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Home My WebLink About~Master - Resolution Providing for the Award of Single-Souce Contract for Computerized Maintenance Management Software RESOLUTION NO. 22-548 RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE AWARD OF SINGLE-SOURCE CONTRACT FOR COMPUTERIZED MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE FOR THE ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT, CITY OF AMES, IOWA WHEREAS, the Power Plant uses a Computerized Maintenance Management Software (CMMS) system which tracks asset health, maintenance records, work orders, and inventory. It is crucial to have an up-to-date system to assure power plant reliability and efficiency. Limble Solutions LLC is currently the provider for the cloud-based CMMS used at the Power Plant; and, WHEREAS, Limble CMMS has proven itself as an essential tool in the Power Plant's maintenance program. Pricing for the three-year contract is comparable to the previous contract. The continuation of Limble CMMS assures the use of a versatile product that assists plant staff in managing the facility and equipment to achieve reliability and efficiency; and, WHEREAS,plant staff performed a large amount of research before implementing Limble CMMS, finding it was the best CMMS to use at the power plant considering price and performance. Staff went through a considerable amount of effort changing from the previous CMMS to the Limble system and this same amount of effort would be needed if the decision was made to separate from Limble and go with another provider; and, WHEREAS, staff is requesting that the City Council waive the City's purchasing policies requiring formal competitive bids and award a second three-year agreement to Limble CMMS, of Lehi, Utah in the amount of$88,200. IT IS THEREFORE RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that a waiver of the Purchasing Policies and Procedures requirement for competitive bids, and award of three-year contract for Computerized Maintenance Management Software to Limble Solutions, LLC of Lehi, Utah, in the amount of$88,200 is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 25th day of October, 2022. Renee kall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Betcher Seconded by: Beatty-Hansen Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Gartin, Junck, Rollins Voting nay: None Absent: Corrieri Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 25th day of October, 2022.