HomeMy WebLinkAbout16179 1 RESOLUTION NO. 16,179
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3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER
4 INTO A CONTRACT WITH SIDDONS-MARTIN EMERGENCY GROUP,
5 IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY
6 THOUSAND DOLLARS ($750,000.00), PLUS APPLICABLE TAXES AND
7 FEES, FOR THE PURCHASE OF ONE (1) PIERCE CUSTOM VELOCITY
8 RESCUE TRUCK FOR THE LITTLE ROCK FIRE DEPARTMENT; AND
9 FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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11 WHEREAS, the Little Rock Fire Department has demonstrated a need to purchase one (1) Pierce
12 Custom Velocity Rescue Truck to replace an aged, high maintenance unit currently in the City's fleet;and,
13 WHEREAS, vendor selection for one (1) Pierce Custom Velocity Rescue Truck, meeting the
14 specifications needed,was made through the Houston Galveston Area Council(HGAC)Contract No. FS 12-
15 19A; and,
16 WHEREAS, on May 2, 2023, the Board of Directors approved Resolution No. 15,975, which
17 authorized the City to advance its own funds to pay costs for Fire apparatus prior to the issuance of the
18 additional series of Bonds and to reimburse itself from the proceeds of a future issuance; and,
19 WHEREAS,the total purchase price for one(1)Pierce Custom Velocity Rescue Truck shall not exceed
20 Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars($750,000.00), plus applicable taxes and fees.
21 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
22 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
23 Section 1. The City Manager is authorized to enter into an agreement with Siddons-Martin Emergency
24 Group for the purchase of one(1) Pierce Custom Velocity Rescue Truck in an amount not to exceed Seven
25 Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000.00), plus applicable taxes and fees, to be used by the Little
26 Rock Fire Department.
27 Section 2. Funds for this purchase are allocated through future Bond funding.
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 were not originally a part of the
32 resolution.
33 Section 4. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same, that are inconsistent with
34 the provisions of this resolution,are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
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1 ADOPTED: December 12,2023
23 ATia'� APPROVED:
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9 Thomas M. Carpenter,City A rney
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