DEPARTMENT: Environmental Resources
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Amend 2023 Byllesby Dam Capital Improvement Program And Non-Department Budgets To Utilize American Rescue Plan State And Local Fiscal Recovery Funds For Byllesby Dam Water-To-Wire Redevelopment Project And Authorization To Execute Facilities Services Agreement And Payments To Northern States Power Company, Inc.
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Dakota County owns the Byllesby Dam and operates its high-hazard hydroelectric facility under the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) safety regulation; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 15-532 (October 20, 2015), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized the execution of a contract with Ayres Associates, Inc. for engineering design services to complete turbine and powerhouse upgrades for the Byllesby Dam Water-to-Wire Redevelopment Project; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 18-538 (October 23, 2018), the County Board authorized a contract with the Boldt Company, LLC, for construction manager/general contractor services for Phase II of the Project; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 22-286 (July 19, 2022), the County Board authorized the first amendment to the Boldt Company contract due to significant dam safety and structural deficiencies identified during the removal of the over-century-old facility; and
WHEREAS, since the execution of the change order in July 2022, the FERC project engineers and construction contractor have continued to identify and correct similar safety and structural deficiencies with the dam at added expense; and
WHEREAS, the total cost of the additional work since the first change order plus work forecasted to finish the project is approximately $2,800,000; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 20-295 (June 16, 2020), the County Board authorized the submittal of an application to the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) to enable the County to sell Byllesby Dam's power to multiple utilities ...
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