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Home My WebLink About8-4-2026 HUCM Special MeetingMINUTES Special Meeting — Hutchinson Utilities Commission Tuesday, August 4, 2026 Call to order — 7:30 a.m. President Don Martinez called the meeting to order. Members present: President Don Martinez; Secretary Matt Cheney; Commissioner Kathy Silvernale; GM Jeremy Carter; Attorney Marc Sebora Others Present: Dan Lang, Mike Gabrielson, Angie Radke Absent: Vice President Tom Lambert The purpose of the special meeting is to Approve the Contract with Hitachi Energy, USA to provide a 47 MVA XFMR for the Plant #1 Substation Rebuild Project and Approve the Purchase of Charge Air Cooler for Unit #5. Mr. Lang presented the Approval of the Contract with Hitachi Energy, USA to provide a 47 MVA XFMR for the Plant #1 Substation Rebuild Project. Staff and DGR Engineering are recommending to enter into a purchase agreement with Hitachi Energy USA for a 47 MVA transformer to be installed at the Plant #1 Substation. The Hitachi proposal was the lowest evaluated price of the three responsible bids that were received for the April 15th bid letting. Seller will provide the performance bond upon contract execution. Motion by Commissioner Cheney, second by Commissioner Silvernale to Approve the Contract with Hitachi Energy, USA to provide a 47 MVA XFMR for the Plant #1 Substation Rebuild Project. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Gabrielson presented the Approval of the Purchase of Charge Air Cooler for Unit #5. The charge air cooler for unit 5 is leaking glycol and needs to be replaced. HUC has expedited the air cooler due to peak summer load demand and to ensure proper regional generation support during the upcoming planned Sub -Station outage. Motion by Commissioner Silvernale, second by Commissioner Cheney to Approve the Purchase of Charge Air Cooler for Unit #5. Motion carried unanimously. There being no further business, a motion by Commissioner Cheney, second by Commissioner Silvernale to adjourn the meeting at 7:38.,m. Motion carried unanimously. Matt Cheney, Secretary' ATTEST �.� Don Martinez, Presid .;aiT.