HomeMy WebLinkAbout17123 1 RESOLUTION NO. 17,123
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3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER
4 INTO A CONTRACT WITH TEECO SAFETY,INC.,IN AN AMOUNT NOT
5 TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED NINE THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED
6 NINETY-FIVE AND 07/100 DOLLARS ($209,795.07), PLUS APPLICABLE
7 TAXES AND FEES, FOR THE PURCHASE OF ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-
8 FOUR (164) POINT BLANK BALLISTIC VESTS FOR ISSUANCE TO
9 LITTLE ROCK POLICE DEPARTMENT ("LRPD") OFFICERS TO
10 REPLACE EXPIRED VESTS AND OUTFIT NEW RECRUITS; AND FOR
11 OTHER PURPOSES.
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13 WHEREAS,it is critical that the Little Rock Police Department be equipped and trained with reliable
14 tools and equipment to ensure officers'safety and operational readiness; and,
15 WHEREAS, LRPD's Quartermaster has assessed the condition of Point Blank Ballistic Vests in the
16 Department inventory that were purchased in 20221 and determined that One Hundred Fifty(150)vests are
17 expired and past their useful life and thus must be replaced to ensure officer safety in the field and Fourteen
18 (14)new LRPD recruits will need vests issued to be duty ready upon completion of training; and,
19 WHEREAS, pursuant to Little Rock,Ark. Resolution No. 16,603 (February 18, 2025) as amended,
20 vendor selection of Teeco Safety,Inc.to serve as the authorized reseller to provide the City with replacement
21 ballistic vests was made utilizing the State Contract No.4600057476;and,
22 WHEREAS, per Teeco Safety's quotes attached hereto as Exhibit A, the cost to purchase 164 Point
23 Blank Ballistic Vests is Two Hundred Nine Thousand, Seven Hundred Ninety- Five and 07/100 Dollars
24 ($209,795.07), including applicable taxes and fees.
25 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
26 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS;
27 Section 1.The City Manager is authorized to enter into a contract with Teeco Safety,Inc.,in the amount
28 of$ $209,795.07,including applicable taxes and fees,for the purchase of 164 Point Blank Ballistic Vests.
29 Section 2. Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) in funding for this purchase is allocated in JAG 24
30 Account No. G52DF24A and the remaining One Hundred Sixty-Nine Thousand, Seven Hundred Ninety-
31 Five and 07/100 Dollars ($169,795.07) being paid from Little Rock Police Department General Funds
32 Account No. 105220-60030.
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1 Section 3. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
2 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
3 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and
4 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the
5 resolution.
6 Section 4.Repealer.All laws, ordinances,resolutions, or parts of the same,that are inconsistent with
7 the provisions of this resolution,are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
8 ADOPTED:August 18,2026
9 ATTEST: APPROVED:
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111 12 Allison Segars,City Cle k Frank Scott,Jr.,Mayor
13 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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16 Thomas M.Carpenter,City Attorne
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