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NSURB approved Nova Scotia Power's final cost of $1,642,511 for the 2009 Cutout Replacements program, a $132,458 overrun from the originally approved $1,510,053.
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- The Nova Scotia Utility And Review Board (Board) issued a decision letter dated September 20, 2010 approving Nova Scotia Power Inc (NSPI) final cost for CI# 35882 (2009 Cutout Replacements) at $1,642,511, up from the September 14, 2009 approved amount of $1,510,053 (Board decision letter, p. 1).
- The $132,458 variance was attributed to a shift from contracted to NSPI direct labour (with resulting overhead increases), extended construction timelines that raised capitalized interest from ~$10,053 budgeted to $56,581 actual, partially offset by a $62,223 reduction in COPS contract costs (Work Order, variance account table).
- The Capital Expenditures program replaced porcelain fuse cutouts on 26 prioritized 25 kV and 12 kV distribution feeders across Nova Scotia, targeting an estimated elimination of approximately 5,000 customer interruptions and prevention of pole fires caused by moisture-induced cracking of defective cutouts (Work Order, Capital Item Justification).
- Total final costs broke down as: contracts $937,777; administrative overheads and interest $369,957; materials $267,593; labour $66,791; other $394 (Work Order, cost breakdown table).
- The contract portion of the work was carried out by an affiliate of NSPI, consistent with the original project scope (Work Order, Capital Item Justification).
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- N-1 Redacted Work Order 9/8/2010
- 05300 Board Decision Letter 9/20/2010
- 05300 Board Decision Letter 9/20/2010