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ORDINANCE NO.
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AN ORDINANCE DISPENSING WITH COMPETITIVE
BIDDING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
ENTER INTO A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT WITH THE
LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE AMOUNT OF
$19,974 FOR THE LITTLE ROCK COMPREHENSIVE
PARTNERSHIPS FOR MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCES
ACHIEVEMENT SUMMER MATHEMATICS ADVANCED
READINESS TRAINING ( "SMART ") PROGRAM; AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES.
13 WHEREAS, researchers say that in the twenty-first century, eighty-five
14 percent of all new jobs will require workers to demonstrate higher level mathematics
15 and science skills; and
16 WHEREAS, the Little Rock School District is striving to meet this challenge.
17 Through the National Science Foundation's funding of the Little Rock
18 Comprehensive Partnerships for Mathematics and Science Achievement, Little Rock
19 School District students are developing the skills needed to be successful citizens and
20 workers in the twenty-first century; and
21 WHEREAS, Summer Mathematics Advanced Readiness Training
22 ( "SMART ") provides opportunities for eligible Little Rock eighth and ninth grade
23 students to gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed for success in Algebra
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25 WHEREAS, the Little Rock Comprehensive Partnerships for Mathematics
26 and Science Achievement SMART Program is in congruence with the goals of the
27 Little Rock Education Commission; and
28 WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock may dispense with the requirement of
29 competitive bidding in exceptional situations where such procedure is not feasible
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31 WHEREAS, the unique nature of this program makes the Little Rock
32 Comprehensive Partnerships for Mathematics and Science Achievement SMART
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1 Program appropriate for a sole source contract with the Little Rock School District
2 utilizing Education Commission monies; and
3 WHEREAS, due to the unique nature of the Little Rock Comprehensive
4 Partnerships for Mathematics and Science Achievement SMART Program, on July
5 12, 2001, the Little Rock Education Commission determined that it was not feasible
6 and impractical to competitively bid in this instance and voted to recommend a sole
7 source contract to the City Board of Directors; and
8 WHEREAS, the City Board of Directors desires to enter into a sole source
9 contract with the Little Rock School District to provide $19,974 for funding of
10 the services provided to Little Rock students under the Little Rock Comprehensive
I 1 Partnerships for Mathematics and Science Achievement SMART Program.
12 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
13 DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
14 Section 1. Due to the unique nature of the Little Rock Comprehensive
15 Partnerships for Mathematics and Science Achievement SMART Program, it is
16 impractical and unfeasible to competitively bid in this instance.
17 Section 2. The City Manager is authorized to dispense with competitive
18 bidding and enter into a sole source contract with the Little Rock School District in
19 the amount of $19,974 for the Little Rock Comprehensive Partnerships for
20 Mathematics and Science Achievement SMART Program.
21 Section 3. Severability. In the event any section, subsection, subdivision,
22 paragraph, subparagraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance is
23 declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
24 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of this ordinance which shall
25 remain in full force and effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or
26 unconstitutional was not originally apart of this ordinance.
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