HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Contract for Hauling and Related Services from Resource Recovery Plant to Boone County Landfill RESOLUTION NO. 14-197
RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR RESOURCE RECOVERY PLANT
HAULING AND RELATED SERVICES TO BOONE COUNTY LANDFILL
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS,this contract includes furnishing container services and hauling materials from
the Resource Recovery Plant to the Boone County Landfill; and,
WHEREAS,materials hauled under this contract are those that cannot be processed into fuel
by the Resource Recovery Plant, and the proposed fiscal year 2015 operating budget includes
$213,750 for this work; and,
WHEREAS, the contract is based on a per-mile, per-ton bid amount, with a round trip
distance of 36 miles per trip,and there is a provision in the contract to allow longer hauls,up to 120
miles round trip, as well as a provision to cancel the contract if this type of service is no longer
needed because of a change in disposal procedures; and,
WHEREAS, the contract period is from July 1,2014,through June 30, 2015,with four 12-
month extension periods contingent upon approval by City Council; and,
WHEREAS, the bid price is adjustable for each extension period based on the diesel fuel
price index as determined by the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT), and the
adjustment will be calculated using the percent of the bid price the contractor indicated on its bid is
based on fuel cost; and,
WHEREAS,there were two bids received for this service,and Waste Management of Ames
of Ames,Iowa, is the lowest bidder with a per mile/per ton bid amount of$.3941,which equates to
a round trip cost of$14.19; and,
WHEREAS,total cost of this contact is dependent on tonnage hauled, and with the low bid
of$0.3941/mile/ton at the standard round trip of 36 miles,this equates to approximately 15,000 tons
of material to be hauled while staying within the budgeted amount of$213,750; and,
WHEREAS, if tonnage exceeds this amount, the budget will need to be amended at the
appropriate time.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED,by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that award of contract for the FY 2015 Hauling and Related Services for the Resource Recovery
Plant to Waste Management of Ames of Ames,Iowa,in the amount of$.3941 per mile/per ton,with
four optional extension periods, is hereby approved
ADOPTED THIS 22nd day of April, 2014.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Corrieri
Seconded by: Betcher
Voting aye: Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Goodman,Nelson, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 22nd day of April, 2014.