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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - CyRide Fuel Purchase and Delivery from July 1, 2021, until June 30, 2021 RESOLUTION NO. 21-272 RESOLUTION APPROVING CYRIDE FUEL PURCHASE AND DELIVERY FROM JULY 1, 2021, UNTIL JUNE 30, 2022, FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS, CyRide has purchased fuel on a calendar year basis since 2014, when fuel future contracts were last used for budget stabilization; and, WHEREAS,CyRide has been bidding fuel at a cost over or under market rates on a calendar year basis; and, WHEREAS,market rate for the bid,and resulting contract,is the Des Moines Terminal average fuel price published daily on the Iowa Department of Transportation website; and, WHEREAS,on May 5,2021,a Request for Proposals(RFP)was issued for the purchase of diesel fuel from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022; and, WHEREAS, bids were due on May 12, 2021, and two suppliers provided bids; and, WHEREAS, CyRide staff performed a bid analysis based on quantities of fuel consumed from January 1,2019,to June 30,2020,and Renewable Energy Group of Ames,Iowa,had the lowest overall price of the bidders; and, WHEREAS, CyRide has budgeted for 390,000 gallons of fuel during the contract period for a total not-to-exceed contract amount of$1,072,500,with the not-to-exceed contract amount being based on the approved FY 2021/22 budget price of$2.75 per gallon; and, WHEREAS,CyRide received approval for contract award and the not-to-exceed contract amount from the Transit Board of Trustees at its May 21, 2021, meeting. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the purchase of fuel from July 1, 2021, until June 30, 2022, from Renewable Energy Group of Ames, Iowa, in a not-to-exceed contract amount of$1,072,500 is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 25th day of May, 2021. Diane . Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Betcher Seconded by: Gartin Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Martin Voting nay: None Absent: None Abstaining: Junck Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 25th day of May, 2021.