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ORDINANCE NO. o~ a s 7
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE HIRING OF DENNIS SORRELL
D.B.A. SORRELL CONSULTING ENGINEERS, LLC FOR
PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE INGRAM
BOULEVARD PROJECT, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, A.C.A. ' 14-42-107(b)(1) states:
No alderman, council member, official, or municipal employee shall be interested,
directly or indirectly, in the profits of any contract for furnishing supplies,
equipment, or services to the municipality unless the governing body of the city
has enacted an ordinance specifically permitting aldermen, council members,
officials, or municipal employees to conduct business with the city and
prescribing the extent of this authority.
and;
WHEREAS, the City of West Memphis desires to enter into a contract for services with
Dennis Sorrell d.b.a. Sorrell Consulting Engineers, LLC to provide preliminary construction
engineering for the Ingram Boulevard Project; and
WHEREAS, the City of West Memphis has reviewed and evaluated the current
statements of qualifications and performance data on file, evaluated the required number of firms
and selected the firm considered the best qualified and capable of performing the desired work,
that being Sorrell Consulting Engineers, LLC; and
WHEREAS, Dennis Sorrell is related to the current City of West Memphis Engineer,
and as such, thereby requiring prior approval of such contract by the City Council of the City of
West Memphis; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. The City of West Memphis is hereby authorized to enter into a contract
with Dennis Sorrell d.b.a. Sorrell Consulting Engineers, LLC in West Memphis to provide
preliminary engineering services for the Ingram Boulevard Project.
SECTION 2. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It having been found and determined by the
City Council of the City of West Memphis, Arkansas, that an urgent and immediate need exists
to enter into a contract with Dennis Sorrell, d.b.a. Sorrell Consulting Engineers, LLC so that
work may proceed on the preliminary engineering of the Ingram Boulevard Project, an
emergency is hereby declared, and this ordinance being necessary for the preservation of the
peace, health, safety and welfare of the citizens of West Memphis, Arkansas, shall be in full force
and effect from and after the date of its passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED this ~ 6 day of S~ern~F~ , 2010.
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WILLIAM H. JOHNSON, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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PHILL ARA, CITY CLERK
SPONSORED BY
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