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Home My WebLink About~Master - Change Order for FY 2020/21 Right-of-Way Tree Trimming & Removal Contract RESOLUTION NO. 20-608 RESOLUTION APPROVING CHANGE ORDER FOR FY 2020/21 RIGHT-OF-WAY TREE TRIMMING&REMOVAL CONTRACT FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS,in May,City Council approved the renewal contract for tree trimming,tree removal, and stump removal in the City right-of-way with Pitts Lawn&Tree Service,of Huxley,Iowa in the amount of$85,000; and, WHEREAS,most of the contracted work is for removal of trees too large or trimming that is too high for the equipment owned by the City; and, WHEREAS, prior to the August 10, 2020, Derecho storm, $19,574 had been expended on the contract for FY 2020/21, and since the storm, over $63,823 has been expended and another$31,194 has been billed to the City,but not yet paid for storm-related trimming and removals; and, WHEREAS,staff estimates there is$7,500 work of storm-related work yet to be completed and the contractor will still need to complete various trimming and hazard tree removal work not related to the storm; and, WHEREAS, staff is estimating about$35,000 on non-storm related work will be required of the contractor to finish FY 2020/21; and, WHEREAS,the contract amount needs to be increased to$157,091 to complete the necessary storm and non-storm-related work in the right-of-way; and, WHEREAS,the Adopted FY 2020/21 budget has$85,000 for contracted tree work; and, WHEREAS,staff has submitted claims with the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) officials for reimbursement, and storm-related work is eligible for up to 85%reimbursement. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that a Change Order to add $72,091 to the FY 2020/21 Right-of-Way Tree Trimming & Removal Contract is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 24th day of November,2020. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila,Mayor Introduced by: Gartin Seconded by: Betcher Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen,Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck,Martin Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 24th day of November, 2020.