HomeMy WebLinkAbout16173 1 RESOLUTION NO. 16,173
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3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER
4 INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE BROWNE BORTZ & CODDINGTON
5 INC., D/B/A BBC RESEARCH & CONSULTING, IN AN AMOUNT NOT
6 TO EXCEED FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY THOUSAND, TWENTY-SIX
7 DOLLARS ($430,026.00),TO CONDUCT A DISPARITY STUDY FOR THE
8 CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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10 WHEREAS, the Disparity Study conducted for the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, will determine if
11 there is a legal need to create Minority and/or Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) conscious
12 programs to provide the maximum practicable opportunity for increased participation in City contracts;
13 and,
14 WHEREAS,the Study will ensure that City contracting practices do not discriminate in employment
15 and services when the City procures goods and services from the private sector; and,
16 WHEREAS, Request for Qualifications No. 2218 issued for a Disparity Study, and of the seven (7)
17 bids received, it was determined that Browne Bortz&Coddington Inc.,d/b/a BBC Research& Consulting,
18 was the most qualified response to the request for a cost of Four Hundred Thirty Thousand, Twenty-Six
19 Dollars($430,026.00), plus applicable taxes and fees,and includes a 10%contingency if needed.
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 enter into contract with Browne Bortz & Coddington
23 Inc., d/b/a BBC Research & Consulting, to provide a Disparity Study for the City of Little Rock for a total
24 amount not to exceed Four Hundred Thirty Thousand, Twenty-Six Dollars($430,026.00), plus applicable
25 fees and taxes.
26 Section 2. Funding for this study is available in the Disparity Study Special Project Fund, Account
27 No. 108129-S 100518, and includes a 10% contingency, if needed.
28 Section 3. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
29 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
30 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and
31 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the
32 resolution.
33 Section 4. Repealer. All resolutions, bylaws, and other matters inconsistent with this resolution are
34 hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
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1 ADOPTED: December 5,2023
2 ATT . • APPROVED:
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5 :usa iEP ,City Clerk Frank Scott,Jr.,Mayor
6 APPR► S TO LEGAL FORM:
9 Thomas M. Carpenter,City A rney
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