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AN ORDINANCE TO WAIVE COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND AUTHORIZE PURCHASE OF A BOMAG BW213D VIBRATORY ROLLER, SERIAL NO. 270135P
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BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of Jonesboro, Arkansas:
SECTION 1: That the MATA Department (Gravel Roads) needs to purchase the following: BOMAG BW213D VIBRATORY SMOOTH DRUM ROLLER, SERIAL NO. 270135P
SECTION 2: That such equipment can be purchased from Mahnen Machinery, located in Brunswick, Ohio, for the sum of Forty-Three Thousand Dollars ($43,000.00).
SECTION 3: That the City Council, in accord with the terms of A.C.A. 14-58-302(2) (b) hereby waives the requirement of competitive bidding and directs the Purchasing Officer to purchase the above described for the price set forth in Section 2 above. Said amount shall be paid by money from the MATA Department (Gravel Roads) 07-102-232.
SECTION 4: It is further found that due to the immediate need to acquire the above machinery, an emergency is declared to exist and this ordinance, being necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, shall take effect from and after its approval.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 2ND day of August, 1999.