HomeMy WebLinkAbout21296 1 ORDINANCE NO. 21,296
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3 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND LITTLE ROCK, ARK., REV. CODE §2-242
4 (a) (1988) TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO INCREASE THE
5 MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF TIME THAT BIDS MAY BE RECEIVED
6 FOLLOWING THE DATE OF INVITATION TO BID IF THE
7 COMPLEXITY OF THE BID ISSUE WARRANTS SUCH AN EXTENSION;
8 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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10 WHEREAS, upon review of existing bid ordinances, staff believes that the purchasing process could
11 be improved for both staff and respondents by authorizing the City Manager to increase the maximum
12 amount of time bids may be received following the date of invitation to bid if the complexity of the bid
13 issue warrants such an extension;
14 NOW, THEREFORE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
15 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
16 Section 1: Little Rock, Ark., Rev. Code § 2-242 (a)(1) is hereby amended to read as follows:
17 Where the amount of expenditure for any purchase or contract authorized in
18 Section 2-241 exceeds Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) or more, the
19 City Manager,or his authorized agent, shall invite competitive bidding thereon by
20 legal advertisement published one (1)-time in any local daily newspaper; bids
21 received pursuant to the advertisement shall be opened not less than seven(7)days,
22 nor more than thirty (30) days following the date of invitation to bid unless the
23 City Manager authorizes an increase in the maximum number of days the bid
24 shall be open due to the complex nature of the bid issue. Any such extension in
25 the maximum number of days the bid shall be open must be authorized prior to
26 the bid opening.
27 Section 2. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
28 word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
29 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the ordinance which shall remain in full force and
30 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the
31 ordinance. Section 3. Repealer.All laws,ordinances,resolutions,or parts of the same that are inconsistent
32 with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
33 PASSED: September 6,2016
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5 A"R R VJ VED • S TO LEGAL FORM:
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8 Thomas M. Carpenter,City AttorOy
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