HomeMy WebLinkAbout16946 1 RESOLUTION NO. 16,946
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3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO
4 ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH VOLKERT, INC., IN AN
5 AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN
6 THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED FIFTY AND 00/100 DOLLARS,
7 ($137,850.00), FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY AND ACQUISITION
8 SERVICES FOR THE ROSE CREEK TRAIL IMPROVEMENT
9 PROJECT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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11 WHEREAS, the Board of Directors adopted Little Rock, Ark., Resolution No. 16,761
12 (August 5, 2025) expressing the willingness of the City to utilize Federal-Aid Carbon Pollution
13 Reduction Program Funds from Metroplan for the Rose Creek Trail Improvements; and,
14 WHEREAS,on September 30, 2025, the City of Little Rock issued a request for Letters
15 of Interest for professional services to include appraisal, acquisition, and negotiation under bid
16 number 2709. Volkert,Inc.was selected by an approved selection committee as the most qualified
17 of four(4)responses to provide the services pursuant to Bid 2709; and,
18 WHEREAS, Little Rock, Ark., Resolution No. 16,841 (October 6, 2025) authorized the
19 acquisition of Easements, Right of Ways, and Fee Simple Acquisitions as needed to accomplish
20 the construction,maintenance and continued public access to the trail improvements.
21 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
22 THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
23 Section 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute a contract with Volkert, Inc.
24 for Right of Way and Acquisition Services for the Rose Creek Trail project in an amount not to
25 exceed One Hundred Thirty-Seven Thousand, Eight Hundred Fifty and 00/100 Dollars,
26 ($137,850.00).
27 Section 2. Funding for this project is from the 3/8 Cent Capital Improvement Sales and
28 Compensating Use Tax Funds, and the 2018 Capital Improvement Bonds as authorized by
29 Resolution 14803. Account Activity TS40C32.
30 Section 3. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause,
31 phrase, or word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such
32 declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall
33 remain in full force and effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional
34 was not originally a part of the resolution.
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1 Section 4. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same, that are
2 inconsistent with the provisions of this resolution, are hereby repealed to the extent of such
3 inconsistency.
4 ADOPTED: February 3,2026
5 ATTEST: APPROVED:
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8 Allison Segars,City erk Frank Scott,Jr.,Mayor
9 APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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12 Thomas M.Carpenter,City Attorney
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