DEPARTMENT: Environmental Resources
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Amend 2024 Byllesby Dam Capital Improvement Program To Utilize 2024 Environmental Legacy Fund And Authorization to Execute Second Contract Amendment With The Boldt Company For Construction Manager/General Contractor Services For Phase II Of Byllesby Dam Water-To-Wire Development Project
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize amendment to the 2024 Byllesby Dam Capital Improvement Program budget to utilize 2024 Environmental Legacy Fund and execution of a second contract amendment with The Boldt Company for Phase II of the Byllesby Dam Water-To-Wire Development Project.
SUMMARY
Dakota County owns the Byllesby Dam and operates its high-hazard hydroelectricity facility under the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) safety regulations. Over the past decade, the Dakota County Board of Commissioners has approved significant capital investments into the project for FERC-required dam safety improvements. By Resolution No. 15-532 (October 20, 2015), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized staff to execute a contract for preliminary design tasks on a turbine upgrade project to replace the existing century-old equipment in the dam.
To complete this project, County staff developed a team including an engineering consultant to provide project design, a turbine manufacturer to provide turbine and generation equipment in a complete package (e.g., water-to-wire equipment), and a general contractor for installation of the equipment and modification to the powerhouse structure.
Due to the complexities in the design, construction, and installation of the water-to-wire facilities, including new turbines and generators to maximize the electric power output of the dam in the future, staff concluded that the standard low bid methodology of awarding the construction contract was not appropriate and was unlikely to provide the best value to the County. By Resolution No. 18-...
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