HomeMy WebLinkAbout17064 1 RESOLUTION NO. 17,064
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3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER
4 INTO A CONTRACT WITH BROWNE, BORTZ & CODDINGTON INC.
5 D/B/A BBC RESEARCH & CONSULTING, INC., IN AN AMOUNT NOT
6 TO EXCEED EIGHTY-NINE THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED NINETY-
7 NINE DOLLARS ($89,999.00) FOR THE DEVELOPMENT,
8 IMPLEMENTATION, AND STAFF TRAINING FOR A SMALL AND
9 LOCAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (SLBE) PROGRAM, FOR A TERM
10 NOT TO EXCEED TWO YEARS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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12 WHEREAS, the City completed its 2025 Disparity Study and presented the results to the Board of
13 Directors in the Fall of 2025; and
14 WHEREAS,one of the recommendations from the 2025 Disparity Study was to establish and create a
15 small and local business enterprise program to encourage utilization of small and local businesses in city
16 procurement; and,
17 WHEREAS,on February 27,2026,the City issued a Request for Supplier Qualifications No. 224322:
18 Small and Local Enterprise Program;and,
19 WHEREAS, the City received six (6) responsive submissions which were evaluated by a selection
20 committee approved by the City Manager; and,
21 WHEREAS, this selection committee determined that BBC Research & Consulting Inc. is the most
22 qualified firm to provide program development services and training to City staff for implementation of the
23 new Small Business program; and,
24 WHEREAS,the total cost for BBC to provide Small Local Business Program development,training,
25 and implementation services is Eighty-Nine Thousand, Nine Hundred Ninety-Nine and 00/100 Dollars
26 ($89,999.00),as per the quote attached hereto as Exhibit A.
27 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
28 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
29 Section 1. The City Manager is authorized to enter into a contract with Browne Bortz & Coddington
30 Inc., doing business as BBC Research & Consulting Inc., in an amount not to exceed Eighty-Nine
31 Thousand,Nine Hundred Ninety-Nine and 00/100 Dollars($89,999.00),to provide program development
32 services and training to City staff for implementation of the new Small Business program for a period of
33 two(2)years.
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1 Section 2. Funding for this contract will come from funds remaining in the Disparity Study Special
2 Project Fund Account No. 108129-S100518.
3 Section 3.Severability.In the event any title,section,paragraph,item,sentence,clause,phrase,or word
4 of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication
5 shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and effect as if the
6 portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the resolution.
7 Section 4. Repealer. All laws,ordinances,resolutions,or parts of the same,that are inconsistent with
8 the provisions of the is resolution,are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
9 ADOPTED: June 2,2026
10 ATTEST: APPROVED:
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13 Allison Segars,City M Frank Scott,Jr.,Mayor
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17 Thomas M.Carpenter,City Attorn
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EXHIBIT A
Plisse and Tad[ Total
Phase 1: Design $71,737
1-a:Program discovery $12,626
1-b:Program element design $29,548
tirriiivir design $1S,4.51
Case awaits 5S.512
kterviews/fotus grout 5.1579
1-c. Program documentation $29,562
Program menu 5:4651
Forms pad other doormeers *910
Phase 2:Training,testlag, implementation $18,262
2-a:Staff trainings $9.173
2-b: Pilot testing $9,090
Total $39,999
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