HomeMy WebLinkAbout22037 l ORDINANCE NO. 22,037
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3 AN ORDINANCE TO DECLARE IT IMPRACTICAL AND UNFEASIBLE
4 TO BID; TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A
5 SOLE-SOURCE AGREEMENT WITH MOTOROLA, IN THE AMOUNT
6 OF ONE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT THOUSAND,
7 THREE HUNDRED NINETY AND 60/100 DOLLARS($1,598,390.60),PLUS
8 APPLICABLE TAXES AND FEES, FOR THE PURCHASE OF 178 APX
9 6000 PORTABLE RADIOS FOR THE LITTLE ROCK POLICE
10 DEPARTMENT AND NINETY-FOUR (94) APX 6000 XE PORTABLE
11 RADIOS FOR THE LITTLE ROCK FIRE DEPARTMENT; AND FOR
12 OTHER PURPOSES.
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14 WHEREAS,the Little Rock Police Department("LRPD")and Little Rock Fire Department("LRFD")
15 currently utilize Motorola Portable Radios;and,
16 WHEREAS,LRPD and LRFD are requesting approval of a sole-source designation through Motorola
17 for the purchase of 178 APX 6000 Portable Radios for LRPD and ninety-four(94)APX 6000 XE Portable
18 Radios for LRFD to replace older XTS 5000 Model Radios that are no longer serviceable by Motorola as
19 of December 31,2018; and,
20 WHEREAS,the City of Little Rock, Arkansas' ("City"), existing Service Agreement with Motorola
21 will cover the new APX 6000 and 6000 XE Radios; and,
22 WHEREAS,LRPD currently has 373 XTS 5000 Model Radios and after this purchase, 195 XTS 5000
23 Radios will need replacement;and,
24 WHEREAS, LRFD currently uses the XTS 5000 Portable Radios and the Astero Motorola Radios
25 which are being replaced with APX6000 Portable Radios; and,
26 WHEREAS, LRFD has an outstanding need to purchase fifty-three (53) APX 6500 Mobiles, forty-
27 nine(49)APX 6000 XE portables and seventeen(17)APX 8000 XE Portables; and,
28 WHEREAS, the One Million, Five Hundred Ninety-Eight Thousand, Three Hundred Ninety and
29 60/100 Dollars($1,598,390.60), plus applicable taxes and fees, is appropriate for 272 radios.
30 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
31 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
32 Section 1. The City Manager is authorized to purchase 178 APX 6000 Portable Radios for the Little
33 Rock Police Department and ninety-four (94) APX 6000 XE Portable Radios for the Little Rock Fire
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1 Department through Motorola for an amount not to exceed One Million, Five Hundred Ninety-Eight Thou-
2 sand,Three Hundred Ninety and 60/100 Dollars($1,598,390.60) plus applicable taxes and fees.
3 Section 2. Funds for this purchase is available through a Short-Term Note, Activity No. F451004.
4 Section 3. Because Motorola is the only dealer authorized to sell these particular models within the
5 State of Arkansas, it is determined to be impractical and unfeasible to submit this purchase to a competitive
6 bid process.
7 Section 4. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
8 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
9 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and
10 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the
11 resolution.
12 Section 5. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions,or parts of the same,that are inconsistent with
13 the provisions of this resolution, are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
14 ADOPTED: eptember 21,2021
15 A WOO APPROVED:
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18 ' sa ,City Clerk rank Scott,Jr.,Mayor
19 APPR b ;r p AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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22 Thomas M. Carpenter, City Attor
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