HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Renewal of Secondary Contract for Underground Trenching for Electric Services Department RESOLUTION NO. 14-018
RESOLUTION APPROVING RENEWAL OF SECONDARY CONTRACT FOR
UNDERGROUND TRENCHING FOR ELECTRIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS,this contract consists of a contractor furnishing all equipment,tools,labor,and
materials not supplied by Electric Services for excavating, trenching, directional-boring and
backfilling for installation of conduits, ground sleeves, box pads, vaults, handholes, and other
appurtenances; and,
WHEREAS, this consists of emergency service, as well as regularly planned repairs and
services; and,
WHEREAS,on February 26,2013,City Council awarded the secondary contract for the 2013
Underground Trenching Contract for Electric Services to Communication Technologies, LLC, of
Des Moines, Iowa, for hourly rates and unit prices bid, in an amount not-to-exceed$58,500; and,
WHEREAS,this contract has an option for the City to renew in one-year increments for up
to four additional years, and this option includes a rate provision which increases rates at fixed
percentages above the previous fiscal year contracted rates at time of renewal; and,
WHEREAS,the fixed rates for 2014 include labor,equipment and tools increases of 3%for
Communication Technologies, LLC.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the secondary contract renewal for Underground Trenching for Electric Services with
Communication Technologies, LLC, of Des Moines, Iowa, in the amount of $58,500 is hereby
approved.
ADOPTED THIS 14t' day of January, 2014.
A.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Goodman
Seconded by: Corrieri
Voting aye: Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Goodman,Nelson, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 14t' day of January, 2014.