HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Strategy on pending litigation with Cotter Turbine Services, LLC RESOLUTION NO. 08-129
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ENGAGEMENT OF
DORSEY& WHITNEY LAW FIRM FOR LEGAL SERVICES
RELATED TO THE RESOLUTION OF CLAIMS OF COTTER
TURBINE SERVICES, LLP
WHEREAS, the City of Ames, Iowa, has received claims from Cotter Turbine Services,
LLC, related to a request for an adjustment of the contract price for the Unit 7 Turbine Generator
Overhaul; and
WHEREAS, the City has denied the request for adjustment of the contract price and the
claims; and
WHEREAS, the City and Cotter Turbine Services, LLC, are contemplating mediation of
the contract claims as an alternative to Iitigation; and
WHEREAS, Dorsey & Whitney, LLP, is a law firm with knowledge and experience in
mediation and litigation of complex construction contract disputes;
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the City Attorney is authorized to engage
the services of Dorsey & Whitney, LLP, for legal services related to the resolution of claims of
Cotter Turbine Services, LLC, related to the Unit 7 Turbine Generator Overhaul; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that mediation is authorized as an alternative to litigation
for the resolution of outstanding contract disputes with Cotter Turbine Services, LLC.
ADOPTED this 8th day of April, 2008.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor