HomeMy WebLinkAbout20709ORDINANCE NO. 20,709
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3 AN ORDINANCE TO DISPENSE WITH COMPETITIVE BIDDING; TO
4 AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT
5 WITH CHAMPION TURF FARMS OF BAY CITY, TEXAS, IN THE
6 AMOUNT OF FIFTY -NINE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($59,000.00) FOR
7 THE REPAIR AND REPLANTING OF THE GREENS AT HINDMAN
8 GOLF COURSE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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10 WHEREAS, in 2009 the greens at Rebsamen Golf Course were converted to Champion Dwarf
11 Bermuda Grass; and,
12 WHEREAS, the Little Rock Parks and Recreation Golf Maintenance staff is familiar with the grow -
13 in process, as well as the cultural practices required to maintain Champion Dwarf Bermuda Grass; and,
14 WHEREAS, Champion Turf Farms is the only company that uses the No -Till Greens Renovation
15 Technique to plant golf greens, which allows them to be sprigged without the necessity to till the greens'
16 surface, thus reducing an extensive amount of time and labor; and,
17 WHEREAS, Champion Turf Farms guarantees the purity of the Champion planting stock used to
18 plant the greens for three years from the date of planting and, further, to provide guidance and technical
19 assistance, sprigs and labor to sprig.
20 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
21 OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
22 Section 1. The Board of Directors hereby awards a contract to Champion Turf Farms of Bay City,
23 Texas in the amount of Fifty -Nine Thousand Dollars ($59,000.00) for the repair and replanting of greens,
24 to include guidance and technical assistance, sprigs and labor to sprig, at Hindman Golf Course with
25 Champion Dwarf Bermuda Grass Sprigs.
26 Section 2. Because Champion Turf Farms is the only company that uses the No -Till Greens
27 Renovation Technique which allows golf greens to be sprigged without the necessity to till the greens
28 surface, thereby eliminating an extensive amount of time and labor, the Board declares that its is
29 impractical and unfeasible to submit this matter to a competitive process and, therefore, waives
30 competitive bidding.
31 Section 3. The funds for the contract are available from Account No. 108459- S45A115.
32 Section 4. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
33 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
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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 were not originally a part of the
resolution.
Section 5. Repealer. All ordinances, resolutions, bylaws, and other matters inconsistent with this
resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
ADOPTED: April 2, 2013
ATTEST: APPROVED:
amity Clerk
TO LEGAL FORM:
ANN
Thomas M. Carpenter, City Attorney
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Mark Stodola, Wlayor
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