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I ORDINANCE NO. ' 17,984
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3 AN ORDINANCE DISPENSING WITH THE REQUIREMENT OF
4 COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY
5 MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR ADA
6 CONSULTANT SERVICES WITH GASKIN, HILL, NORCROSS;
7 DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER
8 PURPOSES.
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10 WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock may dispense with the requirement of
I 1 competitive bidding in exceptional situations where such procedure is not feasible; and
12 WHEREAS, time is of the essence to complete accessibility surveys of 21 City
13 Buildings prior to a Fairness Hearing in the Coates v. City of Little Rock case on May 21,
14 1999; and
15 WHEREAS, the contract with the City's Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA")
16 expert, Gaskin, Hill, Norcross ( "GHN "), expired December 31, 1998; and
17 WHEREAS, GHN has three years of experience in assisting City employees in
18 resolving Americans with Disabilities Act ( "ADA') issues applicable to the Coates v. Little
19 Rock case and, in addition to completing 21 building surveys within the next 30 days and
20 finalizing the ADA Transition Plan, will serve as the City's expert witness at the May 21, 1999,
21 hearing.
22 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
23 OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK:
24 SECTION 1: The Board of Directors finds that competitive bidding should be
25 dispensed with in order to hire the City's former ADA Consultants, GHN, to assist the City in
26 completing ADA requirements and to serve as the City's expert witness at a Fairness Hearing
27 in Federal District Court in the case of Coates v. Little Rock on May 21, 1999. Competitive
28 bidding is impractical and infeasible in this instance because 1) GHN has been the City's expert
29 consultant on this case for three years and is very familiar with the history of the case and the
30 issues; and 2) the short time frame involved.
31 SECTION 2: The City Manager is hereby authorized to enter into a contract with
32 GHN for ADA consultant services in an amount not to exceed thirteen thousand four hundred
33 ($13,400) dollars
34 SECTION 3. EMERGENCY. It is hereby found and determined by the Board of
35 Directors of the City of Little Rock that time is of the essence to complete access surveys of
36 21 City buildings and to hire an expert witness in time for the for the May 21, 1999, Fairness
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1 Hearing in Federal District Court in the Coates v. Little Rock case. Therefore, an emergency
2 is hereby declared to exist, and this ordinance being necessary for the immediate preservation
3 of the public peace, health, and safety, shall become effective upon its passage.
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5 PASSED: April 20, 1999
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7 ATTEST:
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10 ROME HANCOCK JI AILEY
CITY CLERK MAYOR
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12 APPR VED AS TO FORM:
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14 THOMAS M. CARPIE'_ NTIR
15 CITY ATTORNEY
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