Citing the project as one of the two major solutions to the Commonwealth Utilities Corp.\u2019s financial troubles, a CUC director reminded the management yesterday to protect the integrity of the power plant privatization bid process.<\/p>\n
The bidding period for the project ended at 2pm yesterday. All six pre-qualified bidders should have turned in their final proposal by that time.<\/p>\n
Harris Group, the consulting firm hired by CUC to do the scope of work for the project, will then evaluate the proposals and make a recommendation to the CUC management and board of directors.<\/p>\n
In a board meeting on Thursday, acting CUC chair Herman P. Sablan urged the management to ensure that the bid process moves smoothly and honestly.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe power plant privatization and the separation of the water and sewer operations from CUC are two projects that will resolve our problems. When these happen, we will have a surplus and it will take care of the whole corporation, including personnel and salary issues. We don\u2019t want anybody messing with these two projects,\u201d Sablan said.<\/p>\n
Working on behalf of CUC, Harris Group had put out a request for proposals from independent power producers to modernize, upgrade, operate, and transfer the two Lower Base power plants.<\/p>\n
CUC has four power plants: two in Lower Base, one in Isley Field, which is not operational; and the Puerto Rico power plant, which is being petitioned by local residents to be relocated due to noise and alleged environmental pollution. The Puerto Rico plant is run by a private group.<\/p>\n
CUC\u2019s contract with Harris Group cost $103,000.<\/p>\n
The utility firm is also eyeing to remove water and sewer operations from its responsibility.<\/p>\n
On Dec. 14, 2004, the CUC board of directors voted unanimously to adopt a resolution urging the Babauta administration to propose to the Legislature an amendment to the CUC Act to remove the water and sewer operation from the utility firm\u2019s responsibility.<\/p>\n
Currently, CUC barely earns revenues from its delivery of water and sewer services. As a result, income collected from power services is used to subsidize the two other divisions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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