HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Contract Renewal and Bond for Asbestos Maintenance Services for Power Plant RESOLUTION NO. 23-257
RESOLUTION APPROVING CONTRACT RENEWAL AND BOND FOR
ASBESTOS MAINTENANCE SERVICES CONTRACT FOR POWER PLANT
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, the contract involves the removal and proper disposal of asbestos insulation
at the City's Power Plant, including Units 5 and 6 (both retired) and operating Units 7 and 8. The
two retired units and Unit 7 are primarily insulated with asbestos type insulation. Unit 8 is
considered "asbestos free," excluding some gasket material and steam pipe insulation around the
turbine; and,
WHEREAS, other equipment and piping located in the Power Plant has been insulated
with asbestos type insulation.Asbestos removal is an ongoing process. Each year Electric Services
estimates how much asbestos can be removed from the plant based on location and impact on plant
operations; and,
WHEREAS, the Power Plant benefits from having a service contract with a company that
provides both routine and emergency asbestos remediation services. These services include
removal and disposal of asbestos containing insulation, as well as the remediation/encapsulation
of identified areas or areas where an encapsulated surface is damaged; and,
WHEREAS,on July 23,2019,Council awarded a contract to Earth Services &Abatement,
LLC, Des Moines, Iowa, for the asbestos maintenance services contract. This 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 fourth of the four-renewal periods subject to
Council approval of funding for asbestos removal; and,
WHEREAS, the contract's rate provision increases rates at fixed percentages above the
previous fiscal year's contracted rates at time of renewal, and the yearly rate increase is 3% for
both Labor and Travel & Subsistence; and,
WHEREAS,the period from July 1, 2023, through June 30,2024, is the fourth of the four-
renewal periods subject to Council approval of funding for asbestos removal.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the contract renewal with Earth Services & Abatement LLC, Des Moines, Iowa, for the
Asbestos Maintenance Services Contract for Power Plant for the one-year period from July 1,
2023, through June 30, 2024, in an amount not-to-exceed $120,000 as follows:
Section 1. The Contract between the City of Ames,Iowa,and Earth Services&Abatement
LLC,Des Moines, Iowa, in the amount of$120,000 dated the 9th day of June,2020, for the
Asbestos Maintenance Services Contract for Power Plant as provided for in the detailed
plans and specifications referred to in the preamble hereof, and the performance bond of
the said contractor with Ascot Surety & Casualty Company, of New York, New York, as
surety thereon, in the amount of$120,000 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 9th day of May, 2023.
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Renee kall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Corrieri
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 91h day of May, 2023.