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ORDINANCE NO. -'20 AN ORDINANCE TO WAIVE COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY OF BATESVILLE TO PURCHASE OR LEASE A FRONT LOAD REFUSE COLLECTION TRUCK FROM ARKANSAS MUNICPAL EQUIPMENT, INC. WHEREAS, the Batesville Sanitation Department is in need of a new front load refuse collection truck for the collection of garbage, waste, trash, and refuse; WHEREAS, the Batesville Sanitation Department requires that said track meet certain specifications; WHEREAS, the Batesville Sanitation Department does not have a back up front refuse collection truck should one of trucks become disabled, as such the department's need for said truck is immediate; WHEREAS, the City of Batesville Sanitation opened competitive bidding on the same type of truck on August 5, 2015 with Arkansas Municipal Equipment, Inc. winning the bid at a price of $216,900; WHEREAS, Arkansas Municipal Equipment,.Inc. is now offering the same purchase price for this truck as it did in August of 2015, therefore it would not be practical to open up said purchase to competitive bidding given the short period of time since the last purchase; WHEREAS, Arkansas Code Annotated § 14-58-303 allows this governing body by ordinance to waive the requirements of competitive bidding in exceptional situations where bidding is deemed not feasible or practical; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS: Section 1. That the Batesville Sanitation Department needs to purchase a new front load refuse collection truck. Section 2. That said truck is to be purchased from Arkansas Municipal Equipment, Inc. for the approximate sum of $216,900, more or less. Section 3. That because Arkansas Municipal Equipment, Inc. is offering the truck at the same price it won a competitive bid held on behalf of the City of Batesville for the same type truck in August of 2015, and because the department's need is immediate, competitive bidding is deemed to not be feasible or practical and is hereby waived.