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Home My WebLink About17145 1 RESOLUTION NO. 17,145 2 3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO MODIFY 4 LITTLE ROCK, ARK., RESOLUTION NO. 17,045 (MARCH 17, 2026) TO 5 AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM THE ARKANSAS 6 ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION FOR CHANGE ORDERS TO THE 7 CONTRACT WITH FLYNCO, INC., FOR THE LITTLE ROCK ZOO 8 FRONT-ENTRY BOND PROJECT; TO AUTHORIZE THE ADDITION OF 9 THIRTY-FOUR THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED THREE DOLLARS AND 10 FIFTY-EIGHT CENTS ($34,803.58), PLUS APPLICABLE TAXES AND 11 FEES,TO THE CONTRACT AMOUNT;AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12 13 WHEREAS,the Little Rock Zoo is undertaking the Front-Entry Bond Project(the"Project");and, 14 WHEREAS,the City of Little Rock previously authorized the Project and the contract with Flynco, 15 Inc. ("Flynco") pursuant to Little Rock,Arkansas Resolution No. 16,647 (April 1, 2025)and Little Rock, 16 Arkansas Resolution No. 17,045 (March 17,2026);and, 17 WHEREAS, Little Rock, Arkansas Resolution No. 16,647 (April 1, 2025) and subsequently 18 modified by Little Rock,Arkansas Resolution No. 17,045 (March 17, 2026); authorized the Little Rock 19 Zoo to increase the Arkansas Zoological Foundation's contribution to the Project by an additional One 20 Hundred Thousand Dollars($100,000.00); and, 21 WHEREAS, additional work is necessary to complete the Project, and Change Orders Nos. 9 22 through 11 require additional funding in the amount of Thirty-Four Thousand Eight Hundred Three Dollars 23 and Fifty-Eight Cents($34,803.58), including applicable taxes and fees; and, 24 WHEREAS, the Arkansas Zoological Foundation has agreed to provide the additional funding 25 necessary for Change Orders Nos.9 through 11; and, 26 WHEREAS, the additional amount of Thirty-Four Thousand Eight Hundred Three Dollars and 27 Fifty-Eight Cents ($34,803.58) will be allocated from Little Rock Zoo Account No. 108659-63211- 28 $65C500, designated"Arkansas Zoo Foundation";and, 29 WHEREAS, upon approval of this Resolution, the total base bid/contract amount for the Project 30 will increase to Eleven Million Four Hundred Sixty-Six Thousand Eight Hundred Three Dollars and Fifty- 31 Eight Cents($11,466,803.58);and, 32 WHEREAS,the additional contingency amount of Five Hundred Sixty-Six Thousand Six Hundred 33 Dollars($566,600.00)previously authorized for the Project shall remain unchanged; and, Page 1 of 3 1 WHEREAS,the Board of Directors finds that authorization of the additional funding is necessary 2 and in the best interest of the City and the Little Rock Zoo to allow the Project to proceed to completion. 3 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE 4 CITY OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS: 5 Section 1.The City Manager is hereby authorized to modify Little Rock,Arkansas Resolution No. 6 17,045 (March 17,2026);to authorize the addition of Thirty-Four Thousand Eight Hundred Three Dollars 7 and Fifty-Eight Cents ($34,803.58), including applicable taxes and fees, from the Arkansas Zoological 8 Foundation for the purpose of funding Change Orders Nos. 9 through 11 to the contract with Flynco, Inc., 9 for the Little Rock Zoo Front-Entry Bond Project. 10 Section 2. The additional funding authorized herein shall be allocated from Little Rock Zoo 11 Account No. 108659-63211-S65C500,designated"Arkansas Zoo Foundation." 12 Section 3.Upon approval of this Resolution,the total base contract amount for the Project shall be 13 increased to Eleven Million Four Hundred Sixty-Six Thousand Eight Hundred Three Dollars and Fifty- 14 Eight Cents ($11,466,803.58). The previously authorized additional contingency amount of Five Hundred 15 Sixty-Six Thousand Six Hundred Dollars($566,600.00)shall remain unchanged. 16 Section 4. Except as specifically modified by this Resolution, all other terms, conditions, 17 authorizations,and provisions of Little Rock,Arkansas Resolution Nos. 16,647(April 1,2025)and 17,045 18 (March 17,2026); shall remain in full force and effect. 19 Section 5.The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute any documents and take any actions 20 necessary to carry out the purposes and intent of this Resolution, subject to applicable City ordinances, 21 policies, and procedures. 22 Section 6.Severability. In the event any title,section,paragraph,item,sentence,clause,phrase, or 23 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or 24 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and 25 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the 26 resolution. 27 Section 7. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same, that are inconsistent 28 with the provisions of this resolution, are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. 29 ADOPTED: September 15,2026 30 // 31 // 32 // 33 // 34 // Page 2 of 3 1 ATTEST: APPROVED: 2 3 . 4 c 5 Allison Segars,City Frank Scott,Jr.,Mayor 6 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: 7 8 C (IL--i -, ML______ Iribl-L._ 9 Thomas M. Carpenter,City Attor 10 // 11 // 12 // 13 // 14 // 15 // 16 // 17 // 18 // 19 // 20 // 21 /I 22 // 23 // 24 // 25 // 26 // 27 // 28 // 29 // 30 // 31 // 32 /I 33 // Page 3 of 3