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PUC hears ALJ and consultant backing for GWA waiver from contract-by-contract review, seeks regular reporting
Summary
An ALJ and Georgetown review recommended the PUC waive standard contract‑review for Guam Waterworks Authority (GWA) partial consent‑decree projects to avoid delays on roughly $330 million in required work, while ordering regular reporting so the commission can track costs, milestones and risks.
An administrative law judge recommended that the Guam Public Utilities Commission exempt the Guam Waterworks Authority’s consent‑decree projects from routine contract‑by‑contract review, but keep a strict reporting regime so the PUC can monitor cost, schedule and prudence.
Fred, the ALJ assigned to the docket, told commissioners GWA’s partial consent decree requires roughly $330,000,000 in projects over 10 years and “to have the PUC have to review each of the contracts would be too time consuming, would delay their projects under the consent decree.” He and a Georgetown Consulting Group review recommended an exemption from the contract review protocol while requiring regular reports that address compliance with…
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