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Idaho Falls Power awards downtown alley undergrounding contract to B Jackson Construction
Summary
Idaho Falls Power presented a previously awarded $2 million OER grant project to underground overhead electrical infrastructure in three downtown alleys and the council approved a $509,754.94 not‑to‑exceed construction contract with B Jackson Construction for the general‑construction portion of phase 1.
Idaho Falls Power chief financial officer Josh Bruce told the council the downtown alley undergrounding project — funded in part by a $2 million grant from the Idaho Office of Energy and Mineral Resources (OER) — aims to remove overhead wires, poles and transformers across three downtown alleyways and relocate that infrastructure underground to improve reliability and safety.
Bruce said an initial bid for the general‑construction portion (Part A) came back substantially higher than the city’s…
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