HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Contract and Bond for Construction of Electric Services Combustion Turbine Fuel Oil Pipe Installation RESOLUTION NO. 23-136
RESOLUTION APPROVING CONTRACT AND BOND FOR CONSTRUCTION OF
ELECTRIC SERVICES COMBUSTION TURBINE FUEL
OIL PIPE INSTALLATION PROJECT
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS,this City Council has heretofore determined it advisable and necessary that certain
improvements be constructed in the City of Ames, Iowa, such project having been designated as the
Electric Services Combustion Turbine Fuel Oil Pipe Installation project; and, pursuant to notice and
hearing, bids were received on the 25th day of January, 2023, as called for in the detailed plans and
specifications as prepared by the Electric Services Department and filed with the City Clerk on the 12th
day of December, 2022; and,
WHEREAS, this Council has heretofore determined that the bid of Modern Companies, Inc.,
of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in the amount of $391,700 is the lowest and best bid submitted for the
construction of said project; and,
WHEREAS, the Contract in the form provided in said plans and specifications has been
executed by said contractor, and satisfactory performance bond has been filed by said contractor.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, as
follows:
Section 1. The Contract between the City of Ames, Iowa, and Modern Companies, Inc., of
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in the amount of$391,700 dated the 14th day of February, 2023, for the
Electric Services Combustion Turbine Fuel Oil Pipe Installation project as provided for in the
detailed plans and specifications referred to in the preamble hereof, and the performance bond
of the said contractor with United Fire and Casualty Company,of Cedar Rapids,Iowa,as surety
thereon, in the amount of$391,700 filed in connection therewith, be and the same are hereby
approved.
Section 2. All resolutions or order or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to
the extent of such conflict.
ADOPTED THIS 14th day of March,2023.
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Renee hall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Gartin
Seconded by: Betcher
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen,Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins
Voting nay: None Absent:None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 14th day of March,2023.