HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Engineering Services Agreement for CEMS Replacement for Electric Services RESOLUTION NO. 18-056
RESOLUTION APPROVING ENGINEERING SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR
CONTINUOUS EMISSIONS MONITORING SYSTEM REPLACEMENT FOR
ELECTRIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, Electric Services needs to engage an engineering firm to provide engineering
services to prepare certified plans and specifications (stamped by an engineer licensed in Iowa) that
will be issued by the City to prospective bidders for the replacement of the Steam Electric Plant's
Continuous Emissions Monitoring System (CEMS), Continuous Opacity Monitoring System
(COMS), and the Data Acquisition System(DAS); and,
WHEREAS, the engineering firm will also determine the structural suitability of the
proposed system shelter location; and,
WHEREAS, the Steam Electric Plant's operating permit requires the constant measuring of
certain emissions during the entire time a generating unit is operating, and the current systems are
outdated and it is becoming very difficult to find spare parts and maintain reliability as more and
more parts become obsolete; and,
WHEREAS, due to the age of the system, contracted service support for the DAS will be
ending December 31, 2018, without any option to renew; and,
WHEREAS, this service is used to correct errors in the programming that transfers data from
the DAS to the Environmental Protection Agency for reporting that is performed each quarter; and,
WHEREAS, the City initially requested proposals from five consulting engineering firms
with expertise to perform the work; and,
WHEREAS, the two final proposals were from Black & Veatch Corporation in the amount
of$90,400 and Power Engineers in the amount of$128,000.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that award of the Scope of Work to Black & Veatch Corporation of Overland Park, Kansas, in
accordance with its proposal dated February 6, 2018, in an amount not to exceed $90,400 is hereby
approved.
ADOPTED THIS 13" day of February, 2018.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John . Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Nelson
Seconded by: Gartin
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corneri, Gartin, Martin,Nelson
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 13' day of February, 2018.