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Home My WebLink About~Master - Primary Contract renewal for Underground Trenching for Electric Services RESOLUTION NO. 17-274 RESOLUTION APPROVING RENEWAL OF PRIMARY CONTRACT FOR UNDERGROUND TRENCHING FOR ELECTRIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA WHEREAS, this contract consists of a contractor fiirnishing 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 Primary Contract to Ames Trenching&Excavating, Inc., of Ames, Iowa, in an amount not to exceed $112,500; and, WHEREAS, the contract has the option for the City to renew in one-year increments for up to four additional years, and this is the third renewal out of four maxitru r; 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 Primary Contract with Ames Trenching & Excavating, Inc., the fixed rates for FY 2017/18 include labor and equipment and tools increases of five percent; and, WHEREAS, total work for FY 2017/18 shall be in an amount not to exceed $276,250; and, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that renewal of the Primary Contract with Ames Trenching & Excavating, Inc., of Ames, Iowa, for Underground Trenching for Electric Services in an amount not to exceed $276,250 from July 1, 2017, through June 30, 2018, is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 91h day of May, 2017. A. eA*'t'AAe_& Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Gartin Seconded by: Corrieri Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson Voting nay: None Absent: Orazem Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 9th day of May, 2017.