HomeMy WebLinkAbout16375 1 RESOLUTION NO. 16,375
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3 A RESOLUTION TO AMEND LITTLE ROCK, ARK., RESOLUTION NO.
4 16,040 (JULY 11, 2023), TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO
5 MODIFY THE CONTRACT WITH GULF STATE DISTRIBUTORS, TO
6 INCREASE THE CONTRACT IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED SIX
7 THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE AND 14/100 DOLLARS
8 ($106,561.14), FOR THE PURCHASE OF ADDITIONAL SMITH &
9 WESSON M&P RIFLES FOR THE LITTLE ROCK POLICE
10 DEPARTMENT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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12 WHEREAS,the Little Rock Police Department(LRPD) is responsible for ensuring the public safety
13 within the City Limits of Little Rock; and,
14 WHEREAS, Patrol Rifles are the preferred weapon to employ during active aggressor incidents and
15 those incidents where suspects are equipped with high-power, long-range weapons; and,
16 WHEREAS,Little Rock, Ark., Resolution No. 15,800 (October 3, 2022), authorized the purchase of
17 fifty(50) Smith&Wesson M&P Rifles for the Patrol Officers; and,
18 WHEREAS, in Little Rock, Ark., Resolution No. 16,040 (July 11, 2023), authorized the purchase of
19 seventy-five(75) Smith&Wesson M&P Rifles for the Patrol Officers; and,
20 WHEREAS,LRPD has a need to purchase an additional seventy-five (75) Smith & Wesson M&P15
21 Rifles, Suppressor, 30-Round Magazine, and Carry Case with sling for the Patrol Officers; and,
22 WHEREAS, the amended Gulf State Distributors contract cost for the additional weapons purchase
23 shall not exceed One Hundred Six Thousand,Five Hundred Sixty-One and 14/100 Dollars($106,561.1430),
24 plus applicable taxes and fees,for a total revised contract amount of Two Hundred Seventy-Eight Thousand,
25 Nine Hundred Twenty-Two and 36/100 Dollars($278,922.36).
26 NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
27 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
28 Section 1. The City Manager is authorized to enter into a contract amendment with Gulf State
29 Distributors, in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Six Thousand,Five Hundred Sixty-One and 14/100
30 Dollars($106,561.1430),plus applicable taxes and fees,for a total revised contract amount of Two Hundred
31 Seventy-Eight Thousand,Nine Hundred Twenty-Two and 36/100 Dollars($278,922.36),for the additional
32 purchase of seventy-five(75) Smith&Wesson M&P15 Rifles, Suppressor, 3-Round Magazine, and Carry
33 Case with sling for the Little Rock Police Department.
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1 Section 2. Funds for the additional purchase are allocated in the Special Project Fund Account No.
2 Account No. 108529-S52C636.
3 Section 3. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
4 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
5 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution, which shall remain in full force and
6 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the
7 resolution.
8 Section 4. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, including but not limited to Little Rock, Ark.
9 Resolution No. 15,800 (October 3, 2022) and Little Rock,Ark., Resolution No. 16,040 (July 11, 2023), or
10 parts of the same, that are inconsistent with the provisions of this resolution, are hereby repealed to the
11 extent of such inconsistency.
12 ADOPTED: July 16,2024
13 APPROVED:
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• 16 Sus I 11111110 Clerk Frank Scott,Jr., ayor
17 APPR. • i AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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20 Thomas M. Carpenter,City Attorn
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