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0900 5; ORDINANCE NO. 900 (1 - 89) AN ORDINANCE WAIVING COMPE~I~IVE BIDDING FOR ~HE PURCHASE OF A MO~OR GRADER FOR ~HE JACKSONVILLE S~REE~ DEPAR1MEN~; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR 01HER PURPOSES. WHEREAS, in serving the needs of the citizens, the Jacksonville street Department is in need of a motor grader in order to provide more effective and efficient service; and, WHEREAS, the motor grader is extremely beneficial to the members of the Street Department in providing the services necessary to maintain and construct the streets in the City of Jacksonville; and, WHEREAS, the current grader is a 1957 model, which has long outlived its service life and is no longer practical to maintain because of the costs and time required to make repairs; and, WHEREAS, there is only one local company, Little Rock Road Machinery Company, that supplies used motor grader equipment and will accept the trade-in of our 1957 model grader. Little Rock Road Machinery Company has obtained a used Galion Motor Grader for the City at an amount much less than a new grader. NOW, ~HEREFORE, BE 11 ORDAINED BY 1HE CIiY COUNCIL OF iHE CI1Y OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS, iHA1: SEC1ION 1: It is hereby ascertained and declared that, because of the necessity of such equipment in providing efficient and effective service to the citizens of Jacksonville, an emergency is declared for the purpose of purchasing a used motor grader for the Jacksonville Street Department. It is, therefore, declared that an emergency exists and this Ordinance, being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. SEC1ION 2: Competitive bidding for the purpose of purchaslng--a Galion Motor Grader for the Jacksonville street Department would be costly, non-productive, and time consuming, making such competitive bidding unfeasible and impractical. SECTION 3: Competitive bidding is hereby waived, pursuant to Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated S14-58-303 for the purpose of purchasing a used Galion Motor Grader for the Jacksonville street Department, and authorization is hereby given to the City purchasing Department to obtain such equipment from the Little Rock Road Machinery Company. SEC~ION 4: Any Ordinance in conflict herewith is specifi- cally reiJeated to the extent of such conflict. APPROVED AND ADOPiED iHIS 2nd DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1989. CIiY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS BY:--<~ lw~ ~OMMY SWAI7, MAYOR ....' , 5q p~ 'D'D / oHIJn~ 900 (1-89) ArrrrES'I: y.~. ~--LEONARD, AS 'IO FORM: c-: ~ -- KE 'IH VAUGHAU CI'IY A1'IORNEY