Small Boat Harbor Utilities Expansion Project
Summary: This project is one of the Phase 1 improvements identified in the 2021 Saint Paul Island Harbor Improvements and Expansion Feasibility Study. The Saint Paul Island Small Boat Harbor is suitable for vessels generally less than 35 feet in length. Moorage includes 15 each 35’ slips, with 1000’ side tie. This Project will provide water, sewer, and electric utility upgrades to serve the small boat harbor and adjacent commercial area. The project will help support development of the small boat harbor and adjacent commercial properties by extending utility mains closer to properties in the project area.
Details: This project includes the extension and upgrade of (1) water, (2) sewer, and (3) electric utility infrastructure to support commercial activity within Saint Paul’s small boat harbor area.
Specifically:
1. Water service to the small boat harbor area would be improved by extending an existing deadend 10-inch diameter high-density polyethylene (HDPE) water main installed to serve the boat repair facility an additional 1,200 feet to interconnect with an existing water main east of the harbor area. This new main would run through the center of the harbor subdivision, providing water service and fire protection flow to future development in this area and also providing loop feed through the harbor area, which will increase water distribution reliability, improve system circulation, and increase fire flow capacity to the existing boat repair facility and future buildings. Water utility components include:
- 1,200 feet of new 10-inch main
- 400 feet of 6-inch hydrant laterals
- 2 new fire hydrants
- 130 feet of new water service lines
2. Sewer service would be provided through 6 new manholes and 1,050 feet of gravity collection mains, and a new sewer lift station discharging into the existing harbor force main. 460 feet of the existing harbor force main would be taken out of service and replaced by the new gravity mains. This new installation provides gravity sewer service to the four existing buildings in the area, the small boat harbor, and the proposed harbor office. It also provides framework for future development in the area. The existing failing 260 feet of shallow grade main installed in the 1950s that serves three of the buildings in this area would be removed from service and abandoned in place. Sewer utility components include:
- 860 feet of 8-inch main for the new gravity sewer main
- 190 feet of 8-inch main for replacement gravity sewer main
- 20 feet of new sewer force main
- 80 feet of replacement gravity service lateral
- 500 feet of new sewer force service lateral
- 1 new sewer main lift station
- 1 new sewer service lift station
3. Electric service to the small boat harbor will be provided by installing a new transformer at the proposed harbor master office fed by a new 210-foot underground single-phase power line fed from a new sectionalizing cabinet spliced into the existing 7.2 kV main harbor feeder. New building service and new small boat harbor site lighting would be provided from this new transformer. One existing transformer would be removed from service and underground
power lines adjacent to the village corporation office would be relocated/adjusted to a single sectionalizing cabinet to provide electrical service to existing buildings and the new sewer lift station. 75-feet of existing nderground three-phase power lines would be removed from service, removing those utility easement encumbrances on private land to allow for easier development of that property. Small boat harbor lighting will consist of pole-mounted LED area lighting to illuminate the small boat harbor and adjacent upland areas. This will augment
limited area lighting mounted on the existing boat repair building. Electric utility components include:
- 210 feet of new electric primary underground cable
- 1 new electric transformer
- Removal of 1 existing electric transformer
- 2 new electric sectionalizing cabinets
- 4 new poles for harbor area lighting
- 1,060 feet of new underground service/lighting cable
Project Milestones
Summer 2022 Conceptual Drawings Completed; Environmental Review/NEPA Completed | |
Fall 2022 EDA Grant Award Received | |
Summer 2023 Preliminary Engineering Report Completed | |
Summer 2024 Approval to Construct Received from State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation | |
Summer 2025 100% Design Drawings and Specifications Completed; Construction Bid Documents Completed; Tideland Patent Conveyed From State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources; Easement Agreements Executed and Recorded | |
Fall 2025 Site Certification Completed; RFP for Construction Posted; Contractor Selection and Notice to Proceed Issued | |
Winter 2025/26 Procurement Completed and Materials Shipped | |
Spring 2026 Contractor Mobilized to Site | |
Fall 2026 Construction Complete |
Stay Informed
For updates and involvement opportunities on this project and others, please check the project updates and announcements page. Or, contact:
Jodi Plante,
Project Manager
Contracted Project Manager for the City of Saint Paul
Provided through Alaska Municipal Financial Solutions
jodi@akml.org
907-586-1325, ext. 216
Funding
Funding Sources:
US Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration (EDA) Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Program — $2,270,400
Denali Commission Program Non-Federal Matching Grant — $567,600
Project Costs:
$2,838,000
Timeline:
Summer 2022 — Spring 2027
Contractors:
Kuna Engineering