HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Contract for Vet Med Substation Equipment Commissioning RESOLUTION NO. 11-062
RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR
VETERINARY MEDICINE (VET MED) SUBSTATION EQUIPMENT
COMMISSIONING
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, the complete project is the expansion of the Vet Med electrical Substation
which is needed to accommodate Iowa State University's(ISU's)Veterinary Medicine Campus load
additions,football stadium load additions,and Ames'load additions south of Highway 30 and along
16`h Street in the vicinity of the Vet Med Substation; and,
WHEREAS, this project has been advanced to accommodate ISU's advanced schedule for
the Vet Med Campus load additions, and it has also increased in scope and cost to include an
additional transformer to better accommodate Ames'and ISU's future needs for capacity and reliable
service in this area; and,
WHEREAS, the contract will supply the testing services needed to commission the new
electrical substation facilities installed as a part of this project,and this includes testing of all 69 k-V
switches, instrument transformers, breakers, power transformers and relays, as well as 13.8 k-V
switches,breakers and relays within the substation;and,
WHEREAS, ISU will share in the cost of these testing services; and,
WHEREAS,on January 24,2011,the request for proposal(RF)document was issued to three
firms, and on February 1, 2011, staff received competitive proposals from all three firms; and,
WHEREAS, based on the averaged scores and a unanimous decision by the evaluation
committee, staff recommends that a contract be awarded to Electrical Reliability Services, Inc., of
Minneapolis, Minnesota, for$77,759.00.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the contract with Electrical Reliability Services,Inc.,of Minneapolis,Minnesota,in an amount
not to exceed$77,759.00 for the Vet Med Substation Equipment Commissioning is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 22nd day of February, 2011.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk H. Campbell, Mayo
Introduced by: Wacha
Seconded by: Goodman
Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Larson, Mahayni, Orazem, Wacha
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 22nd day of February, 2011.