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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Renewal of Contract for 2023/24 Chemical Treatment Program for Power Plant RESOLUTION NO. 23-234 RESOLUTION APPROVING RENEWAL OF CONTRACT FOR 2023/24 CHEMICAL TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR THE POWER PLANT FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, the contract is for the chemicals and services for chemical treatment of the boilers, cooling towers, coal yard, and ash ponds at the Power Plant. The scope of work includes supplying a range of chemicals, technical expertise in boiler chemistry and analysis, the ability to train Power Plant staff in maintaining the system, and detailed monitoring and analysis of the boilers to insure they are protected from damage; and, WHEREAS, on April 29, 2020, Council awarded a contract to ChemTreat, Inc., Glen Allen, Virginia, for the Chemical Treatment Program for the Power Plant. The contract included the option for the City to renew in one-year increments for up to four additional years. The period from July 1,2023,through June 30,2024,is the third of the four renewal periods subject to Council approval of funding for the chemical treatment program; and, WHEREAS,the proposed FY 2023/24 contract renewal with ChemTreat,Inc.includes cost increases for the majority of chemicals supplied under this contract. It is estimated that the overall impact of the proposed price changes to the chemicals will result in an increase of approximately $9,300 more than the current fiscal year contract, or approximately a 3% increase; and, WHEREAS, the approved FY 2023/24 Electric Production operating budget includes $365,000, as compared to $335,000 in FY 2022/23 for the chemicals to be purchased under this contract. Payments will be based on unit prices bid and the chemicals and services actually delivered by the contractor and accepted by the Power Plant. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the contract renewal with ChemTreat, Inc., Glen Allen, Virginia, for Chemical Treatment Program for the one-year period from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 in an amount not-to- exceed $365,000 is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 25th day of April, 2023. 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 251h day of April, 2023.