Kodiak Island Housing Authority (KIHA) is soliciting proposals from qualified and licensed electrical contractors to upgrade the main electrical service at the FIC 700 building located at 2815 Woody Way. The existing 200A service must be upgraded to 400A, which will require trenching, new conduit installation, coordination with Kodiak Electric Association (KEA), and repaving. This upgrade prepares the facility for future installation of a commercial laundry and kitchen. The selected contractor will provide design coordination, all labor, materials, permitting and site restoration.
Q&A
- Who is paying for KEA upgrade and blacktop replacement? If bidder has to can it be concrete patch?
- Bidder please include utility upgrade and parking lot repair.
- Concrete is ok, prior utility work in this area was patched with concrete.
- 240 volt single phase or 208 volt three phase?
- The 24 kW dryer calls for 208V 3phase service with 100A breaker
- Can we install a 400 amp 3 r panel (outdoor) and refeed power to existing load centers?
- Yes
- Where do you prefer to new panel to be located how many spaces?
- Existing panels are in the boiler room, see below.
- Future loads include:
- 1 large commercial dryer
- 1 large commercial washer
- 1 commercial kitchen
- KIHA FIC Building Original 2024 (PDF)
