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Home My WebLink About~Master - Resolution approving change in bid due date for 69kV Transmission Line Reconstruction from Top O Hollow Substation to Ames Plant Substation ProjectRESOLUTION NO. 26-339 RESOLUTION APPROVING CHANGE IN BID DUE DATE FOR 69KV TRANSMISSION LINE RECONSTRUCTION FROM TOP O HOLLOW SUBSTATION TO AMES PLANT SUBSTATION PROJECT FROM MAY 27, 2026, TO JUNE 10, 2026, AND OF PUBLIC HEARING FROM JUNE 9, 2026, TO JUNE 23, 2026 FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA WHEREAS, Electric Services is undergoing a multi-year process to reconstruct portions of its aging 69kV transmission system. This portion of the project will replace approximately two miles of transmission line. This is the second of four reconstruction phases. The first phase, reconstructing lines between Mortensen Road and Vet Med substations, has been completed in the current fiscal year; this second phase will be completed in FY 2026/27; and, WHEREAS, on April 28, 2026, the City Council approved preliminary plans and specifications for this project setting May 27, 2026, as the bid due date, and June 9, 2026, as the date of Public Hearing; and, WHEREAS, due to delays in the interested bidders receiving pricing for the required materials, staff has deemed it would be in the City's best interest to extend the bid due date to allow the interested bidders sufficient time to obtain material pricing in order for them to submit fully comprehensive bids. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the change in bid due date for 69kV Transmission Line Reconstruction from Top O Hollow Substation to Ames Plant Substation project from May 27, 2026, to June 10, 2026, and changing the date of Public Hearing from June 9, 2026, to June 23, 2026 is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 26th day of May, 2026. _______________________________ _________________________________ Renee Hall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Corrieri Seconded by: Junck Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Corrieri, Junck, Gartin, Rollins Voting nay: None Absent: Betcher Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 26th day of May, 2026.