HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Contract Renewal for Power Plant Motor Repair Contract RESOLUTION NO. 21-320
RESOLUTION APPROVING CONTRACT RENEWAL FOR
POWER PLANT MOTOR REPAIR CONTRACT,
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS,the City's Power Plant has two natural gas-fired,high-pressure steam turbine electric
generating units which are referred to as Units No. 7 and 8, and these units require regular professional
maintenance and repair; and,
WHEREAS,the units operate under environmental conditions with high heat and high pressure;and,
WHEREAS, due to these operational conditions, numerous motors are necessary to safely and
reliably operate the Power Plant, and all of this equipment must be professionally maintained, serviced,
adjusted,repaired, and rebuilt; and,
WHEREAS, on June 12, 2018, City Council awarded a contract to Electrical Engineering and
Equipment Company,Windsor Heights,Iowa,for the Motor Repair Contract for the City's Power Plant;and,
WHEREAS,the Contract included a provision that would allow the City to renew the contract for
up to four additional one-year terms; and,
WHEREAS, the period from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022, is the third of the four renewal
periods subject to Council approval of funding for motor repairs; and,
WHEREAS,the Contract's rate provision increases of 1.5%per year for labor rates and 1%per year
for travel and subsistence,and the materials may be provided by the contractor as contractor's cost plus 20%;
and,
WHEREAS, the approved FY2021/22 Power Plant operating budget includes $35,000 for this
contract.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that the
contract renewal with Electrical Engineering and Equipment Company of Windsor Heights, Iowa, for the
Motor Repair Contract for the Power Plant for hourly rates and unit prices bin,in an amount not to exceed
$35,000 is hereby approved, for the period of July 1,2021,through June 30, 2022.
ADOPTED THIS 8th day of June,2021.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila,Mayor
Introduced by: Corrieri
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 8th day of June,2021.