Port staff move substation design toward construction; state grant funds project and assembly approval expected in June

Port of Anchorage staff told the Infrastructure, Enterprise and Utility Oversight Committee on May 31 that they have broken out a new electrical substation as a separate design‑build project to supply power for three ship‑to‑shore cranes at the new Terminal 1, have received three responsive proposals within an engineer’s $30 million estimate, and are in negotiations with the preferred proposer with the intent to seek assembly contract approval on June 10.

Port Director Steve Rebuffel and engineering manager John Daly said the project is fully funded by a State of Alaska grant and will require long‑lead electrical equipment such as large transformers and switchgear. John Daly said many items face multi‑year lead times and that the schedule calls for design and ordering of long‑lead items…