Item No: 8g_Supp
Date: March 14, 2023
MMSO Electrical Service Upgrade
Budget Amendment Request
Commission Meeting Date: March 14, 2023
Danny Good – WPM, Facilities Project Manager IV
Delmas Whittaker – Director Marine Maintenance

                   Action Requested
•  Request Commission authorization for the Executive Director to (1) approve a
budget increase to an existing small capital project for a total revised project cost
not to exceed $450,000; and (2) to use Port Crews to complete construction.
Project Background
Construction is in-progress under project N00053 (CIP C801088 MD 2020 Small
Projects) with expected completion in Q2 2023.
Completion of this project will provide additional electrical capacity for future
lighting, security, or other infrastructure upgrades, and is a necessary predecessor to
future installation of Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations for Maintenance fleet
vehicles.

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                      Project Scope
•  Installation of SCL pole mounted transformers & demolition and installation of
electrical switchgear in MM South Yard.
•  Construction performed by Marine Maintenance.
Remaining Tasks
Complete buildout of electrical switchgear and below grade connections.
SCL installation of meter and final power cutover.
Demolition of existing switchgear and MM yard pavement restoration.
Restoration of SDOT roadway panels on S. Hinds St.

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                    Existing Conditions
New SCL Pole Mounted
Transformers

New Switchgear

SDOT Roadway
Panels on S. Hinds St.

Old Switchgear
MM South Yard

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               Funding Request Timeline
$50K in 2020 Q3 for design & permitting via EX-2 delegation schedule.
$200K in 2021 Q2 for construction via EX-2 delegation schedule.
2021 Q3 & Q4 dedicated to finalizing design and SCL service letter & reviewing electrical equipment
submittals prior to procurement in December.
Experienced 5-month delay in receiving critical electrical components, losing favorable weather window for
construction. (Anticipated April 2022 – Received September 2022)
A slight change in angle for the rigid conduit sweep for the main power distribution resulted in
unanticipated excavation through SDOT roadway panels.
$50K in 2023 Q1 for construction via EX-2 delegation schedule.
Intended as a stop-gap measure to avoid work shutdown while preparing Commission documents.
$150K in 2023 Q1 via Commission Approval for a total project cost of NTE $450K.
Current funding request to encompass all remaining work tasks for project completion in Q2 2023.


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