Project Owner:
Front Range Power Company

Completion Date: April 2003

Utility Engineering (UE) teamed with TIC to form a joint venture for this EPC project. The Front Range Power Project was a competitively priced project built by the Front Range Power Company near Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Front Range Power Project provides reliable power for the rapidly growing Colorado wholesale power market.

The 2-on-1, 480 MW combined cycle, air-cooled condenser plant consists of two General Electric (GE) 7FA combustion turbines, two Vogt-NEM three pressure HRSGs and one Alstom steam turbine. It also includes three Fuji generator step-up (GSU) transformers, a Yokogawa supplied DCS and a GEA-supplied air-cooled condenser.

UE’s EPC services include planning, estimating, scheduling, detailed engineering design, procurement services, project management and checkout, start-up and training. Commercial operation occurred in April 2003.

Front Range was awarded the 2003 Top Project award for Colorado by Colorado Construction magazine.

Services Performed:

• Plant layout and estimating
• Detailed BOP engineering
• Procurement specifications
• Start-up lead
• Performance testing assistance

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