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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Waiving the City's Purchasing Policies regarding Formal Bidding Procedures and Allowing for a Single-Source Purchase for the Field Technical Services for the Unit 8 Turbine Generator RESOLUTION NO. 21-168 RESOLUTION WAIVING THE CITY'S PURCHASING POLICIES REGARDING FORMAL BIDDING PROCEDURES AND ALLOWING FOR A SINGLE-SOURCE PURCHASE FOR THE FIELD TECHNICAL SERVICES FOR THE UNIT 8 TURBINE GENERATOR FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, the Unit 8 Turbine Generator is planned to undergo a major overhaul this summer in which it will be disassembled, inspected, repaired, and reassembled; and, WHEREAS,the turbine generator for Unit 8 was manufactured by General Electric(GE)and placed into service in 1982; and, WHEREAS, the major overhaul of the turbine generator is necessary to replace worn parts and inspect the turbine and generator for repairs that may be needed to prevent unplanned outages, prevent costly turbine-generator damage,and improve the reliability and efficiency of the unit; and, WHEREAS, major turbine generator overhauls are generally performed every five to ten years, usually based upon accumulated hours of operation and/or the number of startups and shutdowns, but also may be necessary due to the emergence of some issue or problem with the turbine or generator that needs to be addressed; and, WHEREAS, as a general rule, the greater number of hours of operation and the number of startups and shutdowns,the more urgent the need to perform the major overhaul,and the most recent overhauls of the Unit 8 Turbine Generator occurred in 2013; and, WHEREAS, General Electric is the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of Unit 8 turbine generators and because of the knowledge and experience required to disassemble, inspect, repair, and reassemble the turbine-generator correctly, a Field Service Technician from GE will be needed onsite during the overhaul to oversee all facets of the project; and, WHEREAS,as the OEM,GE has the technical reference information and drawings necessary to support the overhaul and repair of the turbine generator, much of which is proprietary and not available outside of GE; and, WHEREAS, therefore, GE is exclusively recommended by City staff as the sole source provider of the field technical services needed to support the major overhaul of Unit 8 Turbine- Generator; and, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the waiving of the City's Purchasing Policies regarding formal bidding procedures,and allowing for single-source purchasing for Field Technical Services for the Unit 8 Turbine Generator is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 13`'' day of April, 2021. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Betcher Seconded by: Corrieri Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Martin Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 13t'day of April, 2021.