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Home My WebLink About15508 1 RESOLUTION NO. 15,508 2 3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAAGER TO ENTER 4 INTO A CONTRACT WITH G&W DIESEL SERVICES, IN AN AMOUNT 5 NOT TO EXCEED THREE MILLION, THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-SIX 6 THOUSAND DOLLARS ($3,386,000.00), FOR THE PURCHASE ONE (1) 7 PIERCE MID-MOUNT AERIAL TRUCK AND THREE (3) PIERCE 8 PUMPER TRUCKS, FOR THE LITTLE ROCK FIRE DEPARTMENT; 9 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 10 11 WHEREAS, due to unforeseen circumstances, it is essential that the Little Rock Fire Department 12 replace certain apparatus as quickly as possible in order to assure the most appropriate coverage for the 13 City of Little Rock,Arkansas("the City");and, 14 WHEREAS,the process to obtain a Fire Truck can often take several months and up to one(1)or two 15 (2) years, but there is an opportunity now for the City to purchase the necessary apparatus from Pierce 16 Manufacturing, Inc., through its exclusive Central Arkansas Dealer, G&W Diesel; which should be 17 available within sixty(60)days of the date of this resolution;and, 18 WHEREAS,these purchases can be made from Cooperative Purchasing Agreements which also avoids 19 the time needed to issues for competitive bids. 20 NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY 21 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS: 22 Section 1. The City Manager is authorized to make purchases for a total cost of Three Million,Three 23 Hundred Eighty-Six Thousand Dollars($3,386,000.00),to purchase three(3)Pierce Pumper Trucks,in the 24 amount of One Million,Nine Hundred Twenty-Six Dollars($1,926,000.00),and one(1)Pierce Mid-Mount 25 Aerial Truck, in the amount of One Million, Four Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($1,460,000.00), for 26 the Little Rock Fire Department. 27 Section 2. A contract for the purchases of these items with G&W Diesel Service, Inc., utilizing the 28 Houston Greater Area Cooperative Purchase Agreement is authorized. 29 Section 3. Funds for these purchases will be more formally allocated from multiple fund sources and 30 Special Projects Accounts. 31 Section 4. Severability. In the event any title,paragraph,item,sentence,clause,phrase,or word of this 32 resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall 33 not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and effect as if the portion 34 so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the resolution. 35 Section 5. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same, which are inconsistent 36 with the provisions of this resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. (Page 1 of 21 1 ADOPTED: August 3,2021 2 ATTEST APPROVED: 3 g41111,,f 4 X411 %.. IIIMI —00"..- 5 5 SusanY •illiCity Clerl. Fra'Scott,Jr., Mayor 6 APPRI`�'ITO LEGAL FORM: 7 8 9 Alexander J. 11 on,Chief Deputy 10 City Attor 11 // 12 // 13 // 14 // 15 // 16 // 17 // 18 // 19 // 20 // 21 // 22 // 23 // 24 // 25 // 26 // 27 // 28 // 29 // 30 // 31 // 32 // 33 // 34 // 35 // 36 // 37 // 38 // IPage2of21