COMMONWEALTH UTILITIES CORPORATION
The Commonwealth Utilities
Corporation (CUC) has about
38 wells that feed directly into the system. These wells
wastes energy unnecessarily,
have frequent motor/pump
replacements, and most
importantly, has the highest
detection of bacteria where the treatment system failure is attributed to pumping against a dead pressure. By diverting these wells into water tanks, there will be longer contact time for the chlorine and these wells
will be able to pump
continuously on a certain head therefore producing more water for the residents of the CNMI. Combining different wells into a
tank is also one way of
decreasing the amount of
nitrate level in the water.
The project scope involves the installation of transmission lines to connect direct feed wells
from different villages into water tank storages to meet all federal safe drinking water standards and requirements.
This project will also include the construction of new 4 inch Transmission Line to connect 3 (three) new wells that the CNMI Water Task Force has drilled in
Kagman area, construct
Control Panel Enclosures,
Perimeter Security Fencing,
exterior slabs, installation of pumps, construction of properly designed wellheads and connecting the wells into the CUC power grid.
This grant will provide funding to redirect water from 25 drinking water wells that pump into the distribution system to
pump directly to existing
reservoirs, thereby eliminating 9 chlorination sites and 1 booster station. Redirection of the drinking water wells to pump directly to reservoirs will result in energy savings and increased pumping efficiency.
| AWARD OVERVIEW |
| Award Number |
00T26101 |
Funding Agency |
Environmental Protection Agency |
| Total Award Amount |
$1,829,000 |
Project Location - City |
Saipan |
| Award Date |
08/13/2009 |
Project Location - State |
MP |
| Project Status |
Completed |
Project Location - Zip |
96950-1220
|
| Jobs Reported |
0.00 |
Congressional District |
98 |
| Project Location - Country |
MP |
|
|
Recipient Information
(Grants)
| Recipient Information (Grants) |
|
Recipient Name
|
COMMONWEALTH UTILITIES CORPORATION |
| Recipient DUNS Number |
854851177
|
| Recipient Address |
L 3 JOETEN DANDAN BUILDING |
| Recipient City |
SAIPAN |
| Recipient State |
Northern Mariana Islands |
| Recipient Zip |
96950-1220 |
| Recipient Congressional District |
98 |
| Recipient Country |
USA |
Required to Report Top 5
Highly Compensated Officials |
No |
Projects and Jobs Information
| Projects and Jobs Information |
| Project Title |
ARRA-DRINKING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE TERRITORIAL SET-ASIDE PROGRAM |
| Project Status |
Completed |
| Final Project Report Submitted |
Yes |
| Project Activities Description |
Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction |
| Quarterly Activities/Project Description |
GPPC (Contractor) submitted all close out documents including As-Built drawings, O&M & other reports required for the contract close-out.
All close-out documents and as-built drawings have been reviewed and approved by CUC. Final payment has been made to the contractor.
This shall be the final report for this project. |
| Jobs Created |
0.00 |
| Description of Jobs Created |
All construction activities are completed and final payment made to the contractor. This is the final report for this project. |
Purchaser Information
(Grants)
| Purchaser Information |
| Contracting Office ID |
Not Reported |
| Contracting Office Name |
Not Available |
| Contracting Office Region |
Not Available |
| TAS Major Program |
68-0108 |
| Award Information |
| Award Date |
08/13/2009 |
| Award Number |
00T26101 |
| Order Number |
|
| Award Type |
Grants |
| Funding Agency ID |
68 |
| Funding Agency Name |
Environmental Protection Agency |
| Funding Office Name |
Not Available |
| Awarding Agency ID |
68 |
| Awarding Agency Name |
Environmental Protection Agency |
| Amount of Award |
$1,829,000 |
| Funds Invoiced/Received |
$1,829,000 |
| Expenditure Amount |
$1,829,000 |
| Infrastructure Expenditure Amount |
$1,829,000 |
| Infrastructure Purpose and Rationale |
This project will construct water transmission lines to divert direct feed wells to pump directly into existing tanks on our system.
This project will also eliminate 9 chlorination
sites and 1 Booster Station on our system. This will include the removal of chlorination equipment, 9-2 HP booster pumps and 2-30 HP Booster Pumps, thereby reducing the required energy to operate our system and the O&M cost. The 9-2 HP Chlorine booster pumps
will be no longer needed as
well as the pumps will pump to a tank and all treatment will be done at the tank site. By having the water treated at the tank site, this will reduce the number of sites to be maintained and monitor thereby reducing the amount of fuel needed.
The 2-30HP Booster Pumps
will no longer be needed as
well as the pumps will pump to a common tank located at a
higher elevation resulting in a significant reduction on our system energy requirement.
By diverting these wells to
pump continuously to a tank
having a fixed head and fixed
demand, pumps & motors will
operate more efficiently with
less energy required and
producing more water for the
people of the CNMI.
Construction of control panel
buildings will also be included to protect all the electrical and control panels of the 3 new wells in Kagman Village area. |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Name |
Larry T. Manacop |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Email |
lmanacop@cucgov.net |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Phone |
6-702-357-025-7032 x150 |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Address |
P.O. Box 501220 |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact City |
Saipan |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact State |
MP |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Zip |
96950-1220 |
Product or Service Information
(Grants)
| Product or Service Information |
| Primary Activity Code |
237110 |
| Activity Description |
Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction |
| Sub-Awards Information |
| Sub-awards to Organizations |
0 |
| Sub-award Amounts to Organizations |
$0 |
| Sub-Awards to Individuals |
0 |
| Sub-Award Amounts to Individuals |
$0 |
| Number of Sub-awards less than $25,000/award |
0 |
| Amount of Sub-awards less than $25,000/award |
$0 |
| Number of payments to vendors greater than $25,000 |
2 |
| Total Amount of payments to vendors greater than $25,000/award |
$1,829,000 |
| Number of payments to vendors less than $25,000/award |
19 |
| Total Amount of payments to vendors less than $25,000/award |
$2,228,404 |
GPPC, Inc. - Award Number 00T26101 - GPPC, Inc.
| Award Number |
00T26101 |
| Sub-Award Number |
N/A |
| Vendor DUNS Number |
Not reported |
| Vendor HQ Zip Code + 4 |
96950-4357 |
| Vendor Name |
GPPC, Inc. |
| Product and Service Description |
GPPC, Inc. performs the construction of this project. |
| Payment Amount |
$1,497,049 |
JC Tenorio & Associates, Inc. - Award Number 00T26101 - JC Tenorio & Associates, Inc.
| Award Number |
00T26101 |
| Sub-Award Number |
N/A |
| Vendor DUNS Number |
Not reported |
| Vendor HQ Zip Code + 4 |
96950-0551 |
| Vendor Name |
JC Tenorio & Associates, Inc. |
| Product and Service Description |
JC Tenorio & Associates, Inc. performed the complete design of the Saipan Well Isolation Project. They are also the Construction Manager for this on-going project. |
| Payment Amount |
$331,952 |
| Location Information |
| Latitude, Longitude |
-20º 9' 54",
57º 29' 45" |
| Congressional District |
98 |
| Address 1 |
P.O. Box 501220 |
| Address 2 |
|
| City |
Saipan |
| County |
0 |
| State |
MP |
| Zip |
96950-1220 |
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