HomeMy WebLinkAbout15983 1 RESOLUTION NO. 15,983
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3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER
4 INTO A ONE (1)-YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION WITH HOPE
5 LAWNCARE, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED SEVENTY-EIGHT
6 THOUSAND, FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE AND 94/100 DOLLAR
7 ($78,453.94), FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY MOWING AND TRIMMING, PHASE
8 II, WITHIN THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS; AND FOR
9 OTHER PURPOSES.
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11 WHEREAS,right-of-way mowing and trimming is needed within the City of Little Rock, Arkansas,
12 (City)to maintain public right-of-ways along City streets;and,
13 WHEREAS, the City held a Public Bid No. 1662 to obtain competitive bids from qualified vendors
14 to provide contractor assistance to the Public Works Department with mowing some of right-of-ways
15 along street segments; and,
16 WHEREAS,the contract mowing for this program was divided into three (3)phases to allow for the
17 participation of small contractors; and, this Phase II Contract will provide contractor assistance to the
18 Public Works Department with mowing some of right-of-ways along street segments located in Wards 3,
19 4, 5, 6 and 7;and,
20 WHEREAS,HOPE Lawncare submitted the lowest bid meeting specifications for the 2022 Right-of-
21 Way Mowing and Trimming Phase II Program,for areas located in Wards 3,4, 5,6 and 7;and,
22 WHEREAS, Resolution No. 15,691 (June 7, 2022) was approved by the Board of Directors to
23 authorize a contract the contract for one(1)-year with the option of two(2) additional one (1)-year terms,
24 and this extension represents year two(2)of three(3); and,
25 WHEREAS, the City wishes to exercise its option to extend the contract for the first of two (2)
26 additional one (1)-year terms with HOPE Lawncare for right-of-way mowing and trimming within the
27 City of Little Rock.
28 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
29 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
30 Section 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized to extend the contract with HOPE Lawncare, in an
31 amount not to exceed Seventy-Eight Thousand, Four Hundred Fifty-Three and 94/100 Dollars
32 ($78,453.94), or Sixty-Five Thousand, Three Hundred Seventy-Eight and 28/100 Dollars ($65,378.28),
33 plus 20% contingency, for the Right-of-Way Mowing and Trimming Phase II Program, for areas located
34 in Wards 3,4, 5,6 and 7.
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1 Section 2. Funding for this contract is available in Account No. 205409-S40B661.
2 Section 3. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
3 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
4 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and
5 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the
6 resolution.
7 Section 4. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same, that are inconsistent
8 with the provisions of this resolution, are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
9 ADOPTED: May 16,2023
10 A-T f. A PROVED:
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13 Sus. .r6 Clerk Kathy Webb, ice-Mayor
14 APPROOV D AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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17 Thomas M. Carpenter, City A orney
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