HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Change Order to Boone County Landfill for Resource Recovery waste disposal operations RESOLUTION NO. 17410
RESOLUTION APPROVING CHANGE ORDER TO BOONE COUNTY LANDFILL
FOR RESOURCE RECOVERY WASTE DISPOSAL OPERATIONS
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, on February 28, 2012, the Council awarded a contract for joint and cooperative
action for waste disposal operations by Boone County and the City of Ames; and,
WHEREAS, the period from July 1, 2016, through June 30, 2017, is the 5 t h of 10 12-month
extension periods; each extension requires funding approval by Council; and,
WHEREAS, the approved FY 2016/17 budget includes $813,750 for this work; and,
WHEREAS, the amount estimated to be disposed was 17,500 tons, and staff now estimates
the actual amount to be disposed will be 20,125 tons, for an additional cost of$122,063, bringing
the amount of the current purchase order to $935,813; and,
WHEREAS, this is mainly due to an increase of processed tons of 12.5% over last year; and,
WHEREAS, additionally, the incoming solid waste is being processed in a manner to provide
higher quality refuse derived fuel (RDF) to the power plant to reduce issues during electric
production, which leads to an increase in reject material; and,
WHEREAS, the increase was anticipated at the time of final amendments to the operating
budget and is covered with various identified savings within the current amended budget.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that a Change Order in the amount of$122,063 to cover the cost of the additional tonnage of waste
that was deposited in the Boone County Landfill is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 27' day of June, 2017.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Beatty-Hansen
Seconded by: Betcher
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 27th day of June, 2017.