Project Highlights
- 345-kV transmission line identified by Midwestern Independent Service Operator (MISO) as one of 17 multiple value projects.
- Enhanced system reliability and allowed for greater access to supplies of electricity, including improved access to lower-cost electricity for customers.
- Environmental benefits provided by increasing access to wind and solar energy
Project Description
The 345-kV Reynolds-to-Topeka transmission line spans 100 miles between central and northern Indiana. The project includes a new 345-kV double bus double breaker substation. It supports regional reliability, broadens access to renewable energy, and helps ensure access to affordable energy delivery options.
Project Scope
Sargent & Lundy served as owner’s engineer providing project management support, engineering/design reviews, construction management services, and liaising between the engineer of record and construction contractor for Hiple substation.
Project management support:
- Project monthly reporting.
- Budget/forecasting.
- Schedule development.
Transmission line review:
- Design criteria.
- Transmission structure design review.
- Hardware and assembly design review.
- Project material and construction specifications review.
- Transmission line foundation and anchor design review.
- Constructability and feasibility design reviews.
Substation review:
- Protection and control design review.
- Wiring drawings design review.
- Control enclosure design review.
- Panel elevations design review.
- Bill of material design review.
- Cable schedule design review.
- Electrical physical plans and sections design review.
- Foundation design review.
Construction management services:
- Prepared and distributed weekly contractor progress reports by construction item.
- Maintained project requests for information and open action items database.
- Oversaw quality control personnel, surveillances, and daily logs.
- Alerted client to problems involving drawings, materials, work deficiencies, and delays in the contractor’s scheduled work performance due to insufficient equipment, materials, and/or manpower.
- Verified all material was installed in accordance with project drawings and specifications.
- Measured and verified quantities of work performed by the installation contractors and subcontractors.
Technical support during procurement and construction:
- Interfaced between NIPSCO subject matter experts and others.
- Vendor drawing reviews.
- Bid evaluations for equipment, materials, and construction.
- Request for information support.
- Review project change orders.
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