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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Secondary Contract Renewal and Bond for Underground Trenching Contract RESOLUTION NO. 23-422 RESOLUTION APPROVING CONTRACT RENEWAL AND BOND FOR UNDERGROUND TRENCHING CONTRACT FOR ELECTRIC SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS,the contract consists of a contractor furnishing all equipment,tools,labor,and materials not supplied by Electric Services for excavating, trenching, directional boring, and backfilling for installation of conduits, ground sleeves, box pads, vaults, handholes, and other appurtenances; and, WHEREAS, the work consists of emergency service, as well as regularly planned repairs and services. To ensure availability of contractors, Electric Services contracts with a primary trenching contractor and a secondary trenching contractor. The secondary contractor is utilized when the primary contractor is unavailable; and, WHEREAS, on June 25, 2019, City Council awarded the secondary contract to Zoske Electrical Services, Inc., Des Moines, Iowa. The contract contained the option to renew for four additional one-year periods. The period ending June 30, 2024, is the fourth renewal period; and, WHEREAS, the contract includes a rate provision which increases rates at fixed percentages above the previous fiscal year contracted rates at time of renewal. For the secondary contract with Zoske Electrical Services, Inc., the fixed rates for FY 2023/24 include a labor increase of 3% and no increases for equipment and tools; and, WHEREAS, the approved FY 2023/24 operating budget for Underground System Improvements contains $600,000. Trenching and excavation services are included in this amount. The trenching and excavation services covered by this contract would also be used for the relocation of Electric Services facilities to clear sites for Public Works roadway improvement projects. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the secondary contract renewal with Zoske Electrical Services, Inc., of Des Moines, Iowa, for the Underground Trenching Contract for Electric Services through June 30, 2024, in an amount not-to-exceed $100,000 as follows: Section 1. The Contract between the City of Ames, Iowa, and Zoske Electrical Services, Inc., of Des Moines, Iowa, in the amount of$100,000 dated the 1 lth day of July, 2023, for the Underground Trenching Contract as provided for in the detailed plans and specifications referred to in the preamble hereof, and the performance bond of the said contractor with Employers Mutual Casualty Company, of Des Moines, Iowa, as surety thereon, in the amount of $100,000 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 181h day of July, 2023. e4 W- 410e 4�� Renee Nall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Corrieri Seconded by: Gartin Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins Voting nay: None Absent: Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 181h day of July, 2023.