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Chairperson Mukai said that hopefully, items like this will not come before the Board in the future. ACTION: Motion carried unanimously by voice vote. 8) KA'U: A. JOB NO. 2009-959 (RE-BID),PAHALA WELL #1 REPAIR: The contractor, Beylik Drilling and Pump Service, Inc., has requested a contract time extension of 94 calendar days. This is due to unforeseen events involving vandalism and property damage that occurred in the process of the pump installation. The pump and motor incurred damage during the incident, and required shipment back to the manufacturer for repair. In addition, new power cable and air line tubing needed to be re-ordered. Note: There is no additional cost associated with this time extension. Material and labor costs shall be covered by the contractor's insurance. Staff has reviewed the request, and finds that the extension of 94 calendar days is justified. This is the first time extension request, which revises the contract completion date from September 28, 2011 to December 31, 2011. The Manager-Chief Engineer recommended that the Board approve a contract time extension to Beylik Drilling and Pump Service, Inc., of 94 calendar days for JOB NO. 2009-959 (RE-BID), PAHALA WELL 41 REPAIR. If approved,the contract completion date will be revised from September 28, 2011 to December 31, 2011. MOTION: Mr. Meierdiercks moved to approve; seconded by Mr. Perry. The Manager-Chief Engineer said this was another site that was vandalized. DWS's well sites in Pahala are above the old camp in the cane fields, an isolated area which is subject to vandalism. Mr. Young reported that the contractor was in the process of installing the new pump and motor, and 100 feet of pipe had already been set in the hole with the pump and motor. The vandalism took place in the early morning hours of July 11, 2011. The belief is that more than one person was involved in the incident, during which the fence was cut and the facility was broken into, Mr. Young said. The perpetrators were probably going after the copper in the submersible cable, he said. Mr. Young showed on the overhead projector some photos of the damage the intruders caused. He showed what he called the elevator, which supports the entire column pipe that sits in the hole with the motor. The vandals decided to remove the elevator, and in the process,the pump started to fall into the hole. There were a little over 100 feet of column pipe, or more than 1.5 tons of weight pulling down the cable, Mr. Young said. The falling pump and column pipe pulled down the submersible cable off the mounts, and it slammed against the rig and the discharge pipe. Mr.Young showed the shaft that had supported the cable spool, and noted that some DWS equipment was damaged as well as the cable and the air line in the hole. Mr. Young said the vandals must have just taken off after the big cable spool flew off its mounts. He said the vandals were lucky that they did not get killed. Mr.Young showed some more photos of the damage, including a damaged flow switch, piping, etc. Because of the damage, DWS needs to get new cables and a new air line. The pump and motor have to be sent back to the manufacturer for repairs and testing, a process that takes months to complete. The Manager-Chief Engineer said it was just fortunate that nobody got hurt in the enormous jolt that occurred after the vandals removed the elevator. Page 10 of 21 10-25-11—Water Board Minutes js