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August Board Report

The Nebraska Public Power District held its August 14-15, 2008, Board of Directors’ meeting in Columbus, Neb. The next Board of Directors’ meeting will be held Wednesday and Thursday, September 10-11, 2008, in Columbus.

Guests at the meeting included: Paul Neil with Dawson Public Power District; John Scharf and Duane Dodson with McCook Public Power District; Bruce Pontow with the Nebraska G&T; Gary Hedman of Southern Power District, and Jerry Palmer of Burt Co. PPD.

The Board approved a supplement to a previously approved capital project to modify the chemistry laboratory at CNS at a cost of $2,284,791 and a supplement for the replacement of the spare reactor recirculation motor-generator set drive motor at CNS for $282,000. Also approved was a capital project for the main condensate pump “A” refurbishment at CNS for $100,441.

The following contracts and engineer’s certificates related to CNS were also approved:

  • Contract for three walk-through portal explosive detectors, awarded to Netco, Inc., for $357,641;
  • Rejected bids for diesel generator service and maintenance and authorized management to negotiate with qualified vendors;
  • Engineer’s Certificate for refurbishment of one turbine generator reheat stop valve assembly and one generator intercept valve assembly;
  • Amendment with Vesta, Inc., for staff augmentation for license renewal engineering support for $577,400;  and 
  • Amendment with Black and Veatch for engineering support for the design and construction of the independent spent fuel storage installation for $276,150.

The Board approved the following contracts and engineer’s certificates for Energy Supply: 

  • Contract awarded to Frahm Construction, Inc., in the amount of $228,470 for construction of a boat ramp and related facilities at Sutherland Reservoir as part of a joint effort with Nebraska Game & Parks Commission;
  • Contract with Plibrico Company for $266,386 for the removal and replacement of eight existing reheater outlet bank pendants at Sheldon Station; 
  • Contract with TMI Coating, Inc., for structural support steel painting on two dewatering bins at Sheldon Station for $370,000;
  • Contract with Pruss Excavation for $156,100 for habitat development activities at Cottonwood Ranch;
  • Agreement with GCA Services Group for an estimated amount of $1,116,351 for three years of custodial services at Gerald Gentleman Station; and
  • Agreement with MSI Systems Integrators for the purchase of Symantec’s Enterprise Vault Solutions for e-mail archiving, including three years of maintenance for $201,192.

The Board accepted the June 2008 financial statements. Traci Bender, vice president and chief financial officer, reported that the District ended operations for the month of June with a surplus of $1.4 million. The year-to-date deficit through the end of June is $0.1 million.

The Board approved a resolution authorizing the establishment of a Trust Fund and investment policy for NPPD’s post-employment medical and life benefits. 

Approval was given for the adoption of a new retail net metering (NM) rider rate schedule and revisions to the retail general service demand (GSDM) rate. This change in the GSDM rate schedule will expand its applicability to include customers who operate wind-powered generation facilities under a power purchase agreement with NPPD.

The Board approved the following capital projects for Customer Services and Delivery: 115 kilovolt (kV) Neligh to Creighton transmission line refurbishment for $2,015,088; 230 kV Ogallala to Sidney transmission line shield wire replacement for $2,607,172; relay panel replacement at the Pauline substation for $165,200; relay panel replacement at the Holdrege substation for $236,000; and installation of capacitor bank at Broken Bow substation for $880,000.

Also approved were the following customer services and delivery items: 

  • Contract with Winco, Inc., for $1,442,253 for the 230kV Ogallala-Sidney transmission line overhead shield wire and hardware replacement;
  • Contract with Capitol Equipment Company for two aerial lifts and installation, awarded in two parts--Part I for $170,616 and Part II for $174,405;
  • Amendment for three-year renewal with First National Bank of Omaha for lockbox remittance processing services for $330,000;
  • Amendment for three-year renewal of bill printing services with CSG Systems, Inc., for $810,000; 

Also approved was an agreement with Corporate Leadership Council, Solutions Practice for an estimated amount of $130,000 for employee engagement survey and services.

The Board recognized the retirements of Jerry D. Alberts, Local Manager at Loup City, Clarence P. Pugsley, Irrigation Technician at Cozad, Linda K. Tacey, Plant Technician Services Assistant at Gerald Gentleman Station, Kenneth B. Thomas, Mechanical Engineering Programs Supervisor at Cooper Nuclear Station, and James L. Wiebelhaus, Utility Service Technician at Neligh.