dan wade, director of capital programs. this item is to extend an agreement with the joint venture, so we can do the necessary engineering services needed for the irrigation system, operations plans, standard operating procedures for the water project. >> move the item. >> second. >> any public comment? all in favor. opposed? approved. next item. >> item 15, approve amendment to agreement cs225r and authorized the general manager to execute the time amendment to 12 months. >> so moved. >> second? >> any public comment? >> all in favor? opposed? approved. next item. >> item 16, not to exceed $2 million for the lowest qualified bidder southwest construction and property management. >> moved. >> second. >> any public comment? >> all in favor? opposed? moving along. approved. next item, please. >> item 17, award job order contract 66 for not to exceed $2 million with a duration of three years to the lowest qualified responsible bidder, claire contract construction incorporated. >> anyone like to -- >> would i like to move the i

dan way. >> mr. wade, how are you today? >> doing well, thank you. [applause] >> good afternoon, commissioners. dan wade. i'm pleased to be here today to give an update on mountain tunnel. by now, everybody knows that the mountain tunnel is located between kirkwood terrace and the priest reservoir. about 19 miles long. in this location, in our system. and the tunnel was constructed 1917 to 1925 and has been in service since that time. it conveys water about 19 miles from early intake right at the end of the kirkwood winstock powerhouse [inaudible] to the priest reservoir, which is the forebay for markets and pen stocks and includes both lined and unlined sections and deterioration has been noted in past inspections in the portion of the lining section of the tunnel. in this slide, the blue portion downstream of addit 56 is the line section. the purple shown in the slide is the unlined predominantly unlined section of the tunnel. and so as you know in january of this year, we completed the major shutdown to do an inspection and interim repairs of the