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Council awards $94,500 contract to bury lines from new North Green substation
Summary
The council awarded Crawford Electric $94,500 to install underground conductor lines for a new power substation on North Green Street; staff said the underground work is for aesthetics and maintenance and will serve four outgoing power lines.
The City of Tupelo City Council awarded a bid of $94,500 to Crawford Electric to install underground conductor lines for a new power substation on North Green Street.
Johnny (staff member) briefed the council on the project, saying, "As you know, you know, we're building a new power substation on North Green just north of the housing project. In that in that project, we got 4 power lines that will be coming out of that substation, so we thought aesthetically and course for maintenance it would be better to put underground back out of that substation so I'm recommending you Crawford Electric for $94,500 for the underground conductor." Council approved the award by voice vote.
The transcript did not include the bid tabulation, contract length, or the expected construction schedule; staff indicated the work is tied to the new substation and concerns about aesthetics and maintenance.
