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Reconstruction Bidding Process

11/16/2022

 
In spring 2022, Four Lakes Task Force began the process to pre-qualify construction firms for the Secord and Smallwood dam restoration projects. The result is a list of eight contractors. Of those, four confirmed their intention to bid. One company is local to the Great Lakes Bay Region. The formal bid documents were released on October 17, 2022. 

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Final Construction Permitted on Secord

11/4/2022

 
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FLTF received the EGLE permit (issued on November 2, 2022) for the Secord Dam project. This means that final construction to restore the dam can take place. Bidding for final construction will be completed this year. FLTF will continue to work with EGLE throughout the construction process to ensure the project is completed per the permit requirements.

Symposium educates 200+ on engineering and technical concepts

10/25/2022

 
On October 20, 2022, over 200 attendees, 16 vendors and 11 presenters filed into the Midland Center for the Arts for an all-day event about the path to Four Lakes restoration. What follows is a summary of the symposium.

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Third Quarterly Report Shares Financial Summmary and Permit Statuses

10/18/2022

 
Click to read FLTF's Q3 report: 
  1. Financial Summary
  2. Bottomland Improvement and Path Forward for Vegetation Management
  3. Permit Status
  4. Dam by Dam Updates

It's not too late to register for the Engineering and Technical Symposium

10/11/2022

 
If you're interested in the technical side of dam restoration (hydrology, hydraulics, dam safety, dam regulations, ecosystem restoration, etc.), then you won't want to miss the seven sessions and 16 different vendors at "Path to Four Lakes Restoration: An Engineering and Technical Symposium" on October 20th.

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Secord Dam Pull-Ahead Projects Pave Way for Restoration

9/21/2022

 
​Crews have been working on a pull-ahead project on Secord Dam that is being conducted prior to receiving a full construction permit.

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Progress on Secord Dam

9/2/2022

 
Crews have been busy at Secord Dam. Here are some of the things they've been up to:
  1. Constructing a cofferdam downstream so people can inspect the draft tube.
  2. Disassembling the generator to modify the structure for the low level outlet.
  3. Clearing trees to prepare the site for the restoration project.
  4. Beginning initial stages of mobilization for the steel sheet pile project.

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    • History
    • Who We Are >
      • Team Bios
    • Operations
    • Secord Dam
    • Smallwood Dam
    • Edenville Dam
    • Sanford Dam
  • Restoration Plan
  • Donate
    • Why Donate?
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      • Individual Donors
    • Four Lakes Legacy Society
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