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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Contract for Part 1: GT-1 Engine Overhaul/Swap RESOLUTION NO. 10-366 RESOLUTION APPROVING ENGINEERING SERVICES CONTRACT FOR PART 1: GT-1 ENGINE OVERHAUL/SWAP FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS,there are three upcoming projects which affect the Electric Services Department's Gas Turbine located at the Dayton Substation; and, WHEREAS, staff consolidated the required engineering services portions of these projects for the Power Plant into a single Request for Proposal (RFP); and, WHEREAS,this will allow staff to procure these services more efficiently since each project requires similar qualifications from engineering firms; and, WHEREAS, on June 17, 2010, the RFP document was issued to nine firms for proposals, and staff received competitive proposals from three firms; and, WHEREAS, these proposals were then sent to a committee for evaluation, and committee members independently evaluated and scored all three of the proposals in two separate steps; and, WHEREAS,Project 1,Engineering for the GT-1 Engine Overhaul/Swap,is for services to perform an engine inspection and feasibility study leading to a commendation for either an engine overhaul or engine replacement at GT-1; and, WHEREAS,the study will consider such things as: 1)availability of in-kind engines for swap;2)cost comparison to make the swap which includes the removal of the existing engine and installation of the rebuilt swap engine versus an on-site overhaul with new or rebuilt parts as required;and,3)outage time to make a GT- 1 swap and overhaul project time frame versus outage time and overall project time frame for a complete engine overhaul; and, WHEREAS,staff recommends that a contract be awarded to Black&Veatch of Kansas City,Missouri, in an amount not to exceed$50,000 for the above-mentioned work; and, WHEREAS,the approved FY 2010/11 CIP includes $650,000 for the GT-1 Engine Overhaul/Swap. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the engineering services contract for Part 1: GT-1 Engine Overhaul/Swap with Black&Veatch of Kansas City, Missouri,in an amount not to exceed$50,000 is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 10'b day of August,2010. C:�?. Lxd& A. ,V. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Mahayni Seconded by: Davis Voting aye: Davis, Goodman,Mahayni, Larson, Orazem,Wacha Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 10"'day of August, 2010.