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Home My WebLink About~Master - Change Order for time and materials in Cooling Tower Repairs RESOLUTION NO. 14-206 RESOLUTION APPROVING CHANGE ORDER NO. 1 FOR POWER PLANT UNIT NO. 8 COOLING TOWER REPAIRS FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, upon routine inspection of the Unit No. 8 Cooling Tower, staff discovered significant damage from continued use and extreme weather conditions this past winter; and, WHEREAS,numerous urgent repairs are required in order to restore the structural integrity of this tower for use during the coming summer and winter; and, WHEREAS, on February 7, 2014, staff issued a purchase order to GEA Heat Exchangers, Inc., for inspection and supervision of repair work to the Unit No. 8 cooling tower in the not-to- exceed amount of$35,000; and, WHEREAS, the scope of the work was for GEA to provide one Cooling Tower Superintendent for three weeks to provide technical services to Power Plant crews on how to perform the in-kind structural replacement and repairs during the spring outage for Unit No. 8; and, WHEREAS, Change Order No. 1 is now needed to complete this project, and this change order will add an additional cost for time and materials not-to-exceed $62,500; and, WHEREAS, this amount includes $42,500 for additional supervision and outside labor to accomplish needed repairs and$20,000 for materials; and, WHEREAS,the Change Order is for GEA to supply the manpower and expertise to maintain the structural integrity of the cooling tower; and, WHEREAS, this Change Order will bring the total amount of the contract with GEA Heat Exchanger, Inc., to a not-to-exceed amount of$97,500. NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED,by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that Change Order No. 1 with GEA Heat Exchangers,Inc.,in a not-to-exceed amount of$62,500 for Unit No. 8 Cooling Tower Repairs is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 22nd day of April, 2014. C \ �l/l Jl 1IiAL-0 /&—,.0 Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Corrieri Seconded by: Nelson 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.