DEPARTMENT: Environmental Resources
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Execute Seventh Contract Amendment With Voith Hydro, Inc. For Commissioning Services For Byllesby Dam Water-To-Wire Redevelopment Project
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize an amendment to the contract with Voith Hydro, Inc. to increase the contract maximum by $205,000 to $4,973,527 for commissioning support services.
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. By Resolution No. 18-111 (February 13, 2018), County staff developed prequalification requirements for the turbine manufacturers through a request for qualifications, in which Voith Hydro, Inc., was selected utilizing the Best Value Contracting process authorized by State statute in the amount of $4,220,436. Voith's first contract amendment was addressed administratively in the fall of 2019 for small changes to their design and modifications during fabrication in the amount of $76,794, bringing the total contract amount to $4,297,230. By Resolution No. 20-072 (February 4, 2020), the County Board authorized a second contract amendment for cha...
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