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HomeMy WebLinkAbout19984I ORDINANCE NO. 19,984 2 3 AN ORDINANCE TO DISPENSE WITH THE REQUIREMENT OF COMPETITIVE 4 BIDDING AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT 5 IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED SIXTY -ONE 6 AND 67/100 DOLLARS ($100,861.67) WITH MOTOROLA, INC. AS THE SOLE 7 SOURCE PROVIDER FOR TWENTY (20) PORTABLE POLICE RADIOS; AND FOR 8 OTHER PURPOSES. E 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 WHEREAS, the Police Department has requested approval to purchase twenty (20) Motorola portable police radios to supply the current recruit class and for a back -up supply for emergency situations where additional personnel are required, and WHEREAS, competitive bidding should be waived and the contract awarded to Motorola, Inc. as the sole source provider of radio equipment for the Police Department as Motorola is the only equipment that is fully and reliably compatible with our current radio system infrastructure. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS: Section 1. The Board of Directors finds that competitive bidding should be dispensed with in the purchase of twenty (20) portable police radios to supply the current recruit class and to provide back -up radios for emergency situations. Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to dispense with competitive bidding and to enter into a contract with Motorola, Inc. for twenty (20) portable police radios in the amount of One Hundred Thousand, Eight Hundred Sixty -one and 67/100 Dollars ($100,861.67). Section 3. Funds for this purchase are available from the Police Equipment Special Project Funds. 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 were 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ordinances and resolutions, and parts thereof, which are in conflict with any provision of this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.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: June 17, 2008 Ordinance To purchase Motorola portable radios for LRPD [PAGE 1 OF 21 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 ATTEST: Nan Wood, C' y Clerk APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: Thomas M. Carpenter, City A rney Ordinance To purchase Motorola portable radios for L,RPD [PAGE 2 OF 2] APPROVE , ark todola, Mayor