HomeMy WebLinkAbout16843 1 RESOLUTION NO. 16,843
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3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER
4 INTO A CONTRACT WITH BALE CHEVROLET COMPANY, IN AN
5 AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR
6 THOUSAND DOLLARS ($174,000), PLUS APPLICABLE TAXES AND
7 FEES, FOR THE PURCHASE OF FOUR (4) ELECTRIC CHEVROLET
8 EQUINOX VEHICLES;AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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10 WHEREAS,the City's Fleet Services Department has the need to replace older, internal combustion
11 engine vehicles currently in use by the City due to accrued mileage and excessive downtime for necessary
12 maintenance; and,
13 WHEREAS,the City's Fleet Services Department selected Bale Chevrolet Company as the vendor to
14 supply replacement electric vehicles;and,
15 WHEREAS,the City's Fleet Services Department received a quote from Bale Chevrolet Company of
16 Forty-Three Thousand Five Hundred Dollars($43,500.00)for one electric Chevrolet Equinox sports utility
17 vehicle; and,
18 WHEREAS,the total cost to purchase four(4)electric Chevrolet Equinox sports utility vehicles from
19 Bale Chevrolet Company is in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Seventy-Four Thousand Dollars
20 ($174,000.00), including applicable taxes and fees.
21 WHEREAS,the City acknowledges the adoption of Act 924 of 2025 (eff.Aug. 5,2025) requiring the
22 manufacturer of the electric vehicle or component of an electric vehicle in good faith provides the
23 governmental entity a sworn certification that certifies that no entity involved in the production of the
24 electric vehicle or the component of an electric vehicle being sold, including the production of a constituent
25 part or the mining or other sourcing of materials for the electric vehicle or the component of an electric
26 vehicle, used forced labor in its activities;
27 WHEREAS,the manufacturer of the electric vehicle subject to this resolution have provided a good
28 faith statements in compliance with Act 924 of 2025 (eff.Aug. 5,2025)attached hereto as Exhibit "A";
29 WHEREAS,Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock approval or ratification of this resolution is
30 based on a good faith reliance on the validity of the manufacturer's statements and any action taken by the
31 City, its Mayor, its City Manager and any employee based is on a good faith reliance on the validity of the
32 manufacturer's statements.
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1 NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
2 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS;
3 Section 1.The City Manager is authorized to enter into a contract with Bale Chevrolet Company in an
4 amount not to exceed One Hundred Seventy-Four Thousand Dollars ($$174,000.00), including applicable
5 taxes and fees, for the purchase of four(4)electric Chevrolet Equinox sports utility vehicles
6 Section 2. Funds for this purchase are available in various Fleet Services Department accounts.
7 Section 3. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
8 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
9 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and
10 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the
11 resolution.
12 Section 4.Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same,that are inconsistent with
13 the provisions of this resolution,are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
14 ADOPTED: October 6,2025
15 ATTEST: APPROVED:
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18 Allison Segars,Ci rk Frank Scott,Jr., yor
19 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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22 Thomas M. Carpenter,City Attorn
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