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HomeMy WebLinkAbout118371 N RESOLUTION NO. 11,837 3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER 4 INTO A CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF ONE FOUR -WHEEL 5 DRIVE AND ONE TWO -WHEEL DRIVE BACKHOE FOR THE 6 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 7 8 WHEREAS, the Public Works Department is in need of one four - wheel -drive 9 and one two- wheel -drive backhoes, and 10 WHEREAS, these backhoes are a critical component of the City's street and 11 drainage maintenance programs and will replace current 1989 and 1991 models, and 12 WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock received bids under Bid #4284 for the 13 purchase of the backhoes, and the lowest responsible and responsive bid meeting 14 minimum specifications was received from Scott Construction Equipment in the 15 amount of One Hundred Twenty -one Thousand, Nine Hundred Ninety -three and 16 no /100 Dollars ($121,993.00). 17 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF 18 THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS: 19 Section 1. The Board of Directors hereby authorizes the City Manager to enter 20 into a contract for the purchase of two backhoes for the Public Works Department from 21 Scott Construction Equipment, for the amount of One Hundred Twenty -one Thousand, 22 Nine Hundred Ninety -three and no /100 Dollars ($121,993.00). 23 Section 2. Funds for this purchase are to be allocated from the 2004 Short Term 24 Financing Account and the Concrete Ramp Program Account #205 - 220 -T110- 7040 -10. 25 Section 3. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, 26 clause, phrase, or word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or [PAGE 1 OF 21 Resolution To purchase backhoes for the Public Works Department 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 unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution 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 resolution. Section 4. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same, that are inconsistent with the provisions of this resolution, are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. ADOPTED: October 5, 2004 ATTEST: Na y Woo , City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: r Thomas M. Carpenter, City ttorney // // // // // // Resolution To purchase backhoes for the Public Works Department [PAGE 2 OF 21 APPROVED: 14W(0'd�� Jim Wiley, Mayor