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UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br />TO:FROM: <br />ERMU CommissionChris Kerzman– Engineering Manager <br />MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />May 12, 20206.1k <br />SUBJECT: <br />Staff Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />None <br />DISCUSSION: <br /> Power System Engineering (PSE) has completed review of the approval drawings for the <br />power plant transformer, and the manufacturer is moving forward with the <br />transformer. PSE is also moving forward with designof the substation layout and <br />remaining equipment. <br />The Field Services Building Expansion Workgroup met with Kodet electronically on April <br />15 and 29 to review the plans. We have worked to revise the footprint to meet our <br />needs, with plans for expansion to meet future growth. We are planning to gather input <br />from our field crews before our next scheduled meeting on May 20, which will likelybe <br />another electronic meeting. Commissioners on the Field Services Building Expansion <br />Workgroup are invited to attend. <br /> <br /> We are coordinating the budget for the Field Services Building expansion with the rate <br />study presented at the May commission meeting. Kodet has advised that they expect <br />pricing will be favorable if the project is bid at the end of this year and they are <br />exploring options to complete design and bid preparation work this year. We are <br />considering paying for the design, bid preparation, and bid administration costs out of <br />reserves and replenishing them from bonding in 2021. We expect to update the <br />commission on this at the June commission meeting. <br /> <br /> Parker Theisen has been hired as our IT/OT technician, with a start date of May 11. We <br />are excited to have him on board. <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />224 <br />