The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced over the weekend it will ramp up power grid repairs by increasing the value of an existing contract by $48 million.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in coordination with the Omaha district awarded a $19 million contract to Aptim Federal Services, LLC, to provide more reliable power for the Yabucoa and Humacao areas, located in southeast Puerto Rico, the agency confirmed.
At the request of Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló, the Federal Emergency Management Agency tasked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to maintain and repair non-federally installed generators.
Task Force Puerto Rico’s, Emergency Temporary Power Planning and Response Team (PRT) from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Albuquerque District installed its 311th temporary generator Oct. 28th in support of Hurricane María response and recovery efforts, setting a new record for generator installations, the entity confirmed.
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