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Asset Management Team (AMT) - Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Budgets
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A high-level overview of the rational, risk and justification applied to prepare the 10-year capital improvement plan for the various Department of Public Utilities cost centers is provided below.
Electric Production
The FY2027 & FY2028 projects will address items needing immediate attention.
- Wicket gate servos (hydraulic rams) are original equipment and have been refurbished once. They are constantly leaking and vendors are reluctant to refurbish with any confidence. FY2026 purchase 4 new servos and budget in FY2027 $200,000 for the contractor to install the servos.
- FY2027 El Vado controls and synchronizer upgrades.
- February 2026 we will re-issue the request for proposals for a third-party condition assessment. The condition assessment will shape the 10-year capital improvement plan next year.
Electric Distribution
The FY2027 and FY2028 projects will continue to replace both overhead and underground system features based on their frequency of failure and current condition assessments.
- Much of the overhead maintenance work will be in coordination with the preparation required to string fiber for the county Broadband Initiative. While working a line for Broadband, we will make use of the mobilization to perform necessary overhead maintenance.
- FY2028 will be the first proposed bond issue to complete the EA-4 Powerline replacement and other distribution system improvements.
- Throughout the 10-year capital improvement plan overhead and underground distribution replacements will be complete. All improvements will be designed to accommodate the anticipated increase in electric demand identified in the Electrification Study.
- Recommendations from the Electrification Study completed in 2025 have been incorporated in the 10-year capital improvement plan. Specifically, the East Gate Substation and Feeder design in FY 2027 and construction in FY 203...
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