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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CONFLICT HEREWITH ARE HEREBY REPEALED TO THE EXTENT OF SAID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.
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