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1020 # 3 ORDINANCE NO. 1020 (#4-94) AN ORDINANCE WAIVING COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR THE PURPOSE OF PURCHASING TWO HEART MONITORS FOR THE JACKSONVILLE AMBULANCE SERVICE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; ANDJ FOR OTHER PURPOSES. WI- ~REASJ IN ORDER TO CONTINUE THE EFFICIENT OPERATION AND RESCUE WORK OF THE JACKSONVILLE AMBULANCE SERVICEJ TWO (2) NEW LIFEPAK 10 DEFIBRILLATOR/MoNITOR/PACEMAKERS TOGETHER WITH APPROPRIATE ATTACHMENTSJ ACCESSORIESJ AND START-UP KITSJ ARE NEEDED; ANDJ W~E~~ASJ BECAUSE OF THE EXTENSIVE REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITED AVAILABILITY OF SUCH EQUIPMENTJ ONLY ONE SUPPLIER CAN MEET THE SPECIFICATIONS AND TIME FRAME REQUIRED TO CONTINUE THE EFFICIENT AND CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE CITY'S AMBULANCE SERVICE RESCUE TEAMS. NOWJ THEREFOREJ BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF T-E CITY 0: JACKSO~VI__~J A~(A\SASJ T-AT: S:CTIO~ O~:: COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR THE PURPOSE OF PURCHASING TWO (2) HEART MONITORS FOR USE BY THE JACKSONVILLE AMBULANCE SERVICE WOULD BE COSTLY AND NON-PRODUCTIVEJ MAKING SAID COMPETITIVE BIDDING UNFEASIBLE AND IMPRACTICAL. (303 6)J) S:CTIO~ TWO: COMPETITIVE BIDDING IS HEREBY WAIVEDJ PURSUANT TO ARKANSAS CODE ANNOTATED SECTION 14-58-~J TO PURCHASE TWO (2) _IFEPAK 10 HEART MONITORSJ TOGETHER WITH APPROPRIATE ATTACHMENTSJ ACCESSORIESJ AND START-UP KITS FOR THE JACKSONVILLE AMBULANCE SERVICE. AUTHORIZATION IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE PURCHASING AGENT TO ENTER INTO A PURCHASE CONTRACT WITH PHYS IO-CONTROL CORPORA T ION J OF 11811 WILLOWS ~OAD \ORTHEASTJ REDMONDJ WASHINGTONJ TO PURCHASE SAID HEART MONITORS AND ACCESSORIES AT A TOTAL COST OF SEVENTEEN THOUSAND ONE -UNDRED THIRTY-FOUR AND 15/100 DOLLARS ($17J134.15). SECTION THREE: ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT HEREWITH ARE HEREBY REPEALED TO THE EXTENT OF SAID CONFLICT. S:CT~O~ :OU~: IMMEDIATE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW HEART MONITORS IS NECESSARY FOR CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE JACKSONVILLE AMBULANCE SERVICE. THEREFOREJ AN EMERGENCY IS HEREBY DECLAREDJ AND THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY UPON PASSAGE AND PUBLICATION~ AS PROVIDED BY AND SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF APPLICABLE LAW. A))ROVED A~D ADO)--::D ---HS 17~ DAY OF MA~C1., 1994. ~. \.~ .~~;V1 TOVlVlY SWAIv" rAYO~ .... ATT:ST: ~ ~.. ~~^JJ _U ~/ v. LEONA ~D';---C I TV C _.~ ~ ( /:7. !}. (I L (M ( .. ROBE~T E. BAMBURG(IT~TymNE~ /~._)