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Home My WebLink About21856 1 ORDINANCE NO. 21,856 2 3 AN ORDINANCE TO DECLARE IT IMPRACTICAL AND UNFEASIBLE 4 TO BID; TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ISSUE A SOLE- 5 SOURCE PURCHASE ORDER TO BANNER FIRE EQUIPMENT,INC.,IN 6 AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY 7 THOUSAND DOLLARS ($270,000.00), FOR E-ONE FIRE TRUCK PARTS 8 AND SERVICE FOR THE FLEET SERVICES DEPARTMENT; AND FOR 9 OTHER PURPOSES. 10 11 WHEREAS, it is critical that the Fleet Services Department("Fleet") be equipped with reliable parts 12 and service tools for minor repairs and maintenance on E-One Fire Trucks currently in the City's fleet;and, 13 WHEREAS, Banner Fire Equipment, Inc., is currently the only authorized E-One dealer in Central 14 Arkansas since the previous vendor, Sunbelt Fire,Inc., is no longer in business; and, 15 WHEREAS, the Annual Purchase Order is for an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Seventy 16 Thousand Dollars($270,000.00)and a term of one(1)-year with an option to renew two(2)additional one 17 (1)-year terms. 18 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY 19 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS: 20 Section 1. The Board of Directors hereby authorize the City Manager to enter into a one (1)-year 21 contract with not more than two(2),one(1)-year renewal extensions with Banner Fire Equipment,Inc.,for 22 the purchase of E-One Fire Truck Parts and Service for an annual purchase amount not to exceed Two 23 Hundred Seventy Thousand Dollars($270,000.00). 24 Section 2. Funding for the annual purchase order is available in the various Fleet Maintenance and 25 Parts Accounts. 26 Section 3. Because Sunbelt Fire,Inc.,is no longer in business,Banner Fire Equipment,Inc.,is the only 27 distributor for the E-One Fire Truck Parts and Service meeting the Departments specifications, the Board 28 of Directors declares it is impractical and unfeasible to submit this purchase to competitive bids. 29 Section 4. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or 30 word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or 31 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the ordinance which shall remain in full force and 32 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the 33 ordinance. [Page 1 of 21 1 Section 5. 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 PASSED: April 7,2020 4 ATTE ": 11 APPROVED: 5 ` , 6 __-� r,,.a.. ; 7 Susan L. • =,,Ci lerk Frank Scott Jr., ayor 8 APPRO 1 1;S TO EGAL FORM: 9 10 /� . . ,ice. 11 Thomas M. Carpenter, City Attorne I 12 // 13 // 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 21