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Greenup hydroelectric recovery costs near $185,000 after stop-log stuck; city seeks emergency procurement waiver
Summary
Utility operations staff described an emergency retrieval and repair at the Greenup hydroelectric facility after a stop log became stuck March 17; staff reported nearly $185,000 in recovery costs and said they used contractors and waived competitive bidding because of the emergency.
Bill Hudson, director of utility operations, briefed council May 14 on an emergency incident at the Greenup hydroelectric generating facility in which a large stop log became stuck in its slot while staff were lowering it on March 17. Hudson described the stop log as 15 feet high and 40 feet long and said the stuck log required a multi-day recovery using heavy lifting equipment and specialty rigging. "When this happened, the retrieval cost, you see almost $185,000 to get this issues resolved,"…
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