Title
GLWA-CON-288
Electrical Tunnel Rehabilitation at Lake Huron Water Treatment Plant
Body
Agenda of: August 22, 2018
Item No.: 2018-873
Amount: $3,888,000.00
TO: The Honorable
Board of Directors
Great Lakes Water Authority
FROM: Sue F. McCormick
Chief Executive Officer
Great Lakes Water Authority
DATE: August 1, 2018
RE: Contract No. GLWA-CON-288
Electrical Tunnel Rehabilitation at Lake Huron Water Treatment Plant
Vendor: Clark Construction Company
MOTION
Upon recommendation of Cheryl Porter, Chief Operating Officer - Water and Field Services, the Board of Directors (Board) of the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA), authorizes the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to enter into Contract No. GLWA-CON-288 "Electrical Tunnel Rehabilitation at Lake Huron Water Treatment Plant" with Clark Construction Company, at a cost not to exceed $3,888,000.00 for a duration of 365 days; and authorizes the CEO to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND
GLWA's Lake Huron Water Treatment Plant (LHWTP) is one of five water treatment plants. Medium-voltage power is conveyed between the step-down transformers on one side of the site to the low-lift pumping station on the other side of the site through an underground electrical utility tunnel. The medium voltage power is transmitted through two electrical feeders. The electrical tunnel, constructed of reinforced concrete, is approximately 1,200 feet in length and is original to the plant, 1971. This project principally involves replacement of two medium-voltage electrical feeders, electrical conduit supports, miscellaneous electrical panels, and the addition of an ingress/egress stairwell at the east end of the tunnel. The project also involves rehabilitation of a reinforced concrete inside the tunnel and on the foundation for the outdoor transformers. Lastly, drainage improvements will be constructed around outdoor backup power generators.
The reinforced concrete in...
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