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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Awarding Contract for Engineering Services for the Design of the Water Treatment Plant Dehumidification Project RESOLUTION NO. 19-331 RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES TO KFI ENGINEERS FOR THE DESIGN OF THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT DEHUMIDIFICATION PROJECT FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS,the new water treatment plant started operation in 2017 and staff identified three areas were dehumidification is necessary,but was not installed during the initial construction; and, WHEREAS, dehumidification is important to extend the useful life of electrical and mechanical equipment installed in areas that would otherwise have extremely high humidity; and, WHEREAS,in March 2019,a request for proposals(RFP)was issued for design engineering services for the Water Treatment Plant Dehumidification Project and four proposals were received; however, one of the proposals was determined to be incomplete and unresponsive; and, WHEREAS,the qualifications of the other three firms who submitted responsive proposals were found to be very similar; and, WHEREAS, HDR, Inc., was the original HVAC design engineer for the new Treatment Plant, so it is easy to identify why their proposed fee would be so much lower than the other firms; and, WHEREAS, unfortunately,there are issues with the newly constructed HVAC system that seem to staff to be taking an inordinately long time for the engineer to resolve and staff believes that these issues need to be resolved before additional design work is awarded to HDR, Inc.; and, WHEREAS,KFI Engineer's proposed scope and fee as submitted included design,bidding, and construction phase services, and staff has asked KFI Engineer to remove the bidding and construction phase services from the scope for now; and, WHEREAS, after a design has been finalized, staff will negotiate an amendment to include bidding and construction related services; and, WHEREAS, the FY 2018/19 Capital Improvements Plan Budget includes $400,000 for design and construction of dehumidification as part of the Water Plant Facility Improvements Project. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the award of contract for Engineering Services to KFI Engineers of St. Paul, Minnesota, for design of the Water Treatment Plant Dehumidification project in an amount not to exceed$66,500 is hereby approved,and furthermore once the design services are completed,the staff will negotiate a change order with this firm to perform some, or all, of the construction-related services. ADOPTED THIS 9t'day of July, 2019. Dia e-R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Gartin Seconded by: Corrieri Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson Voting nay: None Absent: Martin Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 9'day of July, 2019.