💧 Water and Power · U.S. Virgin Islands
WAPA board approved contract changes, lease extension and truck purchase at August meeting
Official document: https://www.viwapa.vi/docs/default-source/news-(docs)/wapa-governing-board-approves-extension-and-adjustment-items-at-august-meeting.pdf?sfvrsn=7dcf083_2
The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority’s governing board voted on August 25, 2022, to approve several contract and procurement items at its August meeting.
The board approved a no-cost scope adjustment for project PR-03-22 involving gas-insulated switchgear at the Donald C. Francois facility. The change removed third-party NETA testing from the job scope and called for ABB, the equipment manufacturer, to perform acceptance testing, commissioning and warranty-covered work under NETA standards.
The board also approved Change Order No. 3 for contract SC-09-22 with On-Site Environmental, granting an additional 60 calendar days at no added cost for remediation of contaminated soil. WAPA said demolition and backfilling were needed to prepare areas for a urea storage tank tied to installation of new Wartsila engines.
In addition, the board authorized a second short-term extension of WAPA’s lease with Aggreko LLC through October 31, 2022, at a cost not to exceed $1.45 million under the same terms and conditions as the existing agreement.
The board also authorized the purchase of one Versalift hybrid bucket truck for $323,000. WAPA said the purchase would be fully funded through a U.S. Department of the Interior grant.