HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Change Order to Engineering Services Agreement for redesign of Aerators for New Water Treatment Plant RESOLUTION NO. 14-441
RESOLUTION APPROVING CHANGE ORDER TO ENGINEERING SERVICES
AGREEMENT FOR DESIGN OF NEW WATER PLANT
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS,On July 8,2014,City Council authorized a change order with FOX Engineering
to revise the design of the new Water Plant to switch from cascade aerators to induced draft aerators
in response to comments from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR); and,
WHEREAS,FOX immediately commenced work on the change in order to bring the project
to bid as quickly as possible; and,
WHEREAS,simultaneously,staff continued to press IDNR management to allow the use of
the cascade aerators, since the cascade style of aeration appeared to be permitted under the State's
adopted design criteria; and,
WHEREAS, on Thursday, July 17, staff was verbally informed that IDNR had reversed its
original decision and had agreed to permit the use of the cascade aerators, and this decision has
subsequently been confirmed in writing; and,
WHEREAS, staff immediately directed FOX to stop all redesign work,and of the$107,780
authorized, only$45,772.91 had been spent by that time; and,
WHEREAS, staff is now recommending that the unexpended balance of the change order
to FOX for redesign of the aerators ($62,007.09)be deleted from FOX's scope of work
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that a change order amendment with FOX Engineering to delete the unexpended balance of the
agreement related to redesign of the aerators for the new Water Treatment Plant.
ADOPTED THIS 12th day of August, 2014.
A.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Goodman
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 12'day of August, 2014.