HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Engineering services contract for NOx Reduction at Power Plant RESOLUTION NO. 08-006
RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR
ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR
NITROGEN OXIDE REDUCTION AT POWER PLANT
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS,new Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)rules require lower nitrogen oxide
(NOx)emission on boiler nos. 7 and 8, and this contract is for the outside engineering services needed
for work on both units; and,
WHEREAS,NOx forms when fuel is burned at high temperatures as in an internal combustion
engine or a coal-fired power plant; and,
WHEREAS,reducing emissions of NOx is a component of the EPA's strategy for cleaner air,
and plans by the EPA to reduce emissions by 2009 are being finalized; and,
WHEREAS,the NOx from the City's Power Plant can be lowered by reducing the combustion
temperature by means of redesigned burners and modifications to combustion air delivery systems,and
the engineering services provided by this contract will detail the equipment cost and specific design
work necessary to complete the project; and,
WHEREAS, on November 15, 2007, staff received competitive sealed proposals from four
firms,and after detailed review of these proposals,it is being recommended that a contract be awarded
to Burns &McDonnell of Kansas City, Missouri, in the amount of$149,000.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that
the engineering services contract with Burns&McDonnell of Kansas City,Missouri, in the amount of
$149,000 for Nitrogen Oxide Reduction at the Power Plant is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 8t1i day of January, 2008.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, May
Introduced by: Popken
Seconded by: Goodman
Voting aye: Doll, Goodman, Larson, Mahayni, Popken, Rice
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 8t1i day of January, 2008.