Mainside Feeder "A" for the Public Works Center
Great Lakes, Illinois

Description

This project consisted of the provision of the following:

• Providing 6-way 15kV S & C Vista Switches
• Providing 23 Pad Mounted Cooper Transformers
• Providing approximately 9000' of 6" concrete encased duct bank, approximately half of which was in paved areas.
• Providing 32,000' of 15kV EPR/URD cable with splices and terminations.
• Providing 37,000' of 600V cable primarily for service entrance feeders.
• Providing 10 new building service entrance panel boards or switchboards.

Comments

The time extensions granted, plus the cost increases occurred because of constructive changes to the contract were government initiated, and differing site conditions associated with excavation around existing utilities were contractor initiated. Also, many of the existing asphalt roads we cut and patched had 8" of concrete beneath the asphalt.

Performance Evaluation

Overall Performance Evaluation: Outstanding

Quote from Department of the Navy letter dated April 20, 2001:

“The quality of your work was outstanding. The total replacement of new cable and new transformers to 25 separate buildings was a complex electrical endeavor, which your company eagerly undertook. You completed all of the buildings in a timely manner, requesting only the barest of electrical shutdown time per building to keep the impact to the residents at a minimum. Your scheduling of these outages for the convenience of the Navy, whether it be at night or on weekends, was greatly appreciated.”