12/03/2024 Resolutions 2024-317 RESOLUTION 2024-317
WHEREAS, the City's current coal transportation contract with the Union Pacific
Railroad Company expires on December 31, 2024; and
WHEREAS, Utilities Department staff has solicited proposals from Union Pacific
Railroad to continue coal transportation to Platte Generating Station; and
WHERAS,Union Pacific Railroad has offered a contract for coal transportation to
Platte Generating Station for the term January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027; and
WHEREAS, Union Pacific Railroad provided the only responsive bid; and
WHEREAS, Grand Island City Code section 27-12 permits a contract be awarded
without competition when after advertising for bids the City Council determines that there is only
one source for the required supply or service,authorizes the negotiation with the provider which has
been conducted, and authorizes a direct negotiation process be used for up to ten years before
requiring additional public solicitation;
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND,NEBRASKA,that the negotiated contract for coal transportation
with the Union Pacific Railroad is hereby approved and a sole source procurement process is
authorized for a period not to exceed ten years.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,that the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to
execute the contract for coal transportation with the Union Pacific Railroad Company on behalf of
the City of Grand Island and any other necessary documents or negotiated contracts through
December 3, 2034.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Grand Island,Nebraska, December 3, 2024.
47.e.,LY "4"
boo er G. Steele,
g Mayor
Attest:
Jil ranere, City Clerk