1490ORDINANCE NO, 1490 (#21-2013)
AN ORDINANCE WAIVING COMPETITIVE BIDDING BY THE CITY OF
JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS, FOR THE TRANSPORT OF EIGHTEEN
THOUSAND (18,000) TONS OF CLASS 7 AGGREGATE FILL FOR THE
JACKSONVILLE SHOOTING RANGE PROPERTY; DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY; AND, FOR OTHER PURPOSES,
WHEREAS, because of unstable soil conditions, the Shooting Range property
is in need of additional Class 7 Aggregate fill for construction of certain
improvements; and,
WHEREAS, the City has found satisfactory transportation of the Class 7
Aggregate fill product at a rate of Four and 25/100 Dollars ($4.25) per Ton. As a
result, this is an opportunity to transport the needed amounts of fill product at a
reasonable cost to the City so as to allow for continued uninterrupted construction
of the City's new Shooting Range improvements.
BEITORDAINEDANDENA CTED8YTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OFJACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS.
SECTION ONE; Competitive bidding for the purpose of obtaining
transportation of Class 7 Aggregate product for the Jacksonville Shooting Range
property would be costly, non-productive, and time consuming, making said
competitive bidding unfeasible and impractical.
SECTION TWO; Pursuant to ACA § 14-58-303, competitive bidding
is hereby waived for the purpose of securing from the Capital Improvement Fund
transportation of Eighteen Thousand (18,000) Tons of Class 7 Aggregate fill for use
in the construction of the City's new Shooting Range improvements. Authorization
is hereby given to the Mayor and/or his designated representative to execute
necessary documents for transportation of said Class 7 Aggregate with Chambers &
Son Trucking, of Sherwood, Arkansas, and/or Jeff Smith Transport, of Ward,
Arkansas, at a rate of Four and 25/100 Dollars ($4.25) per Ton, for a total sum not
to exceed Seventy-six Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($76,500.00).
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SECTION THREE: All Ordinances, parts of Ordinances, or previous
actions taken by said Council in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent
of such conflict.
SECTION FOUR: This Ordinance, necessary for the Shooting Range
construction project to remain on schedule and accommodate the proposed growth
of the City and its citizens' health, safety, and welfare, should be implemented
immediately. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared, and this Ordinance shall
be in force and effect from after its date of passage.
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APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 2"d DA Y OF JUL Y, 2013,