20110912Supplemental QPR.pdf

IHO
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An IDACORP Company
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LISA D.NORDSTROM
Lead Counsel
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September12,2011
VIA HAND DELIVERY
Jean D.Jewell,Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 West Washington Street
Boise,Idaho 83702
Re:IPC-E-09-03
Langley Gulch —Supplemental Quarterly Progress Report
Dear Ms.Jewell:
In Order No.30892,the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (“Commission”)directed
Idaho Power Company (“Idaho Power”or “Company”)to submit quarterly progress reports
to the Commission describing the status of the Langley Gulch Power Plant construction.
This letter is a supplement to the eighth quarterly progress report in response to an inquiry
about Idaho Power’s use of local construction labor.
Idaho Power is committed to support the state of Idaho during this pivotal time as it
moves out of economic turmoil toward economic growth.The Company’s addition of new
generation facilities,like the Langley Gulch Power Plant helps many communities in its
service area and across the region prosper through new jobs,local procurement of
supplies,and additional tax dollars,as well as the electricity available to provide service
now and into the future.
The Company’s contractors have solicited local bids for many project components
and materials,including outbuildings like the water treatment and administration,concrete,
rebar,block,piping,earthwork,materials testing,aggregate supply,fuel supply,etc.To
date,over 140 local businesses have been utilized from Ontario,Oregon,to Rupert,Idaho,
and many locations in between.Please see the attached SubcontractorNendor List,which
is current as of September 12,2011.
Idaho Power has requested its contractors use local labor forces as much as
possible.Nearly 30 percent of Idaho Power’s general contractors’staff are new local hires.
1221 W.Idaho St.(83702)
P.O.Box 70
Boise,ID 83707
Jean D.Jewell,Secretary
September 12,2011
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Idaho Power made a conscious decision to bid the other ancillary projects locally
(i.e.,water pipeline,substation,gas pipeline,etc.).All of these projects were awarded to
local companies except for the gas pipeline as no local bids were received.It is important
to remember that many aspects of this project require specialized skill sets and/or thecapacitytoperformworkonaverylargescale.Idaho Power chooses the best contractor
for the job while being mindful of costs.
The Langley Gulch Power Plant will create both short-and long-term jobopportunities.The construction requires a workforce of approximately 150 workers for aslongastwoyears,including qualified local electricians,pipefitters,steelworkers,
excavators,carpenters,concrete workers,and laborers.The Company has added 17 full-time personnel to operate the Langley Gulch Power Plant once complete.
If you have any questions,please do not hesitate to contact me.
Very truly yours,
Lisa D.Nordstrom
LDN:csb
Enclosure
Pacific Steel Distributors —Nampa,ID
Pacific Steel Fabricators —Boise,ID
Paige Mechanical —Boise,ID
Payette Valley Co-Op —New Plymouth,ID
Platt Electric Supply —Nampa,ID
Power Engineers —Boise,ID
Praxair —Boise,ID
Probst Electric —Rupert,ID
Quality Electric Inc.—Boise,ID
Qwest —Boise,ID
R&M Steel Co —CaIdwell,ID
Roger Anderson —Boise,ID
RSC Equipment Rental —Boise,ID
Safety-Kleen Corp.—Boise,ID
Safway Scaffold —Boise,ID
Schofield Equipment &Repair —Emmett,ID
Sherwin Williams Company —Meridian,ID
Shilo Sprinkler —Nampa,ID
Showalter Construction -Marsing,ID
SLA —Meridian,ID
Specialty Construction —Meridian,ID
Staker Parson Companies —Nampa,ID
