The Marshall Municipal Utilities Board of Public Works accepted a bid for substation relay and breaking testing during its meeting on Thursday, July 1.

The West Substation was finished in 1995, with a total of nine mechanical relays and 16 SEL microprocessor relays that protect the substation equipment and feeders.

The board sent requests to eight companies and received a total of three bids. Bids were opened on May 23.

The board approved the recommendation to accept the $23,130 bid from Electrical Reliability Services for the West Substation Relay and Breaker testing.

The budget for the project is $30,000.