HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Contract award for SureService for Power Plant Control System RESOLUTION NO. 17-369
RESOLUTION APPROVING WAIVER OF PURCHASING POLICY REQUIREMENT
FOR FORMAL BIDDING AND AWARDING CONTRACT FOR SURESERVICE
CONTRACT FOR POWER PLANT CONTROL SYSTEM
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, this contract is for providing support to the Emerson Ovation control system
utilized by equipment in the Power Plant, and this system is the main software driving our
Distributed Control System(DCS); and,
WHEREAS, the system is crucial because it controls almost all of the equipment throughout
the Power Plant, and the support to this system is critical for continued reliability and
maintainability; and,
WHEREAS, Emerson Process Management Power & Water Solutions, Inc., (Emerson), the
OEM of this system, proposed a three-year contract for its SureService support which includes: 1)
expert telephone support for the Ovation system; 2) Ovation Guardian support; and, software updates
with an antivirus program; and,
WHEREAS, benefits of these support services include 1) enhancement of the Power Plant's
resource; 2) assistance in maintaining efficiency, 3) reduction in the Power Plant's operating costs;
and, 4) provision of critical control system support; and,
WHEREAS, Emerson is the most practical and cost effective way to provide this needed
service; and,
WHEREAS, this requires a single-source purchasing arrangement with Emerson, which is
why a waiver of the City's Purchasing Policy requirement for formal bidding procedures is also
needed; and,
WHEREAS, staff is requesting that the City Council waive the requirement for formal
competitive bids and award a three-year contract to Emerson Process Management Power & Water
Solutions, Inc., of Tinley Park, Illinois, in the amount of$158,012.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that waiver of the City's Purchasing Policy requirement for formal bidding procedures is hereby
approved, and the award of a three-year contract to Emerson Process Management Power & Water
Solutions, Inc., of Tinley Park, Illinois, for the Emerson SureService Contract for the Power Plant
in the amount of$158,012 is hereby further approved.
ADOPTED THIS 13th day of June, 2017.
A.
Diane R Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Gartin
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 13' day of June, 2017.