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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20879 1 ORDINANCE NO. 20,879 2 3 AN ORDINANCE TO DISPENSE WITH THE REQUIREMENT OF 4 COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER 5 TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE SOUTHERN COMPANY 6 IN THE AMOUNT OF SEVENTY-SIX THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED 7 THIRTY-SIX AND 50/100 DOLLARS ($76,136.50), AS THE SOLE 8 SOURCE PROVIDER FOR PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF SIX 9 (6) FUEL MASTER FUELING SYSTEMS; AND FOR OTHER 10 PURPOSES. 11 12 WHEREAS, the City's current fueling system is outdated and updates and replacements of the six 13 (6) current fueling stations would cost considerably more than replacing them with Fuel Master fueling 14 systems through The Southern Company; and, 15 WHEREAS, The Southern Company is a sole source vendor for the Fuel Master system, which is 16 currently in use at the City's CNG fueling station, thereby making it impractical and unfeasible to bid; 17 and, 18 WHEREAS, The Southern Company can install Fuel Master fueling systems at six (6) City fueling 19 stations for the amount of Seventy-Six Thousand, One Hundred Thirty-Six and 50/100 Dollars 20 ($76,136.50); and, 21 WHEREAS, replacing the current system with a Fuel Master System will considerably reduce the 22 down time of the fueling stations and create consistency throughout the fueling system. 23 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY 24 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS: 25 Section 1. The Board of Directors finds that it is impractical and unfeasible to submit this item to 26 competitive bids and hereby authorizes the City Manager to dispense with competitive bidding and enter 27 into a contract with The Southern Company in the amount of Seventy-Six thousand, One Hundred Thirty- 28 Six and 50/100 Dollars ($76,136.50), as the sole source provider for six (6) City Fuel Master fueling 29 systems, which will be the same as the one currently in use at the City's CNG fueling station. 30 Section 2. Funds for this purchase are allocated in the Fleet Fund Balance account. 31 Section 3. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or 32 word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or 33 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the ordinance which shall remain in full force and [Page 1 of 2] 1 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the 2 ordinance. 3 Section 4. Repealer. All ordinances and resolutions, and parts thereof, which are in conflict with 4 any provision of this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. 5 PASSED: June 3,2014 6 ATTEST: APPROVED: 8 %DCWL PALc)— - ill01 • 9 Toya F(ollinson,AssistaifiCity Clerk Mark Stodola,Mayor 10 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: 11 12 vl,l 13 Thomas M.Carpenter,City At �ney 14 // �/ 15 // 16 // 17 // 18 // 19 // 20 // 21 // 22 // 23 // 24 // 25 // 26 // 27 // 28 // 29 // 30 // 31 // 32 // 33 // 34 // 35 // [Page 2 of 2]