Finance Committee - 12/16/2020 Page 4
Mayor Donchess
OK good.
Director Marchant
So thank you very much for the intro. This is the third part of the three-part series to replace the Jackson Falls
Turbine. Again the bond passed in 2019, it was a combination bond for the Jackson Falls Turbine
Replacement and the Mine Falls Damn Relicensing Process. The other two contracts, which we have already
issued, to this very complicated process has been one to Turner who is our permitting and main engineering
firm on the project. And then the second is to Mavel, we were before in April with the contract for the actual
turbine itself that Mavel Corporation, we have purchased from them.
This last piece is with Bancroft and this is for the highly skilled process of removing the existing powerhouse in
most of its majority and then installing the new turbine that Mavel brings and building the powerhouse back in
place around it. This would include the Coffer Dams and all of the work associated with this very specialized
work. So the contract is before you today based on the work with great help from Legal and Risk, | want to say.
And Deb Chisolm is also on the line, the Waterways Manager and | can certainly let her talk about this some
more or help to answer any questions you may have.
Alderman Harriott-Gathright
You’re on mute Deb.
Deb Chisolm, Waterways Manager
| have some details on the work that needs to get done if people are interested in hearing it. And if not, that’s
fine as well. But the Jackson Falls Hydro Project is the one that is adjacent to the Margarita’s Restaurant
Building on Canal Street. It’s a little bit hard to see from the street; much more easy to see if you are over on
the library side. Essentially, what we will be doing is tearing down the existing powerhouse, pulling out the
turbine, putting in a new turbine and putting in a new powerhouse back over the top of it. So essentially when
the project is complete we will have a nice new turbine that won’t break down as much. And then it will
essentially look exactly the way it does now.
Mayor Donchess
Does anybody have any questions or comments? Go ahead.
Alderman Klee
| do Mr. Mayor. Thank you. To Deb, or perhaps Director Marchant, refresh my memory, this has a capability of
5 megawatts is that what it is called or this one just the one.
Ms. Chisolm
This is just the one.
Alderman Klee
OK so it’s the other one that’s...
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