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Glens Falls officials say switchgear replacement cost came in below worst-case estimate; insurance claim pending
Summary
Staff reported the emergency replacement of aging switchgear at the wastewater treatment plant will likely total about $790,000; the city has applied to insurance and used a mix of operating and ARPA funds so far and may recommend using the reconstruction fund to cover the remainder.
City staff told the Glens Falls City Water and Sewer Commission on March 3 that replacement of the plant’s failed switchgear was completed rapidly and that preliminary bills put the repair cost below the earlier $1 million estimate.
Staff described the emergency intervention as a coordinated effort among in-house crews and multiple contractors to restore high-voltage equipment; the work relied on temporary generator power for roughly a week while crews replaced the switchgear.…
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