HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Contract for security system improvements for Water Treatment Plant RESOLUTION NO. 08-044
RESOLUTION APPROVING SINGLE-SOURCE SOLICITATION
AND AWARDING CONTRACT FOR SECURITY SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS FOR
WATER TREATMENT PLANT
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS,six additional card readers are needed for the Technical Services Complex and the
other buildings at the Water Treatment Plant,eliminating the need for staff to carry both a security card
and metal keys during normal working hours; and,
WHEREAS,these security improvements are a continuation of the work described in the 2003
Request for Proposals, in which The Baker Group was selected; and,
WHEREAS,the Water and Pollution Control Department prefers to use The Baker Group again
for the following reasons: 1) knowledge of current security system; 2) compatibility; 3) maintenance
availability; 4) reliability; and, 5) security concerns; and,
WHEREAS, in the first Water Treatment Plant project, Baker was contracted to design the
system,provide the equipment, and supervise the electricians; and,
WHEREAS,staff has worked with The Baker Group to develop a scope of work that meets the
needs of the City at a price that is consistent with the prices obtained when the original work was
competitively bid three years ago, and staff requests that the purchasing guidelines allowing single-
source negotiations be allowed for the reasons described above; and,
WHEREAS, the contract to The Baker Group will be for$49,000.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that
the single-source solicitation is hereby approved,and a contract is awarded to The Baker Group of Des
Moines, Iowa, in the amount of$49,000 for security improvements at the Water Treatment Plant.
ADOPTED THIS 12`'' day of February, 2008.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, May
Introduced by: Larson
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 12t'day of February, 2008.