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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Engineering Services Agreement for Repair of GT1 Combustion Turbine RESOLUTION NO. 14-620 RESOLUTION APPROVING ENGINEERING SERVICES AGREEMENT REGARDING RETURN-TO-SERVICE REPAIR OF GT1 COMBUSTION TURBINE FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, the City's GT1 Combustion Turbine is a 19 megawatt generating unit necessary for the City's reserve capacity requirement, and it is used primarily to alleviate local and regional transmission system stability and reliability problems; and, WHEREAS, in July 2013, the first stage compressor of the engine catastrophically failed while operating, which wrecked the engine and caused significant collateral damage; and, WHEREAS, a significant amount of work needs to be performed to return the combustion turbine to service, and since the amount of work is deemed to exceed the state of Iowa's "public improvement"project threshold of$130,000,by State Code,the City must have an engineer licensed in Iowa prepare plans and specifications for the work; and, WHEREAS,this Council action is for the approval of an engineer to perform the necessary engineering of plans and specifications for the work that needs to be performed to return GT1 Combustion Turbine to service; and, WHEREAS, the work to return GT1 Combustion Turbine to service is divided into the following three scopes of work categories: Repair or replacement of the inlet sound attenuation enclosure, plus the replacement of the evaporative cooler; Repair of the original engine or replacement with a refurbished engine, plus the repair or replacement of the engine's support equipment, the restoration of the engine's control system, and the installation of the engine along with the necessary connections for it to be ready to operate; and,Repair and/or replace the engine's exhaust plenum and silencer; and, WHEREAS,the engineering firm will produce separate plans and specifications for each of the three categories listed above; and, WHEREAS, in 2010, the City contracted with Black & Veatch (B&V) Corporation of Overland Park, Kansas, for a very similar scope of work; and, WHEREAS, B&V's scope of work was limited to creating plans and specifications for the maintenance overhaul repair or replacement of GT1's engine; and, WHEREAS, in an attempt to utilize the relevant work that B&V has already performed,the City contacted B&V and requested an expanded proposal for performing the scopes of work as described above; and, WHEREAS, B&V provided a proposal to the City on a "time and material" basis for an estimated$188,000 to accomplish the work; and, WHEREAS, City staff recommends contracting with Black&Veatch Corporation for this engineering work based on its history and acquired knowledge of GT1 as a result of the related engineering performed in 2010; and, WHEREAS,staff also recommends that the City Council waive the City's purchasing policies requiring competitive proposals to provide for selection of this firm. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that waiver of the City's purchasing policy requirement for competitive proposals is hereby approved, and a contract is hereby awarded to Black & Veatch Corporation of Overland Park, Kansas, on a time and materials basis, for an estimated total cost of$188,000 for the engineering services, including the development of plans and specifications necessary to return the GT1 Combustion Turbine to service. ADOPTED THIS 25t1i day of November, 2014. A. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Nelson 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 25th day of November, 2014.