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ORDINANCE NO. 1524 (#4 — 2015)
AN ORDINANCE CREATING JMC § 3.08.065 (PURCHASES THROUGH
ARKANSAS HIGHWAY& TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT'S BIDDING
PROCESS); DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND, FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, much of the process of securing appropriate bids and costs
factors for the purchase of personal property items, equipment, and/or materials
bought and/or utilized by the City of Jacksonville, the Jacksonville Wastewater
Utility, and the Jacksonville Water Department involves time, additional costs, and
staff efforts to secure a low cost options for the purchase of said property,
equipment, and materials; and,
WHEREAS, as an alternative to purchase said property, equipment, and
materials in a cost effective manner and securing low costs, staff recommends
purchasing such items utilizing the Arkansas Highway & Transportation
Department's bids when available and comparable to the property, equipment,
and/or materials sought. Doing so will be similar in process to purchasing through
the State's bidding process, as authorized by JMC § 3.08.060, and will allow the
City, JWU, and JWW to save funds, time, and efforts while acquiring needed
property, equipment, and materials at reasonable cost.
BELT ORDAINED AND ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS;
SECTION
RKANSAS.-
SECTION ONE; Jacksonville Municipal Code § 3.08.065 (Purchases
Through AHTD Bidding Process) is hereby created and shall read as follows:
(A) Authority. The City of Jacksonville, the Jacksonville Wastewater
Utility, and the Jacksonville Water Works, together with their various departments,
entities, and authorized representatives, are hereby granted authority to participate
in and purchase, if such is determined to be feasible and efficient, any and all
appropriate supplies, services, equipment, and/or materials through bids properly
solicited and received by the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department
(AHTD). Once approved, any obligations for purchase under AHTD's successful bids
shall commit the respective City department, entity, or representative to purchase
and pay for said supplies, services, equipment, and/or materials directly to any
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vendor under the terms and conditions as required in the current approved AHTD
bid. Because doing so is optional, each such purchase will be assessed and a
determination made whether participating and using AHTD's successful bid will allow
the City and its authorized entities to save money, time, and efforts over conducting
a bidding process itself for the same or similar item(s).
(B) Waiver of Competitive Bidding. Because of the potential economic
savings for City departments, entities, and authorized representatives to participate
in purchases through use of the AHTD's bidding process, it is unfeasible and
impractical to solicit bids for such supplies, services, equipment, and/or materials
that satisfy City specifications when such are available through AHTD's successful
bids. As such, and by authority granted in ACA § 14-58-303, the City of
Jacksonville, the Jacksonville Wastewater Utility, and the Jacksonville Water Works,
together with their various departments, entities, and authorized representatives,
are hereby authorized to purchase any and all appropriate supplies, services,
equipment, and/or materials available through the AHTD's bidding process deemed
necessary and efficient for the effective operation of the City, its utilities,
departments, entities, and authorized representatives. Such purchases can be made
without necessity of duplication of competitive bidding when AHTD has done so, and
the City, its utilities, departments, entities, and authorized representatives shall
avoid any unnecessary duplication of effort when waiving competitive bidding
satisfies their applicable specifications and needs.
SECTION TWO: All Ordinances or parts thereof in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed to the extent of said conflict.
SECTION THREE: If the City Government is to operate in an
economical and efficient manner, it is imperative that authority be granted to utilize
said purchasing process as soon as possible. Therefore, an emergency is hereby
declared, and this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect on and after its date of
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APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS I Q t' It DA y OF FEBRUA R Y, 2015.
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SUSAN DAWTT, CITY CLERK