HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Change Order No. 3 for engineering services regarding NPDES Permit and Related Issues for Power Plant RESOLUTION NO. 17-495
RESOLUTION APPROVING CHANGE ORDER NO. 3 FOR ENGINEERING
CONSULTING SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH NPDES PERMIT AND RELATED
ISSUES FOR POWER PLANT
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, on April 7, 2017, staff issued a purchase order to Veenstra & Kirnni Inc,
(V&K) in the not-to-exceed amount of$18,000; and,
WHEREAS, the scope of work was for V&K to provide engineering consulting services to
review the draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit and the Iowa
Department of Natural Resource's (IDNR) permit rationale for the City's Steam Electric Plant
(Power Plant) permit, and to then advise staff regarding the edits and changes that IDNR should
incorporate into the final permit; and,
WHEREAS, this permit is intended to regulate the discharge of process waters from the
Power Plant to surface waters (lakes and streams); and,
WHEREAS, two change orders have previously been issues, and the net cost of both change
orders was $4,000,which brought the total purchase order amount to $22,000; and,
WHEREAS, a third change order is now needed for V&K to provide additional and ongoing
consulting services through the current fiscal year regarding the NPDES permit and associated issues
for the Power Plant; and,
WHEREAS, this permit is normally scheduled to be renewed and reissued on a cycle of every
five years, but was issues on May 31, 2017, for the first time since 2001—a period of 16 years; and,
WHEREAS, for the next year, until July 1, 2018, the NPDES permit, in addition to the
typical compliance aspects of the permit, requires a thorough study of four parameters in the cooling
tower blowdown water; and,
WHEREAS, the results of this study may require the installation of equipment to control one
or more of the four parameters studied, therefore, staff will need considerable technical assistance
regarding NPDES issues and compliance with the permit; and,
WHEREAS, Change Order No. 3 will add an additional $35,000 to the existing purchase
order, bringing the total amount to $57,000.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that Change Order No. 3 to Veenstra & Kimm, Inc., of West Des Moines, Iowa, in the amount of
$35,000 for engineering consulting services associated with the NPDES Permit and related issues
for the Power Plant is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 8" day of August, 2017.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Nelson
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 8th day of August, 2017.