💧 Water and Power · St. Croix, VI
WAPA board approved St. Croix container port underground electrical project and other contracts
The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority board approved negotiations with J. Benton Construction for an underground electrical project at the Wilfred “Bomba” Allick Port & Transshipment Center at Krause Lagoon during its regular monthly meeting on September 24, 2020.
WAPA said the St. Croix project was estimated at $2.5 million and would be fully funded by the federal government. The work was to be completed within 90 days after a notice to proceed and was intended to provide underground electric service to the container port and nearby facilities, including the Gordon A. Finch Molasses Pier, Virgin Islands Port Authority dock and warehouse facilities, O’Neale’s Transport and the Limetree Training School.
The board also approved an amendment to WAPA’s agreement with VITOL to allow a truck rack at the Harley power plant for the sale of liquid LPG. WAPA said the amendment also addressed repayment of past-due amounts to VITOL and other administrative changes to the contract first executed in July 2013.
In other action, the board approved a $3.5 million contract with Leumas Engineering for the Clifton Hill Water Line Rehabilitation Project on St. Croix. WAPA said the project would be funded through the territory’s Drinking Water Capital Improvement Grant Program administered through the Department of Planning and Natural Resources.
The board also approved an $887,134 contract with Ethos Energy for the reassembly and startup of Unit 20 following inspection and repairs at the Estate Richmond Power Plant on St. Croix. The contract ran through December 31, 2020, and included a contingency for additional work if needed.
WAPA also said the board received an overview of potable water operations on St. Croix and a monthly systems report from Executive Director Lawrence J. Kupfer.