HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Contract for Power Plant boiler and cooling tower treatment services RESOLUTION NO. 05-085
RESOLUTION APPROVING CONTRACT FOR
POWER PLANT BOILER AND COOLING TOWER TREATMENT SERVICES
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS,boiler and cooling water treatment services for the power plant include professional
technical expertise to gather facts,develop alternatives,recommend an alternative,implement the planned
alternative, and supply the needed chemicals; and,
WHEREAS,the professional technical expert also monitors the ongoing plan and trains operating
personnel; and,
WHEREAS, a contract with G.E. Water and Process Technologies (formerly known as Betz
Water Management) expired on November 9, 2004; and,
WHEREAS,staffhas been evaluating both G.E.Water&Process Technologies'past performance
and a new proposal from Nalco Company; and,
WHEREAS,the estimated annual cost for Nalco Company is$190,000 per year and G.E.Water
&Process Technologies is $250,000 per year; and,
WHEREAS, G.E.'s performance during the last year has not been positive for both boiler and
cooling water treatment,and Nalco has a better understanding of the needs for both systems and has been
doing trial performance applications since November; and,
WHEREAS, these trial applications have shown very good improvements; and,
WHEREAS, a one-year contract with Nalco Company has been prepared, and this contract has
four one-year extension options.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,that
the contract with Nalco Company of Peoria,Illinois,for boiler and cooling tower treatment service in the
amount of$190,000 is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 8`h day of March, 2005.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ted Tedesco,Mayor
Introduced by: Goodhue
Seconded by: Mahayni
Voting aye: Cross, Goodhue, Goodman, Mahayni,Vegge
Voting nay: None Absent: Wirth
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 8`h day of March, 2005.