Star Construction —Star,ID
Strata —Ontario,OR
Stunz Lumber -Nyssa,OR
SYMAN LLC.—Nampa,ID
Syringa Corp.—Boise,ID
System Tech Inc —Boise,ID
T &L Power Equipment &Repair —Boise,ID
TB Bar Construction —Parma,ID
Tetra Tech —Boise,ID
Timberline Surveying —Nampa,ID
Tom’s Motor.ATV &Snowmobile Repair —
Fruitland,ID
Tour Ice of Ontario —Ontario,OR
Track Utilities —Meridian,ID
Traffic Product &Service —Boise,ID
Treasure Valley Drilling &Pump —Weiser,ID
Treasure Valley Fire Extinguish —Meridian,ID
United Oil —CaIdwell,ID
United Pipe &Supply —Boise,ID
United Rentals —Boise,ID
Waddell Plumbing —Boise,ID
Walker Fox —Meridian,ID
Wallace Brothers —Caldwell,ID
West Valley Millwork —Caldwell,ID
Western Idaho Freightliner —Nampa,ID
Western Roofing —Nampa,ID
Western Specialties —Boise,ID
Western States Cat —Meridian,ID
Williams Northwest —Meridian,ID
William-Scotsman Mobile Offices —Nampa,ID
Woody’s Outdoor Power —Caldwell,ID
YMC —Meridian,ID
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Langley Gulch
Subcontractor I Vendor List
3Di West —Boise,ID
4T —Payette,ID
A Company —Boise,ID
Action Door —Nampa,ID
Advanced Heating and Cooling —Boise,ID
Aggregate Construction —Nampa,ID
Airgas —Nampa,ID
Allied Barton —Boise,ID
AME Electric —Caidwell,ID
American Geotechnics —Boise,ID
Anderson &Wood —Meridian,ID
Anvil Fence —Boise,ID
Applied Graphyx Dennis Lopez —Boise,ID
Benchmark Electric —New Plymouth,ID
Big D Builders —Meridian,ID
Blackstone Security —Boise,ID
Boise Peterbilt —Boise,ID
Boise Rigging Supply —Boise,ID
Bonneville Industrial —Boise,ID
Bowen Floor Covering —Nampa,ID
Brown &Caidwell —Boise,ID
Brundage Bone —Meridian,ID
Builders Masonry —Meridian,ID
Burks Tractor —Caidwell,ID
C T I Corporation —Boise,ID
Campbell Tractor —Fruitland,ID
Carrier’s Clean All —New Plymouth,ID
Cesco —Meridian,ID
CH2MHiII —Boise,ID
Cintas —Nampa,ID
Cloud Painting —Boise,ID
CMC Construction Services —Boise,ID
Concrete Construction Supply —Meridian,ID
Crane West Inc —Boise,ID
Crown Industrial,LLC —New Plymouth,ID
CTA —Boise,ID
Curtis Clean Sweep Inc —Garden City,ID
Dominick’s Quick Print —Ontario,ID
Donoho Sand &Gravel —Payette,ID
Downright Well Drilling —Caidwell,ID
Duane Bellows Construction —Ontario,OR
Dusty’s Filter Service —Payette,ID
E C Power Systems —Boise,ID
Edge Construction Supply —Boise,ID
Erosion Control Services L T D —Homedale,
Farmers Mutual Telephone Coop.—Fruitland,ID
Fastenal —Ontario,OR
Ferguson Pipe Supply —Meridian,ID
Ferrell Gas —Nampa,ID
Fluid Connector Products —Meridian,ID
Franklin Building Supply —Fruitland,ID
Franklin United Inc —Twin Falls,ID
G 2 B Concrete Pumping —Boise,ID
Garred Automotive —New Plymouth,ID
Gem State Oil Recovery —Kuna,ID
Grainger —Boise,ID
Granite Excavation —Cascade,ID
Greens Truck Trailer Sales Inc —Boise,ID
Ground FX —Boise,ID
H &E Equipment Services —Boise,ID
H D Supply Waterworks —Meridian,ID
Hardin Sanitation Inc —Payette,ID
Harris Rebar —Meridian,ID
Hiddleston Drilling &Pump Co.-Boise,ID
High Country Fusion —Boise,ID
Hilti —ID
Idaho Concrete —Eagle,ID
Idaho Electrical —Melba,ID
Idaho Northern &Pacific Railroad —Emmett,ID
Idaho Sand &Gravel -Boise,ID
Idaho Tool &Equipment —Nampa,ID
Ikon —Meridian,ID
Inland Crane —Boise,ID
Jenkins Appliances —CaIdwell,ID
Jims Heating &Cooling —Caidwell,ID
JM Roche —Boise,ID
JUB —Boise,ID
Keller Associates —Meridian,ID
Kenworth —Boise,ID
Lowes Ready Mix Incorporated —Caidwell,ID
Mason &Stanfield Incorporated —Nampa,ID
Materials Testing &Inspection —Boise,ID
Mattson Distributing Co —Boise,ID
McMillen Engineering —Boise,ID
Metroquip Inc —Boise,ID
Nalco —Boise,ID
Napa Auto Parts —New Plymouth,ID
Northwest Interiors —Nampa,ID
Old Castle Precast —Meridian,ID
ID Overhead Door Company —New Plymouth,ID
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