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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Reallocation of funds for Distributed Control System for Power Plant RESOLUTION NO. 17-086 RESOLUTION APPROVING REALLOCATION OF FUNDING FOR DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SYSTEM FOR POWER PLANT FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS, in November 2013, the City Council decided to convert the City's Power Plant from coal to natural gas, and in May 2014, the City Council selected Sargent & Lundy of Chicago, Illinois, to provide engineering and construction oversight services for the conversion project; and, WHEREAS, on March 10, 2015, the City Council awarded a contract to Emerson Process Management Power & Water Solutions, Inc., of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for the Distributed Control System (DCS) in the amount of$1,595,000; and, WHEREAS, Change Order No. 4 to the Distributed Control System contract is being requested, as well as the transfer of monies from the Electric Fund balance to increase the contingency for the Power Plant Conversion Project; and, WHEREAS, an additional $326,067.31 is needed in this change order to pay for the extra technical direction time required to bridge the gap between the DCS system and the eight systems which were converted; and, WHEREAS, Change Order No. 4 will cause the existing project budget to go negative by $173,316; and, WHEREAS, to cover this shortfall and to maintain a small balance to cover a few remaining Change Orders, staff recommends the following utilizing the $361,000 of replacement funds that were accumulated for a coal dozer, front end loader, and water truck, which are no longer needed due to the conversion of the Power Plant to natural gas; and, WHEREAS, these accumulated funds were recently added to the balance in the Electric Fund and are available for reappropriation; and, WHEREAS, staff is recornmending that the $361,000 be transferred to this project budget. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Aries, Iowa, that the transfer of$361,000 from the available balance in the Electric Fund to the Power Plant Conversion project is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 281h day of February, 2017. A. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Aim H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Beatty-Hansen Seconded by: Corrieri Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 28' day of February, 2017.