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AN ORDINANCE TO WAIVE COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND AUTHORIZE PURCHASE OF ADDITIONAL PAINT MACHINE EQUIPMENT
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BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council for the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas that:
SECTION ONE: That the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas needs to purchase a second paint pump for the paint machine purchased in 2015.
SECTION TWO: That said equipment may be purchased and installed by M-B Companies, Inc. sole source, for the sum of $37,087.47, to be paid from the Street Department budget.
SECTION THREE: That the City Council in accord with the terms of A.C.A. Section 14-58-302 hereby waives the requirement of competitive bidding and directs the Purchasing Agent to purchase the above described for the price set forth in Section 2 above.
SECTION FOUR: It is further found that due to immediate need to add equipment to the paint machine for continued use, an emergency is declared to exist and this ordinance being necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, it shall take effect from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of November, 2015.