HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Contract renewal for Distribution Class Wood Utility Poles RESOLUTION NO. 10-353
RESOLUTION APPROVING RENEWAL OF CONTRACT FOR
DISTRIBUTION CLASS WOOD UTILITY POLES
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS,this contract renewal is for the purchase of distribution class wood utility poles
necessaryto meet the anticipated needs of the Electric Services Department for new construction and
maintenance; and,
WHEREAS,under the proposed contract renewal,distribution class wood utility poles would
be purchased as requested on a quarterly basis, and this provides the City with flexible inventory
management and helps to reduce the need for storage space; and,
WHEREAS,the proposed contract period would end August 31,2011,however,no contract
amount is being authorized at this time, since payments will be made as poles are purchased; and,
WHEREAS, the current vendor, Baldwin Pole of Bay Minette, Alabama, for distribution
class poles has indicated its willingness to renew the current contract with no price increase for
2010/11, and these prices will be firm through August 2011.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the renewal of a contract with Baldwin Pole of Bay Minette, Alabama, for the purchase of
distribution class wood utility poles in accordance with unit prices bid in 2009 is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 27t'' day of July, 2010.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Goodman
Seconded by: Wacha
Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Mahayni, Orazem, Wacha
Voting nay: None Absent: Larson
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 27t'day of July, 2010.