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Reclamation Awards Contract Work at Palisades Dam

Media Contact: John Redding, (208) 378-5212, jredding@pn.usbr.gov
Chris Ketchum, cketchum@pn.usbr.gov

For Release: May 03, 2006

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1 million contract award for the construction of a machine shop at Palisades Dam Powerplant located on the Snake River about 55 miles southeast of Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Eagle Rock Timber Company of Idaho Falls, Idaho was awarded the contract on May 2.

The primary work involves furnishing and constructing a machine shop addition structure, including structural excavation and structural steel work. The contractor will also remove and relocate a 5 ton crane presently at the construction site along with other miscellaneous duties related to the task.

"This project will help ensure the continued safe operation of Palisades Dam while also providing a secure area for Reclamation employees," said William E. Rinne, Acting Commissioner.

The project is expected to be completed by February 2007. Palisades Dam and reservoir is a multi-purpose project constructed in 1957. It provides supplemental water supply to about 670,000 acres of irrigated land, and furnishes hydroelectricity in the Upper Snake River Valley for irrigation pumping units, municipalities, rural cooperatives, and other power users.

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