HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Contract for Water Plant Well Rehabilitation Project RESOLUTION NO. 10-194
RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR
WATER TREATMENT PLANT WELL REHABILITATION PROJECT
WITH NORTHWAY WELL AND PUMP COMPANY
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, on March 6, 2007, the Council approved plans and specifications for the Water
Treatment Plant Five-Year Well Rehabilitation Project; and,
WHEREAS,the project involves a plan to rehabilitate the utility's drinking water wells on a five-
year preventive cycle instead of waiting until wells are unable to produce adequate water volumes; and,
WHEREAS, the specifications call for a one-year contract with a possibility of four, one-year
renewal options,and the third year of this contract will expire June 30, 2010; and,
WHEREAS,a formula based on a Consumer Price Index is used to adjust prices for each renewal
year's contract period,and contract renewals are based on satisfactory performance during prior years and
on the Council appropriation of funds; and,
WHEREAS, Northway Well and Pump Company of Marion, Iowa, was the low bidder for the
project,and the company's performance the past three years has been deemed satisfactory by City staff,and,
WHEREAS,the cost of the fourth year of the contract,which includes five wells to be completed
by June 30,2011,totals $67,311.00; and,
WHEREAS,as in the previous years, staff anticipates that repairs will be required in conjunction
with the rehabilitation of these wells,therefore,the extend of the repair work will not be known until the
wells are taken out of services and disassembled; and,
WHEREAS,well repair costs will be addressed through change orders at the completion of work
on each well.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that the
contract award for the fourth year to Northway Well and Pump Company of Marion,Iowa,in the amount
of$67,311.00 for rehabilitation of five wells in 2010/11 is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 11'day of May, 2010.
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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 11' day of May, 2010.