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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Contract and bond for Underground Trenching for Electric Services RESOLUTION NO. 12-237 RESOLUTION APPROVING CONTRACT AND BOND FOR CONSTRUCTION OF UNDERGROUND TRENCHING FOR ELECTRIC SERVICES (BACK-UP CONTRACT) FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS,this City Council has heretofore determined it advisable and necessary that certain improvements be constructed in the City of Ames, Iowa, such project having been designated as the Underground Trenching for Electric Services; and,pursuant to notice and hearing,bids were received on the 14'day of March,2012,as called for in the detailed plans and specifications as prepared by the Finance Department/Purchasing Division and filed with the City Clerk on the 14' day of February, 2012; and, WHEREAS, this Council has heretofore determined that the bid of Dig America, Inc., of St. Cloud,Minnesota,in the amount of$19,500.00 is the lowest and best bid submitted for the construction of said project; and, WHEREAS, contract in the form provided in said plans and specifications has been executed by said contractor, and satisfactory performance bond has been filed by said contractor. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, as follows: Section 1. The contract between the City of Ames,Iowa,and Dig America,Inc., of St. Cloud, Minnesota,in the amount of$19,500.00 dated the 27'day of March,2012,for the Underground Trenching for Electric Services (Back-Up Contract) as provided for in the detailed plans and specifications referred to in the preamble hereof, and the performance bond of the said contractor with Old Republic Surety Company of Milwaukee,Wisconsin,as surety thereon, in the amount of$19,500.00 filed in connection therewith,be and the same are hereby approved. Section 2. All resolutions or order or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extend of such conflict. ADOPTED THIS 81h day of May, 2012. At-W Ue. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Davis Seconded by: Szopinski Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Larson, Szopinski, Wacha Voting nay: None Absent: Orazem Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 8`' day of May, 2012.