DEPARTMENT: Environmental Resources
FILE TYPE: Regular Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Execute Third Contract Amendment With The Boldt Company For Construction Manager/General Contractor Services For Phase II Of Byllesby Dam Water-To-Wire Development Project And Amend Total Project Budget
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize execution of a contract amendment with The Boldt Company, for the Byllesby Dam Water-To-Wire Development Project and amend the total project budget.
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. 18-538 (October 23, 2018), in accordance with the authority granted in Minn. Stat. ? 130G.535, the County Board approved utilizing a special type of contractor relationship that provides ...
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