New Generator
Project Manager
City Engineering / Bill Millis, P.E.
SUA Project No. 16WG08
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What We're Doing
The City of Stillwater and the Stillwater Utilities Authority will be acquiring a new generator for the Water Treatment Plant (WTP). This generator will power the WTP during periods of electrical outages.
Anticipated Milestones
- Anticipated Date (Design): Design completed June 2019
- Anticipated Date (Construction): April 2020
- Anticipated Date (Completion): February 2021
- Crossland Heavy Contractors has been delayed by approximately one month due to Covid-19 related supplier delays.
Benefits of the Project
A new generator will provide back-up power during an electrical outage and will increase the reliability of the WTP.
Budget & Funding
- Year Funded: FY2019
- Funding Source: 1) Water Fund and 2) The City was awarded a grant from the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) through FEMA, which will reimburse up to 75% of project design and construction costs.
- Project Budget: $3.6M
- Expenditures to date: $2.2M
Project Management
Updates
February 7, 2017: Black and Veatch hired to provide conceptual design services.
November 8, 2018: The OEM/FEMA grant application was submitted.
December 11, 2018: Conducted the 65% Design Workshop with the Project Team.
January 16, 2019: The Project Team responded to two Requests for Information from OEM/FEMA to support the grant application.
June 17, 2019: OEM/FEMA has awarded a grant to the City of Stillwater to fund 75%, with an upper limit of about $3.3 Million, of the Generator Project. Project design is complete and regulatory permitting is underway.
September 15, 2019: The project was advertised for contractor bids. The bid opening will occur on October 30, 2019.
November 18, 2019: SUA awarded construction contract to Crossland Heavy Contractors.
January 22, 2020: Pre construction meeting has been held and mobilization is expected to begin April 2020.
April 23, 2020: The Contractor mobilized on March 16 to initiate construction activities. The submittal process is ongoing. Demolition has occurred and electrical conduit installation is in progress.
June 26, 2020: Sitework, foundations and electrical duct bank is work progressing.
July 29, 2020: Foundation for the generator is complete and sitework is progressing.
September 17, 2020: Sitework, equipment foundations and duct bank installations are complete. Yard lights have also been installed and are now operational.
January 13, 2021: The generator, switchgear, and transformers have been set in place. Tie-ins and testing are underway.
Actions Authorized by Stillwater Utilities Authority (SUA)
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1.9.17 I SUA-17-01 I Professional Services Agreement
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7.17.17 I SUA-17-22 I Amendment to Professional Services Agreement
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7.23.18 I CC-18-90 I Authorization to apply for an Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) grant
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9.10.18 I SUA-18-34 I Request for Additional Expenditures and to Execute Contract Amendments to the Professional Services Agreement
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10.15.18 I CC-18-118 I Authorization to apply for an Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) grant
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06.03.19 I SUA-19-23 I Acceptance of the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management OEM grant
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06.03.19 I CC-19-79 I Acceptance of OEM grant for mobile BPS Generator
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06.24.19 I CC-19-91 I Acceptance of OEM grant for stationary WTP Generator
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11.18.19 I SUA-19-39 I Bid Recommendation to award construction contract
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