HomeMy WebLinkAbout16973 1 RESOLUTION NO. 16,973
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3 A RESOLUTION TO AMEND LITTLE ROCK, ARK., RESOLUTION NO.
4 16,690 (MAY 20, 2025), TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO
5 ENTER INTO A ONE (1)-YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION WITH THE
6 GRIFFIN GROUP, LLC IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED EIGHTY
7 THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT AND 48/100 DOLLARS
8 ($80,268.48) FOR RIGHT OF WAY MOWING AND TRIMMING WITHIN
9 THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS; AND FOR OTHER
10 PURPOSES.
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12 WHEREAS, right-of-way mowing and trimming is needed within the City of Little Rock to
13 maintain public rights-of-way along City streets;and,
14 WHEREAS, the contract mowing for this program will be in three (3) phases to allow for the
15 participation of small contractors. This Phase II contract will provide contractor assistance to the Public
16 Works Department by mowing some rights-of-way along street segments located in Wards 3, 4, 5, 6, and
17 7; and,
18 WHEREAS, The City issued an Invitation to Bid No. 3025 for the 2025 Right of Way Mowing
19 and Trimming Phase II Program on April 14,2025,and two(2)bids were received, and it was determined
20 that The Griffin Group,LLC was the lowest responsible and responsive bid,meeting specifications; and,
21 'WHEREAS, The City wishes to exercise its option to extend the contract for the first of two (2)
22 additional one(1)-year terms with The Griffin Group, LLC, in an amount not to exceed Eighty Thousand
23 Two Hundred Sixty-Eight and 48/100 ($80,268.48), which includes a 20% contingency, for right of way
24 mowing and trimming.
25 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
26 CITY OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
27 Section 1. The Board of Directors authorizes the City Manager to extend the contract with The
28 Griffin Group, LLC, in an amount not to exceed Eighty Thousand Two Hundred Sixty-Eight and 48/100
29 ($80,268.48),which includes a 20%contingency,for rights-of-way mowing and trimming.
30 Section 2. Funding for this contract is available in account 205409-S40B680.
31 Section 3. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase,
32 or word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
33 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and
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1 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the
2 resolution.
3 Section 4. Repealer.All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same,that are inconsistent
4 with the provisions Little Rock, Ark., Resolution 16,690 (May 20, 2025), are hereby repealed to the
5 extent of such inconsistency.
6 Section 5. This resolution will be in full force and effect from and after the date of its adoption.
7 ADOPTED: March 3,2026
8 ATTEST: APPROVED:
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12 Allison Segars,Ci rk Frank Scott,Jr., r
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17 Thomas M.Carpenter,City Attorney
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