HomeMy WebLinkAbout17120 1 RESOLUTION NO. 17,120
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3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER
4 INTO A CONTRACT WITH QMERIT ELECTRIFICATION, LLC, IN AN
5 AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THREE HUNDRED ONE THOUSAND,
6 FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE DOLLARS AND TEN CENTS
7 ($301,453.10), PLUS APPLICABLE TAXES AND FEES, FOR THE
8 PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF EIGHTEEN (18) CHARGEPOINT
9 ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) CHARGING STATIONS AND ASSOCIATED
10 SOFTWARE FOR MULTIPLE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK LOCATIONS;
11 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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13 WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock continues to modernize its fleet operations by incorporating
14 electric vehicles(EVs)into its municipal fleet in order to improve operational efficiency,reduce emissions,
15 and lower long-term operating costs;and,
16 WHEREAS, the City has identified the need to purchase and install eighteen (18) ChargePoint EV
17 Charging Stations, together with the associated charging management software, at multiple City facilities
18 to support the operation of its growing fleet of electric vehicles; and,
19 WHEREAS, the proposed charging infrastructure will support the City's sustainability initiatives by
20 providing reliable charging capabilities for municipal EVs, which produce zero tailpipe emissions while
21 reducing fuel and maintenance costs over the life of the vehicles; and,
22 WHEREAS, Qmerit Electrification, LLC, has been identified as the vendor for the purchase and
23 installation of the charging stations through Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing Contract No. 021825-CPI,
24 a competitively solicited cooperative purchasing contract that satisfies the City's procurement requirements;
25 and,
26 WHEREAS, the total cost of the purchase and installation is Three Hundred One Thousand, Four
27 Hundred Fifty-Three Dollars and Ten Cents($301,453.10),plus applicable taxes and fees; and,
28 WHEREAS, funding for this purchase has been budgeted and is available in the Fleet Fuel Account
29 No. 600011-72200.
30 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
31 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS;
32 Section 1. The Board of Directors hereby authorizes the City Manager to enter into a contract with
33 Qmerit Electrification,LLC,for the purchase and installation of eighteen(18)ChargePoint Electric Vehicle
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1 Charging Stations and associated software at multiple City of Little Rock locations in an amount not to
2 exceed Three Hundred One Thousand, Four Hundred Fifty-Three Dollars and Ten Cents ($301,453.10),
3 plus applicable taxes and fees.
4 Section 2.Funds for this purchase shall be paid from the Fleet Fuel Account No. 600011-72200.
5 Section 3. The Board of Directors finds that the procurement of this equipment through Sourcewell
6 Contract No. 021825-CPI provides a competitively solicited cooperative purchasing method that is
7 authorized under the City's procurement policies and serves the best interests of the City.
8 Section 4. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
9 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
10 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and
11 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the
12 resolution.
13 Section 5.Repealer.All laws, ordinances,resolutions,or parts of the same,that are inconsistent with
14 the provisions of this resolution,are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
15 ADOPTED:August 4,2026
16 ATTEST: APPROVED:
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19 Allison Segars,City erk Frank Scott,Jr., r
20 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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23 Thomas M.Carpenter,City Attor ey
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