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RESOLUTION NO. 13,660
A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER
INTO A CONTRACT WITH BUILDING AND UTILITY
CONTRACTORS, INC., IN THE AMOUNT OF $616,200.00, TO REPAIR
THE ARKANSAS RIVER TRAIL SLOPE FAILURE; AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, a portion of the Arkansas River Trail fell into the Arkansas River during the flood of
2009, and
WHEREAS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has established a maximum
amount of funding it will provide to make the necessary repairs to the trail, and
WHEREAS, the State of Arkansas will contribute 12.5 % of the cost to repair the trail, and
WHEREAS the balance of the repair costs must be paid by the City of Little Rock, and
WHEREAS, the trail is a popular venue for recreational trail users, and,
WHEREAS, the Mayor's Bicycle Friendly Community Committee has expressed its support for
proceeding with the repairs, and
WHEREAS, five (5) bids to make the repairs to the trail were received, and
WHEREAS, the lowest responsible and responsive bid was submitted by Building and Utility
Contractors, Inc., in the amount of Six Hundred Sixteen Thousand, Two Hundred Dollars ($616,200.00).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. The Board of Directors hereby authorizes the City Manager to enter into a contract with
Building and Utility Contractors, Inc., in the amount of Six Hundred Sixteen Thousand, Two Hundred
Dollars ($616,200.00) in order to make the necessary repairs to the Arkansas River Trail.
Section 2. Funding for this project is available as follows:
$77,025.00: 2012 Grant Match Accounting Unit (AU) 108459 S45A108
$539,175: FEMA and State of Arkansas Grants AU 270129 G030143
Section 2. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and
effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the
resolution.
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I Section 3. 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2 the provisions of this resolution, are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.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 ADOPTED: March 19, 2013
4 ATTEST: APPROVED:
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7 'Susan— angl y ty Clerk Mark Stodola, Mayor
8 APPR E A T LEGAL FORM:
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11 Thomas M. Carpenter, City A t rney
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