HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Special Meeting of the Ames City Council 10/17/2011MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
AMES, IOWA OCTOBER 17, 2011
The Ames City Council met in special session at 9:00 a.m. on the 17th day of October, 2011, in the
City Council Chambers in City Hall, 515 Clark Avenue, pursuant to law with Mayor Campbell
presiding. Council Member Larson was present. Since it was impractical for all Council members
to attend in person, Council Members Davis, Goodman, Mahayni, Orazem, and Wacha were brought
in telephonically.
CHANGE ORDERS TO THE CONTRACT WITH AZCO FOR POWER PLANT UNIT NO.
8 WATERWALL INSTALLATION: Electric Services Director Donald Kom, Power Plant
Manager Dell Brown, and Power Plant Engineer Tim McCullough were present. Mr. Kom
explained that a Contract to AZCO, Inc., was approved by the City Council on April 27, 2010,
to replace the waterwalls in Power Plant Unit No. 8. The project was originally scheduled to be
completed during the Plant’s Spril 2010 outage, but was delayed pending a regulatory
determination from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR). That determination was
made, and the project is now underway. Mr. Kom provided the details and specific amounts for
Change Orders numbered 11, 13, 15, and 16.
According to Director Kom, the Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) originally had $4.8 million
allocated to the waterwall installation project. Materials were purchased and $3.2 million was
left for installation. With the actual project cost plus the Change Orders, there is still a
remaining budget balance of approximately $114,000. Mr. Kom said the work will begin this
evening or tomorrow. If the work is not finished, Unit No. 8 will not be operational.
City Council Member Larson noted the timing of the Special Meeting and asked how staff can
better anticipate changes that need to be made. Specifically, he asked if it was down to the last
day. Tim McCullough stated that AZCO is contracted to complete the work in 37 days; the
deadline is October 25, 2011. The needed Change Orders came to the City’s attention after the
last City Council meeting. The last Change Order came to the City on Thursday, October 13,
2011.
Moved by Wacha, seconded by Larson, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 11-461 approving Change
Orders 11, 13, 15, and 16 to the contract with AZCO for Power Plant Unit No. 8 Waterwall
Installation.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby
made a portion of these Minutes.
ADJOURNMENT: Moved by Davis to adjourn the meeting at 9:10 a.m.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor