June 26, 2001
John Redding
(208) 378-5212
Craig Sprankle
(509) 633-9503

Reclamation Awards $4.5 Million Contract

The Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a $4.5 million contract for safety and fire protection improvements at the Grand Coulee Dam’s Pump Generator plant to Burke Electric of Bellevue, Washington.

The contract includes constructing and installing fire barriers and doors, installing an alarm and detection system, modifying existing sprinkler systems, installing motor-operated fire/smoke dampers, upgrading existing fire water systems, and providing new fire suppression systems.

Work will start at the end of July 2001, and end around August 2003.

Grand Coulee Dam is located on the Columbia River in north central Washington. It was completed in 1942 and today serves as a multipurpose facility providing water for irrigation, recreation, fish and wildlife, hydroelectric power production, and also flood control.