Jamestown Board of Public Utilities officials hope they have approved the last change over for the dismantling project for coal boilers No. 11 and 12.

On Monday, the board approved the 18th change order for the dismantling of the coal boilers for $194,900, to bring the total project cost to $5,685,038. During the dismantling of the two coal boilers, it was determined that the parapet and a large section of the west brick wall needed to be removed. The parapet will be changed to a guardrail while an 82-foot by 4-foot section of the brick wall will be replaced.

The dismantling of the coal boilers is being funded through the dismantling fund, which was created by the state Public Service Commission during the 2005 mini-electric rate case decision. BPU off-system sales in excess of $1,225,000 have been placed into a dismantling fund, which was created to disassemble the coal-burning capabilities for the city-owned utility company.

Along with the dismantling of the two coal boilers, the two precipitators for boilers No. 11 and 12 were also removed. The precipitators for coal boilers No. 9 and 10 were also removed. The BPU converted boilers No. 9 and 10 into natural gas burners.

Last May, the BPU started the dismantling of coal boilers No. 11 and 12 and their precipitators. Apollo Dismantling Services of Niagara Falls was the contractor the BPU hired to dismantle the two coal boilers. In conjunction with the coal boiler dismantling project, the BPU also approved Stohl Environmental of Buffalo for their independent air/project monitoring services related to the asbestos and hazardous abatement work.

In other BPU business, the board approved CivicPlus of Manhattan, Kan., for professional and software services for $37,550 to develop, implement and maintain a new website, which will also include the annual fee of $5,070. BPU officials said several requests for proposals were sent to potential website developers, with eight companies submitting a proposal.

In March, Rebecca Robbins, BPU communications coordinator, gave a presentation to the board about the redesign of the BPU’s website. Robbins, along with Hyla Brinkley, BPU senior programmer, are the co-leaders of the team working on the website redesign.

Robbins said the BPU’s website has been the same for the past 20 years. She said it is considered a static website, which BPU officials want to change to be more dynamic. She added they want the new site to be more mobile friendly. Other features would include having a search engine; a translator for non-English speakers; being Americans with Disabilities Act compliant, which will help those with vision problems; include water department and electric outage alerts; and allowing people to report issues.

Robbins said the new website will also have a more user-friendly customer portal where they can pay bills, see energy usage and can see when their garbage and recycling day is during the week.