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March 29, 2011
6. Niagara Power Project – Lewiston Pump Generating
Plant Life Extension and Modernization Program –
GSU Installation – Contract Award
SUMMARY
The President and Chief Executive Officer submitted the following report:
“The Trustees are requested to approve the award of a three-year contract to Ferguson Electric Construction
Co., Inc. (‘Ferguson’) of Buffalo, New York, in the amount of $4.05 million to install four new generator step-up
transformers (‘GSU’), as part of the Life Extension and Modernization (‘LEM’) program at the Lewiston Pump
Generating Plant (‘LPGP’).
BACKGROUND
“In accordance with the Authority’s Expenditure Authorization Procedures, the award of non-personal
services contracts in excess of $3 million and contracts exceeding a one-year term requires the Trustees’ approval.
“At their June 29, 2010 meeting, the Trustees approved capital expenditures in the amount of $131 million
for the Niagara Power Project – LPGP LEM program. The total estimated cost of the LPGP LEM program is
unchanged at $460 million.
“The principal driver for life extension work at LPGP is the condition and age of generating equipment,
including the original transformers, motor-generators, pump-turbines, exciters and controls, potheads and High
Pressure Fluid-Filled (‘HPFF’) plants. Failure to maintain LPGP would result in significant loss of peaking and firm
capacity from the Niagara Power Project, preventing the Project from being able to meet power contracts with the
Authority’s customers.
“As a result of the modernization, an increase in pump efficiency will be realized; the GSUs require an
increase in capacity rating to support the pumping capacity increase. To this end, at their May 26, 2010 meeting, the
Trustees approved a multi-year contract, in the amount of $6.5 million, with JSHP Transformer USA Corporation, to
furnish and deliver five new GSUs, which includes one spare GSU.
DISCUSSION
“The scope-of-work under this contract includes the removal and disposal of the existing transformers, as
well as the installation of the new GSUs procured under a separate contract (due to long lead time and coordination).
The scope-of-work also includes the demolition and replacement of the deluge fire suppression system; structural
repairs to the GSU containment pits and access hatches; demolition of the oil coolers and associated piping;
demolition of the GSU and feeder relay protection and installation of the new relay protection cabinets procured
under a separate contract. This work will be performed in four phases as follows:
Feeder 2: October 2011 – December 2011
Feeder 3: March 2012 – April 2012
Feeder 1: October 2012 – November 2012
Feeder 4: March 2013 – April 2013
“The Authority issued an advertisement to procure bids in the New York State Contract Reporter and bid
packages were available as of December 10, 2010. The bid documents were downloaded by 87 potential bidders
and 6 potential bidders participated in a site visit on December 21, 2010.
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