HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Replacement rotor assembly for primary shredder at RRP RESOLUTION NO. 08-052
RESOLUTION APPROVING SINGLE-SOURCE PURCHASE OF
REPLACEMENT ROTOR ASSEMBLY FOR PRIMARY SHREDDER
AT RESOURCE RECOVERY PLANT
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, the Resource Recovery Plant (RRP) annually processes over 50,000 tons of
municipal solid waste into refuse-derived fuel, scrap steel, or reject material; and,
WHEREAS, the two main pieces of equipment in the process are the primary and secondary
1,000 HP shredders manufactured by the American Pulverizer Company; and,
WHEREAS, the need for a replacement rotor for our primary shredder is identified in the
2008/09 Capital Improvements Plan for$160,000, and this would result in delivery in July or August
2008; and,
WHEREAS, the quoted cost of a new rotor assembly from American Pulverizer Company is
$169,735, with a 20-24 week lead time; and,
WHEREAS,American Pulverizer Company is the sole-source provider for this piece of rotor,
as there are no other manufacturers of the assembly, and,
WHEREAS, the additional funding will come from a reduction in the $17,000 C-! Conveyor
Rebuild Project in the 2008/09 CIP.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that
the single-source purchase of the Replacement Rotor Assembly for Primary Shredder at the Resource
Recovery Plant from American Pulverizer Company in the amount of$169,735 is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 26t' day of February, 2008.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, May
Introduced by: Mahayni
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 26'day of February, 2008.