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HomeMy WebLinkAbout15984 1 RESOLUTION NO. 15,984 2 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 EIGHTY 6 THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE AND 34/100 DOLLARS 7 ($80,835.34), FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY MOWING AND TRIMMING, PHASE 8 III, WITHIN THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS; AND FOR 9 OTHER PURPOSES. 10 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. 1663 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 III Contract will provide contractor assistance to the 18 Public Works Department with mowing some of right-of-ways along street segments located in Wards 2 19 and 7;and, 20 WHEREAS,HOPE Lawncare submitted the lowest bid meeting specifications for the 2022 Right-of- 21 Way Mowing and Trimming Phase III Program, for areas located in Wards 2 and 7; and, 22 WHEREAS, Resolution No. 15,710 (June 21, 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 Eighty Thousand, Eight Hundred Thirty-Five and 34/100 Dollars ($80,835.34), or 32 Sixty-Seven Thousand, Three Hundred Sixty-Two and 78/100 Dollars ($67,362.78), plus 20% 33 contingency, for the Right-of-Way Mowing and Trimming Phase III Program, for areas located in Wards 34 2and7. !Page I of 2 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 with 8 the provisions of this resolution, are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. 9 ADOPTED: May 16,2023 10 `:" AP ROVED: 11 �11i, pa_12 �- 13 u141;gle City Clerk K thy Webb, ce-Mayor 14 APPR• AS TO LEGAL FORM: 1516 IAM14444 17 Thomas M. Carpenter, City ttorney 18 // 19 // 20 // 21 // 22 // 23 // 24 // 25 // 26 // 27 // 28 // 29 // 30 // 31 // 32 // 33 // 34 // 35 // !Page 2 of 21