HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Contract for software services to manage MISO Market transactions RESOLUTION NO. 11-351
RESOLUTION APPROVING CONTRACT FOR SOFTWARE
SERVICES TO MANAGE MISO MARKET TRANSACTIONS
FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA
WHEREAS,this contract is for a subscription to Midwest Independent Transmission System
Operator(MISO)market-specific software that manages the City's generation resources and electric
load requirements in the MISO Energy Market; and,
WHEREAS, this software assists Electric Services in managing the load (the electrical
demand of the City's customers), generation from Electric Services Power Plant, wind resources,
plus the imported power from the MISO market to satisfy electrical consumption; and,
WHEREAS, the use of this software allows staff to make informed decisions on how to
engage in the MISO market, and it allows staff to check the accuracy of MISO's very complex
billing system; and,
WHEREAS, rather than owning the software,the City is leasing it and the support services
that go along with it; and,
WHEREAS, on June 14,2011, staff received competitive proposals from two firms for this
software, and the proposals were evaluated by a committee comprised of City staff, and,
WHEREAS, during its evaluation, the team deemed the proposal from MCG Energy
Solutions, LLC, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, to be non-responsive; and,
WHEREAS,as a result,only one responsive proposal remained,that being Power Costs,Inc.,
of Norman, Oklahoma, which submitted its bid of$449,400 (over a period of three years); and,
WHEREAS,the approved FY 2011/12 operating budget includes$200,000 for this software
and related support services.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the three-year contract with Power Costs, Inc., of Norman, Oklahoma, for MISO Market
Participant Services in the amount of$449,400,plus applicable sales taxes to be paid directly by the
City of Ames to the State of Iowa, is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 12'h day of July, 2011.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Mahayni
Seconded by: Davis
Voting aye: Davis, Mahayni, Larson, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: Goodman, Wacha
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 12`''day of July, 2011.