HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - FY 2023/24 Contract for Biosolids Disposal Operations RESOLUTION NO. 23-399
RESOLUTION AWARDING FY 2023/24 CONTRACT
FOR BIOSOLIDS DISPOSAL
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS,on July 12,2022,the City Council awarded a contract to Wulfekuhle Injection
&Pumping of Peosta, Iowa, in an amount not-to-exceed$120,312.50 to complete the first year of
a three-year biosolids disposal contract at the Water Pollution Control Facility (WPC). The
contract is renewable annually for up to a total of three years, dependent upon successful
performance by the contractor each year. Wulfekuhle provided a uniform bid price that is constant
across all three years of the contract with no annual cost escalators; and,
WHEREAS, all work on the first year's contract was completed to the satisfaction of staff
and in accordance with the contract. 3,061,829 gallons of biosolids were land applied at a final
cost of$89,200.30; and,
WHEREAS, the bid for FY 2023/24 includes an assumed quantity of 2.5 million gallons
per year at a unit cost of$0.0275 per gallon, plus $5,000 annually for mobilization to the site, for
an estimated annual total of$73,750. Because the work takes place in a short window each fall,
staff is recommending that the award include a not-to-exceed amount that allows for up to a 25%
increase in the quantities disposed. The rationale for this unusual step is that it would not be
possible to obtain approval from the City Council for a change order on short notice if one was
necessary during the fall hauling window,for a maximum total of$92,187.50 for FY 2023/24. The
FY 2023/24 operating budget includes $110,000 for this work.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that award of FY 2023/24 contract for biosolids disposal to Wulfekuhle Injection & Pumping of
Peosta, Iowa, with payment based on the unit prices bid of $5,000 lump sum for
mobilization/demobilization and $0.0275 per gallon for annual lagoon biosolids hauling
operations, with the total contract amount not to exceed $92,187.50 is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 1 I th day of July, 2023.
Renee kall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Beatty-Hansen
Seconded by: Corrieri
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins
Voting nay: None Absent: Betcher
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 1 l th day of July, 2023.