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(KLZA)-- The Falls City Council voted Monday evening to approve a contract with Wartsila for a duel fuel fired generator for the Falls City power plant.
The purchase was recommended by the Board of Public Works and by the Lutz, Daily & Brain engineering firm designing the project.
The price tag for the generator and interconnecting ductwork for the intake and exhaust and tail pipe is more than $7.2 million This is a major portion of the total project cost estimated at more than $11-million.
Notice to proceed with the building of the generator will not be given until the City receives an air quality construction permit from the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality.
The Wartsila company is located in Finland.
In addition, the Council voted to approved a technical services agreement with Black Hills Energy to provide engineering services for a gas line to the City Power Plant. The cost for the engineer and design services will be $56,329.
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