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Southwest 2 Check out the project timeline and accomplishments. Also review pictures of SW2's progress.
2006
Qtr 1
Qtr 2
Jun - Springfield voters approved SW2 bond
Jun - Chimney Caissons contract awarded to Carson-Mitchell Inc
Qtr 3
Aug - Excavation and foundation work begins
Sep - Successful $615M revenue bond issue at favorable interest costs
Qtr 4
Nov - Award of Chimney Contract to Pullman Power
Dec - Award of Steam Turbine Generator Contract
Dec - Release of various Major Equipment procurement documents
Photos Available

2007
 

Feb - Award of Deaerator Contract to Sterling Deaerator Company
Mar - Award of Feedwater Heater Contract and Condenser Contract to Yuba Heat Transfer
Mar - Award of Boiler Island Contract to Foster Wheeler LTD

Apr - Chimney foundation pour
Apr - Award of cooling tower contract to Midwest Towers, Inc
Jun - Award of Alloy Pipe Contract to BenTec, Inc
Jun - Award of Ash Handling Contract to United Conveyor Corporation

Jul - Major transformer contracts awarded
Aug/Sep - Award of contracts for Transformers, Iso-Phase, DCS, Circulating Water Piping, Turbine Building Steel, and CCCW Heat Exchangers
Sep - Plant foundation caisson work underway

Oct - Issue Substructures "B" bid documents
Oct - Issue Boiler Island Erection bid documents
Nov - Award of Coal Handling Contract
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2008
 

Jan - Receipt of Boiler Island erection bids
Feb - Turbine foundation work begins
Mar - Award of boiler island erection contract
Mar - Issue of Balance of Plant bid documents

Apr - Chimney shell construction begins
Apr - Turbine Foundation Mass Pour
Jun - Circulating water piping installation begins
Jun - Delivery of Condenser

Aug - Duct fabrication begins
Aug - Boiler structural steel erection begins
Sep - Turbine steel erection begins

Oct - Set deaerator in turbine steel
Nov - Award of Balance of Plant contract
Dec - Begin assembly of condenser
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2009

Jan - Receive Boiler steam drum
Feb - Install Turbine sole-plates
Feb - Receive Generator
Mar - Coal Handling Construction Mobilize

Apr - Cooling Tower erection begins
May - Place generator of pedestal
May - Steam drum raised
Jun - Setting of main transformer

Jul - Baghouse erection begins
Aug - Siding installation underway
Aug - Placed tripper deck elevated slab
Sep - Install iso-phase bus duct

Oct - Air Heater installation begins
Oct - Permanent elevator installation
Nov - Backfeed of electrical power
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2010

Jan - Condenser hydro
Feb - CEMs installation
Feb - Plant system loop checks begin

Apr - Fan lube flushes
May - Boiler hydro test

Jul - First fires in boiler
Aug - Steam blows
Sep - Coal handling system operation

Oct - Coal fires in boiler
Nov - Pulverizer operational break-in
Nov - Electric generation and tuning

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