HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Contract for 2014/15 WPC Biosolids Hauling and Digester Cleaning Project RESOLUTION NO. 14-391
RESOLUTION AWARDING YEAR TWO (FY 2014/15) CONTRACT
FOR WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
BIOSOLIDS HAULING AND DIGESTER CLEANING PROJECT
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS,on September 24,2013, Council approved a contract with Nutri-Ject Systems,
Inc. of Hudson,Iowa in the amount of$139,859.38 for the Water Pollution Control(WPC)Facility
Biosolids Hauling and Digester Cleaning Project; and,
WHEREAS, this contract included the option of annually extending the contract up to a
period of three years contingent upon the contractor successfully completing each prior year's work;
and,
WHEREAS,as part of the original bid submittal,Nutri-Ject Systems,Inc.,included an annual
price adjustment for the unit prices bid based on the Construction Cost Index (CCI); and,
WHEREAS, the work for this project was bid on a unit price basis, since the exact number
of gallons disposed may vary from year to year; and,
WHEREAS, because the work takes place in a very short window each fall, staff is
recommending that this year's award include, as was done in the previous year's contract, a"not to
exceed" cap that would allow up to a 25% increase in quantities over what was specified in the
original base bid without the need to suspend work to obtain change order approval from Council
to adjust quantities; and,
WHEREAS, adjusting the previous year's unit prices based on the CCI increases the FY
14/15 contract to$143,407.25,a 2.54%increase over the previous year's contract,and this includes
a$2,563.50 lump sum for mobilization/demobilization, $0.01823 per gallon for biosolids hauling,
and$0.1342 per gallon for digester cleaning.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that award of the Year Two(FY 2014/15)contract for the Water Pollution Control Facility Biosolids
Hauling and Digester Cleaning Project to Nutri-Ject Systems, Inc., of Hudson, Iowa, in an amount
not to exceed $143,407.25 is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 8t'day of July, 2014.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Nelson
Seconded by: Goodman
Voting aye: Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Goodman,Nelson, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 8"day of July, 2014.