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facilities. 2 11/8/2011 3/26/2012 139 Days required to take delivery and install the MCC, and complete the remainder of the project including demolition of the existing facilities. Total Days (including this request) 454 The Manager-Chief Engineer recommended that the Board approve a contract time extension to Isemoto Contracting Co., Ltd., of one hundred thirty-nine (13 9) calendar days from November 8, 2011,to March 26, 2012, for JOB NO. 2002-802, CONSTRUCTION OF THE PI`IHONUA RESERVOIR NO. 2 REPLACEMENT. MOTION: Mr. Perry moved to approve; seconded by Mr. Lindsey. Mr. Inaba apologized for not bringing this Item to the Board sooner, when it became apparent that there would be a delay. The delivery of the MCC was delayed by almost three months;this delay was beyond the control of the contractor. There was a long downtime on this project, due to this delay. In addition, when the plans went in for the building permit,the comment came back that the door needed to be revised; a fire-rated door was needed. In the revised specifications, DWS specified a metal door with steel wool core. A further delay came when the supplier said he could not get the door that the contractor ordered;the supplier suggested a metal core door with fiber glass-type insulation. This was acceptable, Mr. Inaba said. Once the contractor started work on the building,the contractor discovered that the rebars for the walls and roof had been stolen from the job site. The tank was also vandalized, as was the electrician's van. The van's catalytic converter was stolen as well. Although the MCC is here now,the electrical contractor and the programming technician who have components in that system do not want the MCC installed until the building is secured. Based on what has happened already at the job site,the electrical sub-contractor said they would not be able to get a warranty if they installed the MCC now. Therefore,the contractor is going to wait until the building is completed, before installing the MCC. That is the reason that the contractor is asking for more than 90 days, Mr. Inaba said. The Manager-Chief Engineer said the job site is above the hospital, off Waianuenue Avenue. It is tucked away and its isolation lends itself to vandalism, he said. The job site has been vandalized twice already. Mr. Taniguchi asked about the MCC. The Manager-Chief Engineer explained that the MCC is a cabinet built to house all of the relays, starters and the rest of the electrical gear that runs and operates the booster pumps, etc. Mr. Inaba said that to have the MCC "approved,"it needs to be completely installed,tested and certified. If a component is damaged or stolen from the MCC, it is not a matter of being able to just go out and get a new unit. The Manager-Chief Engineer said that all of the components in the cabinet are linked together, so that if one section is taken away, all of the components need to be redone to make the unit function properly. Mr. Taniguchi asked how long it takes to install an MCC. Mr. Inaba said it takes a few weeks to install the MCC, and then the contractor has to tie in all of the external wiring to the MCC. Therefore, it takes at least a month to complete everything. The work is time-consuming, he said. Page 8 of 21 10-25-11—Water Board Minutes js