HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Change Order No. 2 for engineering services for conversion of Power Plant from Coal to Natural Gas RESOLUTION NO. 15-466
RESOLUTION APPROVING CHANGE ORDER NO. 2 TO ENGINEERING SERVICES
AGREEMENT FOR CONVERSION
OF POWER PLANT FROM COAL TO NATURAL GAS
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, in November 2013, the City Council voted to convert the City's Power Plant
from coal to natural gas; and,
WHEREAS, on May 27, 2014, City Council awarded a contract to Sargent&Lundy,LLC,
of Chicago,Illinois,for Engineering Services required to convert the Power Plant to natural gas,and
that contract was in the not-to-exceed amount of$1,995,000; and,
WHEREAS,on November 25,2014,City Council approved Change Order No. 1 in the not-
to-exceed amount of$2,395,000 for Sargent&Lundy to design the installation of the DCS, design
the control room and DCS cabinet room,and integrate the main and auxiliary control boards into the
DCS; and,
WHEREAS, Council authorization for a second change order containing two elements is
now being requested; and,
WHEREAS,this Change Order is necessary because at the time the original agreement with
Sargent & Lundy (S&L) was signed, the need for a new Distributed Control System (DCS) and
Control Room expansion was not known; and,
WHEREAS, to accommodate the new Control Room Addition, an old switchgear panel
board must be removed from the existing Control Room and HVAC engineering must be done to
balance the heating/cooling of the new and old space; and,
WHEREAS, in total, Change Order No. 2 will add an additional $174,000 to the existing
engineering services agreement and will bring the total contract to $4,564,000.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that Change Order No. 2 to the Engineering Services Agreement with Sargent & Lundy, LLC, of
Chicago,Illinois,in the not-to-exceed amount of$174,000 for Converting the Power Plant from Coat
to Natural Gas is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 28`h day of July, 2015.
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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 28`b day of July, 2015.