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BPU To Dismantle Coal-Fired Boilers Beginning In April

The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities has approved the dismantling of two coal-fired boilers.

On Monday, the BPU approved demolishing and removing retired coal boilers No. 11 and 12. David Leathers, BPU general manager, said they received five bids for the project, with the lowest bid from Apollo Dismantling Services of Niagara Falls, N.Y, for $3,846,224. He said the bid from Apollo was about $1.4 million less than the next lowest bid for the project.

Leathers said the total scope of the dismantling project will be determined when negotiating the final contract with Apollo. Along with the base project, there are also two alternative projects BPU officials would also like to complete. The first alternative project is to demolish the electrostatic precipitators No. 9 and 10. Leathers said the price for this project would be around $1.4 million. He said it will be determined during final contract negotiations with Apollo if alternative project one will be done. The second alternative project was included in the bidding process. Alternative project two will be done at another time, Leathers said. This project will be to demolish a portion of the coal dump hopper.

Leathers said 100 percent of the funding for the projects will come from the dismantling fund. Since the 2005 electric rate case, BPU off-system sales in excess of $1,225,000 has been put into a dismantling fund. The dismantling fund was created to disassemble the coal-burning capabilities for the utility company.

Leathers said work should start after April 1 and continue through the end of the year. He said their goal is to be done with the dismantling project by the end of November. He added there should be no disruption to the customer service entrance at the BPU’s Steele Street location during the project. If there is an issue, an alternative route to the customer service entrance will be opened.

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