HomeMy WebLinkAbout22424 1 ORDINANCE NO. 22,424
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3 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND LITTLE ROCK, ARK., ORDINANCE NO.
4 22,231 (MARCH 7, 2023), TO DECLARE IT IMPRACTICAL AND
5 UNFEASIBLE TO BID; TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO
6 EXTEND THE ANNUAL CONTRACT WITH BANNER FIRE
7 EQUIPMENT, INC., IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED AN ANNUAL
8 BUDGET OF THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($300,000.00),
9 PLUS APPLICABLE TAXES AND FEES, FOR E-ONE PARTS AND
10 SERVICE FOR THE FLEET SERVICES DEPARTMENT; AND FOR
11 OTHER PURPOSES.
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13 WHEREAS,it is critical that the Fleet Services Department be equipped with reliable parts and service
14 tools for minor repairs and maintenance on E-One Units currently in the City's Fleet; and,
15 WHEREAS,Banner Fire Equipment, Inc., is the only authorized Heil Dealer in Central Arkansas;and,
16 WHEREAS, Little Rock, Ark., Ordinance No. 22,231 (March 7, 2023) authorized an annual contract
17 with Banner Fire Equipment, Inc., for a one (1)-year contract, with an option to renew for up to two (2)
18 additional one(1)-year terms; and,
19 WHEREAS,the Annual Budget for each one(1)-year term is not to exceed Three Hundred Thousand
20 Dollars($300,000.00), plus applicable taxes and fees; and,
21 WHEREAS,this renewal represents year two(2)of a protentional three(3)-year term.
22 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
23 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
24 Section 1. The Board of Directors hereby authorizes the City Manager to enter into a one (1)-year
25 contract extension with Banner Fire Equipment, Inc., in an annual budget amount not to exceed Three
26 Hundred Thousand Dollars($300,000.00), plus applicable taxes and fees, for the purchase of E-One Parts
27 and Service for the Fleet Services Department.
28 Section 2. Funding for the contract extension is allocated in various Fleet Maintenance and Parts
29 Accounts.
30 Section 3. Because Banner Fire Equipment,Inc.,is the only distributor for the E-One Parts and Service
31 meeting the Departments specifications, the Board of Directors declares it is impractical and unfeasible to
32 submit this purchase to competitive bids.
33 Section 4. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
34 word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
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1 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the ordinance, which shall remain in full force and
2 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the
3 ordinance.
4 Section 5. Repealer. All laws,ordinances, resolutions,or parts of the same,that are inconsistent with
5 the provisions of this resolution, are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
6 PASSED: March 19,2024
7 AT APPROVED:
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10 usan r g e t ity Clerk Frank Scott Jr., Mayor
11 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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14 Thomas M. Carpenter,City Attorney
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