HomeMy WebLinkAbout22720 1 ORDINANCE NO. 22,720
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3 A ORDINANCE TO DECLARE IT IMPRACTICAL AND UNFEASIBLE TO
4 BID; TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A SOLE-
5 SOURCE CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS,
6 INC., IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE
7 THOUSAND, THREE HUNDRED FORTY-SIX AND 53/100 DOLLARS
8 ($251,346.53), PLUS APPLICABLE TAXES AND FEES, FOR EXTENSION
9 OF THE RADIO INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT SERVICE
10 AGREEMENT FOR THE PERIOD OF ONE YEAR FROM JANUARY
11 1,2026 TO DECEMBER 31,2026;AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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13 WHEREAS,In 2019,the City Board of Directors authorized the City Manager to enter into a Service
14 Agreement with Motorola Solutions, Inc., to provide the City's Emergency Communications Department
15 with 911 Radio Infrastructure Equipment and support;and
16 WHEREAS, the City Board of Directors has approved the yearly renewal of the service agreement
17 with Motorola Solutions, Inc. , for 911 Radio Infrastructure Equipment and support since 2019; and,
18 WHEREAS, to ensure uninterrupted continuation of essential emergency services which would be
19 impractical and unfeasible to re-bid, it is necessary to upgrade the service agreement with the existing
20 provider, Motorola Solutions, Inc.;and,
21 WHEREAS, the total cost for the City to renew and extend the Emergency Communications
22 Department's 911 Radio Infrastructure Equipment and Support Services Agreement for period of one (1)
23 year from January 1, 2026 through and including December 31, 2026, is Two Hundred, Fifty-One
24 Thousand, Three Hundred Forty -Six and 53/100 Dollars ($251,346.53), as seen in Exhibit A attached
25 hereto.
26 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
27 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
28 Section 1. The Board of Directors finds that it is impractical and unfeasible to competitively bid this
29 Service Agreement with Motorola Solutions, Inc., to provide the City's Emergency Communications
30 Department with 911 Radio Infrastructure Equipment as Motorola Solutions, Inc. is the sole provider of
31 this application.
32 Section 2. The Board of Directors hereby authorizes the City Manager to contract amendment with
33 Motorola Solutions,Inc., in the amount of$251,346.53,including applicable taxes and fees,for extension of
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1 the Radio Infrastructure Equipment Service Agreement for the period of one year from January 1, 2026 to
2 December 31,2026.
3 Section 2.Funds for this program are available from the Emergency Communications Department's 911
4 Funds,Account No.220512.
5 Section 3.Severability.In the event any title,section,paragraph,item,sentence,clause,phrase,or word
6 of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional,such declaration or adjudication
7 shall not affect the remaining portions of the ordinance which shall remain in full force and effect as if the
8 portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the ordinance.
9 Section 4.Repealer.All laws, ordinances,resolutions, or parts of the same, that are inconsistent with
10 the provisions of this resolution,are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
11 Section 5. Emergency Clause. To ensure uninterrupted continuation of essential emergency services;
12 an emergency is, therefore, declared to exist and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
13 after the date of its passage.
14 PASSED: February 3,2026
15 ATTEST: APPROVED:
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18 Allison Segars,City C Frank Scott,Jr.,Mayor
19 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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22 Thomas M.Carpenter, ity Aft ey
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