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HomeMy WebLinkAbout19971I ORDINANCE NO. 19,971 2 3 AN ORDINANCE TO DISPENSE WITH THE REQUIREMENT OF COMPETITIVE 4 SELECTION AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A 5 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH STUCK ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS 6 TO PROVIDE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES FOR PHASE TWO CONSTRUCTION OF 7 THE LITTLE ROCK ANIMAL VILLAGE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 8 9 WHEREAS, the 2004 Capital Improvement Bond issue approved by the voters of the City of Little 10 Rock provided funds for improvements to the Little Rock Animal Services Facility including, but not 11 limited to, construction of a new shelter, and 12 WHEREAS, by publication of Request for Qualifications No. 4217, the City of Little Rock solicited 13 qualifications for architectural services for the design and construction of a new Animal Services 14 Facility, and 15 WHEREAS, Stuck Associates Architects ( "Architect ") was selected by the City as the most qualified 16 to provide the needed services, and an agreement with the Architect was executed on April 13, 2005 17 pursuant to Little Rock Resolution No. 11,821 for schematic design of a new state -of- the -art animal 18 shelter ( "Animal Village ") and for design development and construction oversight for Phase I of the 19 shelter construction project, and 20 WHEREAS, the City now has funding to expand the Animal Village by constructing a Meeting and 21 Education Room, a Veterinarian Office, and a Veterinarian Clinic with Intake Area pursuant to the city - 22 approved Phase II schematic design documents prepared by the Architect, and 23 WHEREAS, the City's agreement with Architect expired upon completion of Phase I construction of 24 the Animal Village, but additional architectural services are needed for design development and 25 construction oversight for Phase II of the shelter project, and 26 WHEREAS, it is impractical and unfeasible to have a company other than Architect provide 27 architectural services based upon the program information and schematic design prepared by 28 Architect, and 29 WHEREAS, the competitive selection process that is required for architectural services should be 30 waived, and an agreement executed with Stuck Associates Architects as the sole source provider of the 31 architectural services that are needed to construct Phase II of the Little Rock Animal Village. 32 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE 33 ROCK, ARKANSAS: 34 Section 1. The Board of Directors finds that competitive selection should be dispensed with in 35 the purchase of additional architectural services for the Animal Village construction project, as an 36 exceptional situation exists and competitive selection is impractical and infeasible. [PAGE 1 OF 2] Ordinance To waive competitive selection for Stuck Associates Architects 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement with Stuck Associates Architects for the purchase of architectural services for an amount not to exceed Twenty - One Thousand, Five Hundred Dollars ($21,500.00) including maximum reimbursable expenses. Section 3. Funds for these services are available from the Animal Village Construction Fund No. SOOB357. Section 4 Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the ordinance which shall remain in full force and effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the ordinance. Section 5 Repealer. All ordinances and resolutions, and parts thereof, which are in conflict with any provision of this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. PASSED: ATTEST: APPROVED• Na cy Woo , City Clerk APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: Thomas M. Carpenter, ity Atto ey [PAGE 2 OF 2] Ordinance To waive competitive selection for Stuck Associates Architects Mark Stodola, Mayor