💧 Water and Power · St. Croix, VI
WAPA board approved contract changes for new Randolph Harley generating units
The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority’s governing board approved several contract changes on December 20, 2018, related to the installation of 21 megawatts of new generating capacity at the Randolph Harley Power Plant on St. Croix.
According to WAPA, the changes to its contract with Wartsila North America increased project costs to cover additional piling, engineering services and fire water system expenses.
The board also approved a $7.3 million purchase of standalone and three-phase composite poles from Trident Industries for federally funded hazard-mitigation projects; a contract extension through March 31, 2019, for Southern Air Solutions to complete stack testing on several generating units; and a $484,300 contract with Black and Veatch for engineering studies funded by a U.S. Department of the Interior grant.
In addition, the board approved a $24,000 amendment to an existing contract with FX Bonnes for engineering services tied to reconstruction of the hurricane-damaged East End Substation, and extended its contract with Sustainable Capital Advisors LLC through November 30, 2019, for municipal advisory and capital-planning services.
In his monthly report, Executive Director Lawrence J. Kupfer told the board that electrical generation declined in November 2018 and water inventories on St. Croix increased, which WAPA said helped reduce water supply problems in the island’s west end, including Frederiksted.
Board members attending the meeting included Chairwoman Elizabeth Armstrong, Vice Chairman Hubert Turnbull, Secretary Juanita Young, Gerald T. Groner, Noel Loftus and Cheryl Boynes-Jackson. Commissioners Devin Carrington and Nelson Petty Jr., and Director Marvin Pickering, were excused.