HomeMy WebLinkAboutA001 - Council Action Form dated February 24, 2026ITEM #:19
DATE:02-24-26
DEPT:W&PC
SUBJECT:STORY COUNTY EDGE-OF-FIELD PROJECT - FINAL COMPLETION OF FY
2022/23 PROJECT
COUNCIL ACTION FORM
BACKGROUND:
On October 8, 2024, Council awarded a contract in the amount of $221,609.07 to Hands On
Excavating, LLC of Radcliffe, Iowa, for the installation of seven saturated buffers and nine
bioreactors for the Story County Edge-of-Field Project. The saturated buffers and bioreactors
will reduce the nitrogen discharge from subsurface field drainage before it enters a stream or
other surface waters. These practices can now be entered into the Iowa Nutrient Reduction
Exchange and the nutrient reductions will be ‘banked’ for future use.
Two change orders totaling a net deduct of $4,081.90 were executed bringing the adjusted
contract price to $217,527.17. The total project expenses, funding, and authorized budget are
shown below.
Project
Funding
Project
Expenses
Authorized
Budget
Natural Resources Conservation
Service (NRCS)20,453.76
Iowa Department of Agriculture and
Land Stewardship 173,305.06
Story County Conservation 59,634.18
City of Ames (Sewer Fund)59,634.18
Hands On Excavating, LLC
217,527.17
Easement Payments 19,000.00
Engineering Services 76,500.00
Totals (FY 2022/23 Edge of Field
CIP)
313,027.17 313,027.17 480,000.00
All work under the contract was completed in accordance with the plans and specifications on
October 17, 2025. Statements of Completion have been prepared by the design engineers,
and the project is now ready for acceptance by the City Council.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Accept completion of the work in the final amount of $217,527.17 and authorize final
payment, in accordance with the contract, to Hands On Excavating, LLC of Radcliffe,
Iowa.
2. Do not accept completion at this time and provide direction to staff on the actions needed
to close out the contract.
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CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED ACTION:
A contract to install seven saturated buffers and nine bioreactors as part of the Story County
Edge-of-Field Project has been completed in accordance with plans and specifications, and
the engineers' statements of completion have been received. Therefore, it is the
recommendation of the City Manager that the City Council adopt Alternative No. 1, as
described above.
ATTACHMENT(S):
Engineer_s_Certifications-1.pdf
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