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1 ORDINANCE NO. 18,953
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3 AN ORDINANCE TO WAIVE COMPETITIVE BIDS AND
4 AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A SERVICE
5 AGREEMENT WITH MOTOROLA IN THE AMOUNT OF $381,205 AS
6 A SOLE SOURCE PROVIDER OF MAINTENANCE FOR CITY'S 800
7 MHZ RADIO SYSTEM.
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9 WHEREAS, Motorola has provided the maintenance for the City's 800 MHZ
10 system for ten years; and
11 WHEREAS, the Motorola radio system has proprietary design features that are
12 very important when it comes to considering maintenance; and
13 WHEREAS, Motorola's Smartnet Trunking protocol requires unique test
14 equipment capable of decoding and encoding Motorola digital voice privacy secure
15 communications; and
16 WHEREAS, Gram Communications Company of North Little Rock is the only
17 communications company in the central Arkansas area which has the trained personnel,
18 proprietary software and test equipment available to properly maintain the City's
19 system and is the service provider for Motorola.
20 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
21 OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
22 Section 1. The City Manager is authorized to enter into a service agreement
23 with Motorola in the amount of $381,205 to provide maintenance on the City's 800
24 MHZ radio system with the option to extend for five (5) years with pricing, terms and
25 conditions remaining the same for the first, second, and third year of the contract. The
26 fourth and fifth years shall be subject to changes due to any consumer price increases.
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1 Section 2. The City Manager is authorized to waive competitive bidding and
2 declare Motorola as a sole source provider of maintenance for the City's 800 MHZ radio
3 system in order to ensure proper maintenance of the City's system.
4 Section 3. Funds are available in the 911 Fund (250- 350 - 1445).
5 Section 4. Severability. In the event any title, section, subsection, subdivision,
6 paragraph, subparagraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance is
7 declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication
8 shall not affect the remaining portions of the ordinance which shall remain in full force
9 and effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not
10 originally a part of the ordinance.
11 Section 5. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same,
12 that are inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed to the
13 extent of such inconsistency.
14 Section 6. Emergency Clause. The City's ability to communicate by radio is
15 deemed essential to the preservation of the public health, safety and welfare; an
16 emergency is, therefore, declared to exist and this ordinance shall be in full force and
17 effect from and after the date of its passage.
18 PASSED:
19 ATTEST:
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22 Nar&y Woo , City Clerk
23 APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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26 Thomas Carpenter, City Attorney
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Jim qaey, Mayor