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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Change Order No. 3 to Engineering Services Contract for Power Plant Conversion Project RESOLUTION NO. 16-482 RESOLUTION APPROVING CHANGE ORDER NO. 3 TO ENGINEERING SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR POWER PLANT CONVERSION PROJECT FOR THE CITY OF AMES 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 for converting the City of Ames Power Plant from coal to natural gas, and that contract was in the not-to-exceed amount of$1,995,000; and, WHEREAS,the action being requested is to approve Change Order No. 3 to this contract in the amount of$154,000; and, WHEREAS, additional engineering services, especially pertaining to construction management, are required to complete the project due to the project schedule being extended by approximately three months; and, WHEREAS, three issues primarily and critically affected the schedule: 1) the control room/DCS equipment room had to be re-bid, which caused a delay of about two months; 2) the systems requiring conversion from PLC control to DCS control were much more difficult to convert than anticipated; and, 3) the selection of a suitable refractory and the placement of the refractory around Unit #8's natural bas burners was very challenging and took at least a month longer than originally anticipated; and, WHEREAS, because the work described was not included in the original specifications, Change Orders No. 1 and 2 were approved by the Council in the amount of$2,569,000; and, WHEREAS, with t his change order, the total costs for the engineering services for converting the City's Power Plant from coal to natural gas within the project will be increased to $4,718,000; and, WHEREAS, overall the total project dollar amount committed to date is $17,546,475.14 (inclusive of this Change Order No. 3). NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that Change Order No. 3 to Sargent&Lundy,LLC, of Chicago,Illinois,in an amount not to exceed $154,000 for the engineering services to convert the Power Plant from coal to natural gas is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 23rd day of August, 2016. c4vz�v"�R IlAa& 4.540 dl C04.4"X� Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Betcher Seconded by: Nelson Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 23rd day of August, 2016.