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.