HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Authorization to begin work on Power Plant Precipitator Wire Replacement Project RESOLUTION NO. 12-187
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING WORK TO BEGIN ON
POWER PLANT PRECIPITATOR WIRE REPLACEMENT PROJECT
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, on August 10, 2010, the City Council awarded a contract to USCC, Inc., of
Elizabethton,Tennessee,in the amount of$60,000 for the Precipitator Wire Replacement,and this
project is for the replacement of electrode wires in the front two fields in both the 81 and 82
precipitator levels of the Unit No. 8 precipitator; and,
WHEREAS, the project was originally to be completed during a maintenance shutdown
scheduled for March or April 2011; and,
WHEREAS, staff has since delayed this project until the spring 2012 outage,and work will
commence shortly after Council approval to proceed; and,
WHEREAS,USCC,Inc., is not licensed to collect sales taxes for the State of Iowa,and the
City will pay applicable Iowa sales taxes directly to the State of Iowa,estimated to be approximately
$4,200; and,
WHEREAS, the current estimate of the cost of the repair is $132,000.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that authorization to commence work on the Power Plant Precipitator Wire Replacement Project is
hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 1 O'h day of April, 2012.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Goodman
Seconded by: Davis
Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Larson, Orazem, Szopinski, Wacha
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 1 O'h day of April, 2012.