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Exec Review Pac 20180521-2
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Exec Bid Review: Goat Hill Pumped Hydro
Powerhouse – Delivery GA
Exec Bid Review: Goat Hill Pumped Hydro
Powerhouse - Methodology
Stage 1 – External Elements
BASE SLAB – typically 3m thick but stepped to accommodate draft tubes
Program duration of 75 days
• Base Slab constructed in 3No lifts to accommodate Draft Tube installation.
• Current program had draft tube delivery after completion of Stage 1 concrete activities.
• Base slab constructed with a trough to accommodate later draft tube installation.
• Hydraulic launch a ‘long’ penstock string – top down => High setup cost
• Hydraulic launch a ‘short’ penstock string – top down => Increased welding Costs
• Winch launch a ‘medium’ penstock string – top down => Logistics & welding costs increased
• Winch launch a ‘medium’ penstock string – bottom up=> Current arrangement
Upper Penstock – Type 1 CH 100 to CH450
Exec Bid Review: Goat Hill Pumped Hydro
Type 3
• Penstock Approach to Powerhouse to be constructed ‘Top Down’ in sequence with the excavation
of the Powerhouse.
• This approach removes the penstock from critical path, but places the procurement of key
penstock elements early in the program, specifically the 3.8m dia penstock the associated
bifurcation.
Lower Penstock – Type 3 CH 750 to Powerhouse