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Home My WebLink About~Master - Contract renewal for Power Plant Boiler Maintenance & Repair Services RESOLUTION NO. 10-193 RESOLUTION APPROVING RENEWAL OF CONTRACT FOR POWER PLANT BOILER MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS, the City's Electric Utility has two coal-fired boiler, high-pressure steam generation units within the City's Power Plant, and these units require regular professional maintenance and repair; and, WHEREAS, the repair of the boilers on these generation units requires professional trade crafts, such as boilermakers, steam/pipe fitters, and millwrights; and, WHEREAS,the City Council awarded the current contract for boiler maintenance and repair services to Plibrico Company, LLC, of Omaha, Nebraska, on June 10, 2008, for boiler repair and maintenance to be furnished as requested during 2008/09, and that contract included four optional 12-month periods and was renewed by the Council for 2009/10 on May 26, 2009; and, WHEREAS,the proposed 2010/11 contract renewal with Plibrico Company includes labor rate increases,and labor rate increases are related to the union contracts that contain scheduled rate adjustments; and, WHEREAS,the contractor is passing those price adjustments on to the City,and Plibrico has assured staff that the rates do not contain any contract margin increases; and, WHEREAS,the approved 2010/11 Power Plant operating budget includes$870,000 for this contract. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the contract renewal with Plibrico Company, LLC, of Omaha, Nebraska, for the Power Plant Boiler Maintenance and Repair Services for the one-year period from July 1,2010,through June 30, 2001, is hereby approved in an amount not to exceed$870,000. ADOPTED THIS 11 to day of May, 2010. Vim' �L�v Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Goodman Seconded by: Davis Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Larson, Orazem, Wacha Voting nay: None Absent: Mahayni Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 1 I'day of May, 2010.