THE K2NAI. PENINSULA PIONEER
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FUBLlfc POWER NO. 5.
Some light has bees thrown • en the.contract between the
Central Alaska. Power Association and the North Pacific Con
sultants- for a project study on the proposed Cooper Lake
* hydro-electric site* . *,
The light was oast by Ivan Bloch, North Pacific engineer
in a letter to mutual friends -.jpt his and the Pioneer, and it
concerned the core drilling currently underway at the Lai©
site.
Bloch has the following to say concerning the award of
the CAPA contract and the core drilling:
"My organization, as well as several others including
the Harza Engineering Company of Chicago, was given the op
portunity of presenting a projposal to provide engineering
services to Central Alaska Power Association for the prejpa.ra-?
tion of a Definite Project Report on the proposed Cooper-Late >
hydroelectric pro ject. It is my understand ing , that .-all .
firms interested in presenting a proposal were given identi -
cally the same .form of proposed contract,. This contract form
•was one used as a standard by the U. S. Rural Electrification
Administration and identified as "REA Perm 211, modified
August 1954- Engineering Service Contract for a Definite Pro
ject Report of a Hydroelectric Plant." The form consisted of
a number of Articles and sections, aggregating some 13 pages,
which outlined in precise - detail the work to be done under
the contract; the manner in which the work was to;,he carried
out; the^methods whereby both Central Alaska Pojsrer Associa
t ion and the REA would have substent ial ^ay" in the report
ing of work done,. etc. . As a matter of fact, in speordance
with several provlsio»sr. the REA enters into the transaction
with "approval" powers. , -
"My organization ehosp . to accept the contract form com
pletely, without a single reservation or modification* I can ■
assure you there were provisions whioh we would have liked to
see modified, but we ^el^ that the important thing was to get
the job under way, and avoid prolonged haggling. I am told .
that some of our competiters proposed certain variations and
condit ions—this is hearsay on'my part. The fact remains
that we were awarded the Contract even though the fee we
proposed was ^1*000 higher than the lowest bidder* The Cen
tral Alaska Power Association Board told me they felt our
proposal was the best of all presented, and re appreciate
and respect ftheir» judgment for I know the Board members
spent considerable time analyzing the situation*
“The editorial (and its paid re-printing) makes much of
the need for funds in excess of the fee of ,,>64,000 for the ’
engineering service contract. Quite obviously, the writer of
the editorial was unacquainted with the contract. In article
II of the contract it is clearly stated that all sub-surface*
exploration of the dam site, the tunnel, pipe lines, pen
stocks, -power-house site are the responsibility of the Owner
(CAPA) as to general manner in which the exploration is to be
done, and at the Owners expense an^ in.addition to the En
gineering Contract. The Engineer (North Pacific Consultants)
however, is to outline the technical aspects of this part &f
the work, recommend methods, supervise the work, and analyze**
the results. The Engineer/does not receive any amounts absve
the contract fee. I might point out that this separation of
work is standard engineering contract practise.
"Therefore, I am certain you '.Till see clearly that all
parties in this matter have acted in the strictest accord
with standard practice, and within the torms of a standard
contract. The amounts in addition to .tho Engineering con
tract fee of $64,000 could not be precisely determined in ad
vance. This is due to the unalterable fact that sub-surface
conditions cannot be anticipated.■ 1 might add that, in our
recommendations to CAPA oh sub-surfacc oxplprations, wo were
highly conscious of the' need to keep CAPA’s costs to the very
minimum consonant with sound engineering practice. We have
sought—and continue to seek—ways and means to cut , those
costs as the work progresses and we learn of the sub-surface
conditions."
We want to thank Mr. Bloch for his explanation of the
contract procedures between his firm and CAPA. We feel this
is the* first fruit of our editorial venture concerning CAPA,
in that at least one man ha S 'had the courage to come out and
make a statement. We only wish that there we to more like him
serving the good people of Alaska in the Held of public pow
er. . ; • •
We see by the Anchorage Daily Times that the CArA made
a report on estimated costs and expenditures in 'so far as the
Cooper letkB project is concerned* The total estimated cost
is $114* 100j according to the Anctorage paper. However no
report was forthcoming on all of the expenditures of the C^a
to date as the Chugach board requested, and as we have been
suggesting should be made.
METHODISTS' HAVE RELIGIOUS
. CENSUS 0?,KENAI ARIA
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The new Matibodist congre
gation in Kenai conducted a
religious census of the Sol
dotna-Kenai area last week to
deteimine the interest, need
and potential for a Methodist
- church in Kenai* It is hoped
that .if the results of the
survey are favorable, a new
Methodist church will be go
ing up in the near future*
Mrs* Russell Bagley, ,Mrs•
Donald Thomas, and Rev* Ger- -
aid .Anderson headed the com
mittee.* .
PALI3AHA DUE IN '
The MS Palisana will probrr
ably, arrive in Homer Saturday
according to the estimated
arrival time of Alaska Steam- .
ship Qompany through their
local Agent, Wythe & Son*
SHIP SCHEDULE CHANGED
p - A change.. 4n the freighter
* schedule of the Alaska Steam
ship Company now has the M3
Lucidor scheduled . to leave
Seattle September 8 for Homer
and other Alaskan Port3* •
FATHER CUSTER H3R3
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F-ther Custer of Seward
arrived in Homer Tuesday and
scheduled Iviass for Wednesday
evening, Thursday Friday-and
Saturday mornings, at 8 at;the
. Catholic chi^rch• . Catechism
classes are to - he held. Wed
nesday* Thursday, Friday^ and
' Saturday moinings from 10 to
11 o’clock*.'
HIGH 'TENDS STOT WORK
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Hi$i winds| estimated hy
some ait 35-miles per hour,
stopped work, at Ohlson M^upt
ain Tuesday morning and caus
ed minor damage te some of
the roofing._ A
ENJOY THE FAIR. *
and then come on dovn te
the Yah Sure for more fun
You can always depend on
having a good time when
you visit us.
YAH SURE CLUB
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ANCHOR POINT TEACHERS ARRIVE^
Mr* and Mrs. Everett Dal
ton of Nebraska arrived thi$
week in Anchor Point to take
over the teaching dutios
there. They will be replace
ing Mr. and Mrs# Robert Mason,
who taught there last year.
GUARD .TRUCK HAS ACCIDENT
in Alaska National Guaxf
truck bringing the floor sec
tion of the local armory
Quonset hut, lost a front
wheel Monday near Clam Gulch
and ended up in the ditch#
1 second truck was dispatched
frcsn Anchorage to pick up the
load and bring . it on in to
Homer. It arrived here late
Wednesday evenings
KENAl HOSTS TO ALSAKA 99*S
Kenai was host to the wo
men's flying organization,
thB Alaska 99*s when the lad
ies flew in and served break
fast in the Aviation Service
Quo<iset Hut to between 65 and
75 people. The breakfast was
staged to raise money to send
a couple of ladies of the or
ganization to the National
Powder Puff Derby, and plans
are underway t© hold similar
events at other points in Al
aska.
TURN IN LICENSE PLATES
San Pratt has a&ed again
that any motorist finding a
lioaise plate turn it in to
him at Vega’s Art and Gift
Shop in Homer# Hu has a list
of pla te3 issued and c® see
that the lost plate is re
tune d to the owner, thus
saving the owner $3# *
* STOP IN •n your way
tp the HOMER FAIR
see for yourself the
wonderful BUYS IN
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