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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Renewal of Secondary Contract for Underground Trenching for Electric Services RESOLUTION NO. 15-364 RESOLUTION APPROVING RENEWAL OF SECONDARY CONTRACT FOR UNDERGROUND TRENCHING FOR ELECTRIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND APPROVING CONTRACT AND BOND FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA WHEREAS,this contract consists of a contractor furnishing all equipment,tools,labor,and materials not supplied by Electric Services for excavating, trenching, directional boring, and backfilling for installation of conduits, ground sleeves, box pads, vaults, handholes, and other appurtenances; and, WHEREAS,the contract consists of emergency services,as well as regularly planned repairs and services; and, WHEREAS, on February 24, 2015, the Council awarded the Secondary Contract to Communication Technologies of Des Moines, Iowa, in an amount not to exceed $37,500; and, WHEREAS,the contract will expire June 30,2015,however,the contract has the option for the City to renew in one-year increments for up to four additional years; and, WHEREAS,this option includes a rate provision which increases rates at fixed percentages above the previous fiscal year contracted rates at time of renewal; and, WHEREAS,for the Secondary Contract with Communication Technologies,the fixed rates for FY 2015/16 include labor and equipment and tools increases of three percent; and, WHEREAS, total work for FY 2015/16 shall be in an amount not to exceed $45,000; and, WHEREAS, contract in the form provided in said plans and specifications has been executed by said contractor, and satisfactory performance bond has been filed by said contractor. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that renewal of the Secondary Contract with Communication Technologies, LLC, of Des Moines, Iowa, for Underground Trenching for Electric Services in an amount not to exceed $45,000 from July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016, is hereby approved; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, as follows: Section 1. The contract between the City of Ames,Iowa, and Communication Technologies, LLC, of Des Moines, Iowa, in the amount of$45,000 dated the 9t' day of June, 2015, for Underground Trenching (Secondary Contract) as provided for in the detailed plans and specifications referred to in the preamble hereof, and the performance bond of the said contractor with Merchants Bonding Company (Mutual) of Des Moines, Iowa„ as surety thereon,in the amount of$45,000 filed in connection therewith,be and the same are hereby approved. Section 2. All resolutions or order or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extend of such conflict. ADOPTED THIS 9t'day of June, 2015. ff j . ek-lf C� A. Y/. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Nelson Seconded by: Betcher Voting aye: Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem Voting nay: None Absent: Goodman Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 9tn day of June, 2015.