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UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br />TO:FROM: <br />ERMU CommissionChris Kerzman– Engineering Manager <br />MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />October 10, 2023 6.1i <br />SUBJECT: <br />Staff Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />None <br />DISCUSSION: <br /> City of Elk River opened bids for the expansion of the fiber loop to the northeast area of <br />Elk River on October 2, and the apparent low bidder is below the project estimate. This <br />is planned to be a joint project between the City of Elk River, ISD 728, and ERMU. We <br />are working with City IT staff on investigation of the bids. <br />We received the signed contract back from WEG for the Otsego substation transformer <br />that was awarded in July. We are exploring the option of using this transformer in the <br />southeast portion of Elk River to serve future growth which would mean rebidding <br />another replacement transformer for Otsego. <br /> <br /> Staff has been working with setup for the Advanced Metering Infrastructure <br />communications system, programming of meters, installation of support software, and <br />planning for installation, all to be prepared when bulk meter installation kicks off. <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />92 <br />