Gracon is working with the City of Columbus, Department of Public Utilities on replacing in-kind two turbines and refurbishing the associated generators, governors, control systems, cooling systems, and other powerhouse improvements for this project in Columbus Ohio....
Gracon has been contracted by Colorado Springs Utilities for Crystal Creek Dam Improvements. We will recoat the entire steel dam face, remove the existing outlet piping and valves and replace them with new pipe and valves, install a hydraulically actuated slide gate in the reservoir...
USACE Omaha District has awarded Gracon's electrical division the Oahe Dam Motor Control Center and Panels Replacement project. This project has a challenging scope of work and schedule for replacing 20 Motor Control Centers (MCCs), consisting of AC and DC voltages in multiple locations around the...
The State of California, Department of Water Resources has contracted Gracon to sequentially remove, refurbish to original design, and reinstall Radial gates 1-5 on the Thermalito Afterbay River Outlet structure. ...
Gracon was awarded two projects for the Department of the Army. Both projects include painting two tainter gates with the 5-E-Z system. All gate hoist ropes that are slacked out for painting will be re-tensioned and tested once the work is done. Prior to applying...
Gracon was awarded this $10M contract with Denver Water to replace the aging electrical and mechanical infrastructure at the Roberts Tunnel East Portal, near Grant, CO. Project includes upgrading the existing electrical systems with three new switchgear units which will transfer electrical power from the...
Gracon was recently awarded the Gene Wash Reservoir Discharge Valve Replacement Project located in Parker Dam, San Bernardino County, CA. This $4.5M project consists of replacing an existing 42-inch fixed cone valve which has been in service since the reservoir was constructed....
Gracon will replace two high-pressure slide gates at the Paonia Dam near Somerset, CO. This $4.5M project includes installing a 12-foot diameter bulkhead at the bottom of the lake, requiring the use of a barge-mounted crane and divers. Along with the bulkhead and gate works,...
Gracon recently signed a contract with the City of Bedford to perform complete unit rehabilitation on Unit #5 at the Snowden Hydroelectric facility located on the James River near Snowden, Virginia. Once the outage is completed, which is expected to take 130 days, it is...
Gracon has been chosen by the United States Bureau of Reclamation to replace a portion of the fire water supply lines on the Nevada side of the Hoover Dam Powerhouse. Most of the lines will be feeding the transformer deluge systems and are inside the...