PROJECTGRANT FUNDING

Adrian electric substation project

Southwest Regional Development Commission 8
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Nov 12, 2026
Sector
Utilities
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From the meeting

SRDC reported that it administers the PWEAA grant and coordinates with the City of Adrian, DGR Engineering and EDA on the electric substation project. The update says the revised site certificate was submitted, a transformer and circuit breaker RFP was submitted for review, and construction bid package design was underway. 63 million EDA grant request.

Projected completion was October 2027, and transformer lead times may affect the schedule. Decision state: active grant-supported procurement work was underway.

Meeting date
November 12, 2026
Agency
Southwest Regional Development Commission 8

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