Power plant expansion contracts awarded

By Medicine Hat News on February 4, 2021.

Two contracts totalling $4.8 million have been awarded to further construction of the City of Medicine Hat’s power plant expansion.

This week council received the results of bidding for some equipment on the $66-million project to add another turbine to the city’s north-end power facility by the spring of 2022.

Foundation work was also awarded for this summer ahead of the March 2022 completion date.

“We’re moving quickly on this build,” said utility director Brad Maynes, who described the bidding environment as very competitive.

GVN Structures, of Redcliff, will provide subsurface work and grading at the site, located off Box Springs Road. Its bid of $1.2 million was accepted among four submitted.

Peerless Manufacturing, a North American supplier, will provide a catalytic unit to reduce the amount of nitrous oxide released in emission and well as a heat-recovery unit that links the new turbine, known as Unit 17, to the existing turbine, Unit 16.

The total cost of that supply contract is $3.63 million. Three companies provided quotes.

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