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<br />Page 2 <br />T~egular Ineeting of the Elk River l\'lunicipal LTtilities C0l11l11ission <br />Septen1ber 13~ 2005 <br /> <br />Da\'e Berg responded that SU111111er help is fin.ishcd. Next year \ve \vill need 4 people to llush <br />h}rdrants in a sho11er period of tinle. They are sta11ing to 111odi1)' \vell #8 to increase operating <br />efficiencies. 12 security systenls \vere sold \v1th 26 contacts being 111adc. <br /> <br />-rheresa S 10111i115k1 reported that the Po\ver Ivlanager LT sers Group senlinar \-vas this \veek. <br />Budgets are in full s\ving. The nc\v front clerk starts 9:/] 9/'05 and J ud)' \vill be out due to <br />111ed icallea\'e until 9/22/05. <br /> <br />5.2 69](\7 Transfornler 13id <br />Bids \vere received for one 69I(\TTransfornler for the \\7est Substation LJpgrade~ and an <br />option to purchase a second identical Transfornler for the substation 14 Upgrade Project to <br />service the proposed Target facility. T \\'0 bids \vere received and staff reconlll1cnded the <br />\\"aukcsha 1~ransfon11er bid \vith a resistance L Te at a cost of $403~350. <br /> <br />Jinl Tralle rTIotioned to accept \\/aukesha Transformer bid and John Dietz seconded. <br />I\ilotiol1 calTied 3 -0. <br /> <br />5.3 Target Date Center FaciJitv <br />Providing that EI~j\-ru receives the go ahead for thel-arget Data Center on Septen1ber 15 <br />2005~ the foIlo\ving iten1S \vere proposed to proceed: <br />1) i\ \vard contract to purchase another lSi\il\l;L\ substation transfornler <br />2) .A. \vard engineering contract to USG fl}r S20~OOO to design substation <br />expansion for Station 14. -[he physical expallsion costs are in the S300~OOO <br />range. <br />3) i\ \vard engineering contract to lJSG i\j!" approxilnately $15~OOO for drafting <br />service to produce construction dra\vings for the t\VO required feeders. <br />4) Secure bids and avv.ard contract for 120~OOO LF of 1000 }(CJ\ilIL alunlinw11 <br />LTRD conductor. i~pproxin1ate cost is S720~OOO. SpeciJlcations are cOlllpleted <br />and ready for advertising. -[his \vill be a\varded at the October cOlnn1ission <br />Ineetlng. <br /> <br />John Dietz 111otioned and Jinl Tralle seconded directing stafl~ to proceed llpon <br />notification [ron1 Target/Ryan. Discussions \vcre held concerning possible cancellation <br />charges of 1113terial ordered if l-arget backs out of project. <br />