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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Agreement to construct and ship Water Feature for New Water Treatment Plant RESOLUTION NO. 17-371 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SINGLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT AND APPROVING AGREEMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION AND SHIPPING AND AGREEMENT FOR INSTALLATION OF CUSTOM WATER FEATURE AT NEW WATER TREATMENT PLANT FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS, the new Water Treatment Plant project is budgeted to wrap up in the current fiscal year; and, WHEREAS, the administrative office space includes an elevator to comply with ADA requirements; staff conceptually planned to include a two-story water feature on the side of the elevator shaft,but have not moved forward until the final budget picture was clear; and, WHEREAS, staff worked with the project architects from HDR to design a water feature for the elevator space; the funds budgeted in the current year in the Water Fund (meaning it is cash- funded, not a part of the construction loan) includes things such as: laboratory and maintenance equipment, telephone and network installation, funiture and appliances, AV equipment for the training room, and a$60,000 allowance for a possible water feature; and, WHEREAS, because the waterfall is a custom architectural feature, it was necessary to identify a firm specializing in this type of water feature; and, WHEREAS, staff informally reviewed the online portfolios of a handful of firms and identified Bluworld of Water, LLC, of Orlando, Florida, as the vendor whose style most closely reflects the type of feature envisioned for the new Water Plant; and, WHEREAS, architects from HDR, the consultant who designed the office space at the new plant, then worked with Bluworld to: refine the concept; prepare plumbing, electrical, and architectural sketches for use by the general contractor; develop a formal scope of work for the construction of the feature; and prepare the cost proposal; (note that Bluwater has one company name for its manufacturing work, and a separate name for the installation of the features); and, WHEREAS, this proposal exceeds the allowance included in the Water Fund budget; however, savings of approximately $24,000 from the furniture package can be reallocated to the waterfall feature, leaving sufficient funds in the authorized budget that can be used for this element of the overall project; and, WHEREAS, staff is requesting that Council approve the agreement with Bluworld of Water, LLC, as a single-source procurement in lieu of attempting to competitively bid the design and construction of the water feature. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the custom water feature project at the new Water Treatment Plant with Bluworld of Water, LLC, of Orlando, Florida, is hereby authorized and approved as follows: 1) use of a single-source procurement; 2) Agreement to construct and ship the water feature in the amount of$63,950.00; and, 3)Agreement to install the water feature in the amount of$17,100.00. ADOPTED THIS 13' day of June, 2017. A. Diane R Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Orazem 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 13"day of June, 2017.