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City approves $30 million contingency boost for Grayson repowering as federal tariffs bite
Summary
Glendale Water & Power won council approval to increase the ARB, Inc. EPC contract contingency by $30 million to cover potential tariffs on battery and equipment imports tied to the Grayson Repower project. The measure passed 4–1 after extensive public comment and debate over costs, timing and alternatives.
Glendale’s City Council voted 4–1 on May 20 to increase the contingency for the balance-of-site engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with ARB, Inc. by $30,000,000, raising the contingency from $36,270,000 to $66,270,000 to address potential federal tariffs affecting battery and other equipment for the city’s Grayson Repowering project.
The move came after staff said recent and fluctuating U.S. tariff actions on imported equipment — including battery cells and related components — could add tens of millions in unplanned costs. Scott Mellon, acting general manager of Glendale Water & Power (GWP), told council "30,000,000 is an amount that GWP has…
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