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HomeMy WebLinkAbout16570-AD 0 INANCENO. 16,570 -A • AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING FUNDS FROM THE CITY'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SITE IMPROVEMENTS AT THE LITTLE ROCK REGIONAL AIRPORT; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A COST SHARING AGREEMENT WITH ARKANSAS AVIATION HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC.; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated from the Economic Development Fund $500,000 for construction of site improvements at the Little Rock Regional Airport, on the site, leased to the Arkansas Aviation Historical Society, Inc. SECTION 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to enter into a cost sharing agreement with Arkansas Aviation Historical Society, Inc. for the construction of site improvements for the Arkansas Aerospace Education Center, and to obtain their funding of the excess of construction costs over the City's appropriation in Section 1 above. PASSED: January. 12, 1994 ATTEST: OV-67AWA, I've MA ■:111 a a i pi \►fKIZy fR�1 Y �•LN �1;7:i APPROVED AS TO FORM: CITY ATTORNEY APPROVED: 20 (7� C-(v = mu 20 (7� C-(v • • 2; AEROSPACE EDUCATION CENTER SITE IMPROVEMENTS CONTRACT COST SHARING AGREEMENT THIS AEROSPACE EDUCATION CENTER SITE IMPROVEMENTS CONTRACT COST SHARING AGREEMENT, dated 1994, is by and between the CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS (the "City"), a city of the first class organized under and existing by virtue of the laws of the State of Arkansas, and ARKANSAS AVIATION HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC., a non - profit Arkansas corporation (the "Company "). WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, economic development of the city is critical to the continued well -being of its citizens through increased job opportunities and the development of a growing base of revenues to support city activities; and WHEREAS, the continued promotion of the aerospace industry is a key component to growth of the economic base of Little Rock, and is important to the future of the City; and WHEREAS, citizens and businesses have joined together to plan for an aerospace education center and other activities to promote aerospace technology; and WHEREAS, the City and the Little Rock Airport area complex will benefit and be strengthened by the availability of an aerospace center to enable our citizens to be trained for jobs in the related aerospace industry, which is growing in the Little Rock area; and WHEREAS, the Aerospace Education Center will house a public library branch and the Arkansas High Technology Training Center, both of which will serve the needs of the area and the aerospace industry; and WHEREAS, in order to assist the Company and to secure additional support from other sources, the City has committed to expend $500,000 from its Economic Development Fund for physical improvements to the Little Rock Airport property, so as to enhance the operation of the Aerospace Education Center in Ordinance No. ; and WHEREAS, the Company has competitively bid the necessary site improvements, and has awarded a construction contract (the "Contract ") to Hensel Phelps Construction Co. (the "Contractor ") for a bid price of up to $557,000.00; and WHEREAS, the Company has agreed to assume responsibility for all sums due pursuant to the Contract in excess of the $500,000 committed by the City under the terms and conditions set forth below. D -7D E -'% NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY AND THE COMPANY AGREE AS FOLLOWS: 1. All progress billings from the Contractor pursuant to the Contract shall be paid in part by the City and in part by the Company in the following proportions: City of Little Rock $500,000.00 $557,000.00 = 89.77% Aerospace Education Center 100% - 89_77% = 10_23% 2. The City agrees to expend all, but not more than, the $500,000 of its total commitment, without regard to the apportionment in Section 1, throughout the construction and completion of the site improvements. Any amounts due pursuant to the Contract following expenditure by the City of its $500,000 total commitment will be paid by the Company. 3. The City agrees that it will not approve any change orders to the Contract which effect the total Contact Price without the express written approval of the Company. 4. Progress billings received by the City pursuant to the Contract must be approved by both the City and the Company prior to payment; provided, however, that progress billings approved by the Company's engineer, shall not require the approval of the Company. Any required approvals shall be evidenced by the signatures thereon of the Finance Director and Treasurer for the City and the Chairman of the Board of the Company. 5. All payments by the City and the Company shall be made to the Contractor within 15 business days of receipt of the progress billings approved by the Engineer. 6. All payments by the City under the term of this agreement shall be in accordance with Article 12, Section 4 of the Arkansas Constitution. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Little Rock, Arkansas has caused this Agreement to be executed in its name and behalf by its City Manager and its seal to be hereunto affixed and attested by its City Clerk, and Aerospace Education Center has caused this Agreement to be executed in its name and behalf by its Chairman of the Board and its seal to be hereunto affixed and attested by its Secretary, all as of the date first above written. O'7Q L -� CITY OF LITTLE ROCK M ATTEST: City Clerk City Manager AEROSPACE EDUCATION CENTER M I - Ai Secretary Chairman of the Board b - ,7o 6-q