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HomeMy WebLinkAbout17874i M M - M M M ! M M M M M M 1 2 3 ORDINANCE NO. 17,874 4 5 AN ORDINANCE WAIVING THE CONSULTANT 6 SELECTION PROCESS AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY 7 MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH 8 SIMS /GRISHAM/BLAIR, P.A. IN THE AMOUNT OF 9 $58,500 FOR DESIGN CONSULTANT SERVICES FOR 10 STEPHENS COMMUNITY CENTER. 11 578 12 WHEREAS, the Board of Directors may dispense with the requirement of 13 competitive bidding in exceptional situations where such procedure is not feasible; and 14 WHEREAS, the Board finds that an exceptional situation exists in the case of the 15 Stephens Community Center; and 16 WHEREAS, citizens voted for 1995 Bond Improvement funds that provided 17 $1,000,000 for the design and development of a community center with the development of 18 the Stephens Elementary School; and 19 WHEREAS, the City has participated in several public meetings soliciting input of 20 development and program ideas from area neighborhoods since 1995; and 21 WHEREAS, the Little Rock School District solicits consultants similar to the City's 22 procedures, and utilization of the same consultants would provide coordinated design and 23 cost savings to the City 24 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 25 OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS: 26 SECTION 1. The City Manager is authorized to waive the consultant selection 27 process and enter into a contract with Sims /Grisham/Blair, P.A. in the amount of $58,500 28 for design consultant services for Stephens Community Center. 29 SECTION 2. Funding for this project will be provided from the 1995 Bond Issue. r r r r r r r w r r r r r r E 1 2 Passed: November 17, 1998 3 4 5 6 Attest: 7 8 9 10 Robbie Hancock, City Clerk 11 12 13 Approved as to Legal Form: 14 15 16 Thomas M. Carpenter, City A rney 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Approved: Jim iley, Mayor 579