The Board of Directors hereby finds that competitive bidding for the
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29 construction of an approximately 3,600 square foot facility at the port terminal site shall be
30 dispensed with, and the Little Rock Port Authority is hereby authorized to proceed with such
31 construction on such terms and conditions it deems advisable.
32 SECTION 2. EMERGENCY. There is hereby found and declared that the Little
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34 Rock Port Authority needs to construct or have constructed a handling and packaging facility
35 at the port as soon as possible. Therefore, an emergency is declared to exist, and this
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(Rec. 6- 4 -98.)
ordinance being necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety shall
be in force and effect immediately upon and after its passage.
PASSED: May 12, 1998
ATTEST:
ROBBIE HANCOCK
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
THOMAS M. CARPENTER
CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED:
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