HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Contract for Five-Year Lime Sludge Disposal RESOLUTION NO. 12-367
RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR WATER TREATMENT PLANT
LIME SLUDGE DISPOSAL FOR FIFTH AND FINAL YEAR
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, the City's Water Treatment Plant (WTP) is a conventional lime-softening
facility, and each year, the WTP generates approximately 22,000 wet tons of lime sludge; and,
WHEREAS,to continue to have adequate storage for the lime sludge,it must be cleaned out
of the lagoons annually; and,
WHEREAS, on June 10,2008,the Council awarded a contract to Wulfekuhle Injection and
Pumping, Inc., of New Vienna, Iowa, for the removal and disposal of lime sludge; and,
WHEREAS,the contract agreement calls for the removal of 28,000 wet tons of lime at a unit
cost of$10.99 per wet ton, four dust control applications at$500 per application, and mobilization
charges totaling $6,500 for a total contract price of$316,220; and,
WHEREAS, the contract is renewable annually for a total of five years, dependent on
successful performance by the contractor each year; and,
WHEREAS,the contract unit prices bid were fixed for the entire five-year agreement; and,
WHEREAS, staff is recommending award of the contract for the fifth and final year under
the current agreement, to Wulfekuhle in the amount of$316,220.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the contract for the fifth and final year of Lime Sludge Disposal with Wulfekuhle Injection and
Pumping, Inc., of New Vienna, Iowa, in the amount of$316,220 is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 1 Oth day of July, 2012.
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Diane . Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Davis
Seconded by: Goodman
Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Larson, Orazem, Szopinski
Voting nay: None Absent: Wacha
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 1 O'h day of July, 2012.