HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Change order/completion for 161-kV Transmission Line Materials RESOLUTION NO. 08-417
RESOLUTION APPROVING CHANGE ORDER
CANCELING REMAINDER OF CONTRACT FOR
161-KV TRANSMISSION LINE MATERIALS
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS,on June 13,2006,the Council awarded contracts to furnish 161-kV transmission
line materials for the 161-kV Interconnection Project; and,
WHEREAS,Laminated Wood Systems,Inc.,of Seward,Nebraska,was awarded Bid Nos.2 and
3 for wood structures in the total amount of$2,420,735.70,and two change orders have been approved
by the City Council,which have revised the current total contract amount to $2,389,817.49; and,
WHEREAS, on November 20, 2007, the City Council accepted partial completion of the
contract and released funds that had been retained for materials delivered up to that time,and Laminated
Wood Systems agreed to delay the remainder of the wood structures on the contract since the installation
of the structures had been delayed; and,
WHEREAS, Laminated Wood Systems, Inc., has now agreed to cancel the remainder of the
contract without penalty upon payment for miscellaneous hardware already delivered in the amount of
$66,580.75, including sales taxes; and,
WHEREAS,the balance of the materials to cancel is$1,356,891.97,and that amount is shown
as a contract decrease on proposed Change Order No. 3; and,
WHEREAS, all of the poles purchased under this contract, approximately$1,000,000 worth,
can be used for the planned upgrade of our transmission line through the city limits that will benefit the
electric utility even if the connection to the Ankeny substation is delayed indefinitely.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that
Change Order No. 3 to the contract with Laminated Wood Systems, Inc., of Seward, Nebraska,
canceling the remaining $1,356,891.97 on the contract for wood structures for the 161-kV
Interconnection Project is hereby approved, the completion of the contract is accepted, and final
payment is authorized.
ADOPTED THIS 23'day of September,2008.
CA�""R. LY-J.& A. "V.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Goodman
Seconded by: Doll
Voting aye: Doll, Goodman,Larson, Mahayni,Popken,Rice
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 23'day of September,2008.