HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Change Order for engineering services to develop Bottom Ash Collection System RESOLUTION NO. 15-574
RESOLUTION APPROVING CHANGE ORDER NO. 1 TO ENGINEERING SERVICES
AGREEMENT FOR BOTTOM ASH COLLECTION SYSTEM
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, on April 17,2015,the United States Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)
published in the Federal Register a final rule known as the Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR)
Standard, and this rule specifically regulates the disposal of coal ash (emphasis added) in surface
impoundments and landfills receiving coal ash from power plants owned by electric utilities and
independent power producers; and,
WHEREAS,the initial compliance milestone of this rule is October 19, 2015,whereby the
City must intercept and collect the bottom ash from the Power Plant just before it is to be discharged
into the primary ash settling basin; and,
WHEREAS, once intercepted and collected, the ash will be transported to an offsite
municipal solid waste landfill for final disposal,and this special operation is anticipated to be short-
term in duration, commencing just prior to initial compliance date of October 19, and concluding
when the Power Plant no longer burns coal, anticipated to be no later than April of next year; and,
WHEREAS, Electric Services staff has engaged two consulting engineering firms that are
collaborating together to provide the City with a very unique, creative, and urgent engineering
solution to intercept and collect the Power Plant's bottom ash before it is discharged into the ash
disposal site; and,
WHEREAS, Lutz, Daily and Brain, LLC, (LD&B) of Overland Park, Kansas, and GEI
Consultants,Inc.,(GEI)of Green Bay,Wisconsin,are the two consulting engineering firms that are
working together to provide the concept,the necessary designs and engineering,and the sourcing of
materials and equipment for the project; and,
WHEREAS,LD&B is very familiar to the City and is knowledgeable about our power plant,
since they were the architectural-engineer for Unit 8; and,
WHEREAS,City staff already engaged LD&B in late July for$45,000,and the value of work
needed to complete these services is $69,000, bringing the cost estimate to perform all necessary
services to complete the project to $114,000.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that Change Order No. 1 in amount of$69,000 with Lutz, Daily, &Brain, LLC, of Overland Park,
Kansas,in collaboration with its subconsulting engineering firm of GEI Consultants,LLC,of Green
Bay, Wisconsin, to provide the necessary conceptual designs, engineering, sourcing, and support
services to develop and implement the system necessary to collect the CCR bottom ash from the City
of Ames Power Plant by October 19, 2015, is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 22nd day of September, 2015.
• A A ay
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Gartin
Seconded by: Nelson
Voting aye: Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Goodman,Nelson, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 22nd day of September, 2015.