HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Contract Renewal for Professional Services for Power Plant Fire Risk Mitigation Contract RESOLUTION NO. 24-326
RESOLUTION APPROVING CONTRACT RENEWAL FOR PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES FOR POWER PLANT FIRE RISK MITIGATION CONTRACT
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, fire risk mitigation is important to the operation of power plants to ensure
employee safety and to protect equipment.The fire protection standards of today are more rigorous
than the requirements when the Power Plant was originally built. The City's insurance carrier has
made some loss prevention recommendations for the Power Plant; and,
WHEREAS, to address fire risks and possible equipment loss events, staff has held a
contract with a consulting engineering firm to provide fire protection engineering, contract
administration, and possible field installation oversight for the Power Plant; and,
WHEREAS, on June 14, 2022, City Council awarded a contract to Burns & McDonnell,
Kansas City, Missouri, with an option to renew each year for up to five years. This contract will
be for the period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, which is the second of four possible
renewal periods and there is no increase to staff rates for the FY24-25 contract period.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the contract renewal with Burns &McDonnell, of Kansas City, Missouri, for the Professional
Services for Power Plant Fire Risk Mitigation Contract for the one-year period from July 1, 2024,
through June 30, 2025, in an amount not-to-exceed $50,000 is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS I Ith day of June, 2024.
Renee hall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Betcher
Seconded by: Corrieri
Voting aye: Betcher, Beatty-Hansen, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 1 lth day of June, 2024.