HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Renewal of Contract for the Emissions Testing Services for the Power Plant RESOLUTION NO.21-250
RESOLUTION APPROVING RENEWAL OF CONTRACT
FOR THE EMISSIONS TESTING SERVICES
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, all emissions tests covered the contract are mandated by the Iowa Department of
Natural Resources (Iowa DNR) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency(EPA); and,
WHEREAS,the tests are performed annually, and results are submitted to the Iowa DNR and EPA
for regulatory compliance; and,
WHEREAS, the basic scope of work for each test calls for the testing service to prepare test
protocols,mobile/demobilize test equipment and test team,perform the required tests,and deliver test reports
in a form acceptable to state and federal regulatory agencies; and,
WHEREAS, on July 9, 2019, City Council awarded the contract to C.E.M. Solutions, Inc., of
Hernando,Florida, for the Emissions Testing Services for the Power Plant; and,
WHEREAS,the contract included the option for the City to renew in one-year increments for up to
four additional years; and,
WHEREAS,the period from July 1,2021,through June 30,2022,is the second of the four-renewal
periods subject to Council approval of funding for the Emissions Testing Services; and,
WHEREAS,the proposal from C.E.M.Solutions,Inc.,included rates for equipment and labor rates
that will be held firm through June of 2022, and the four tests that are required for this contract period will
cost $28,275,plus additional services can be performed, if required, after the contractor is on-site; and,
WHEREAS,the approved FY 2021/22 Power Plant operating budget includes$32,000 for services
to be performed under this contract.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that the
contract with C.E.M.Solutions,Inc.,of Hernando,Florida,for the Emissions Testing Services for the Power
Plant is hereby approved from July 1, 2021 through June 30,2022, in an amount not to exceed$32,000.
ADOPTED THIS I I day of May,2021.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila,Mayor
Introduced by: Betcher
Seconded by: Martin
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen,Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck,Martin
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 11t'day of May, 2021.