Y -- REPLACE UNIT BREAKERS, FORT RANDALL PROJECT, SD

Notice Date

May 15, 2001

Contracting Office

U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, 215 North 17th Street, Omaha, NE 68102-4978

ZIP Code

68102-4978

Solicitation Number

DACW45-01-B-0002

Point of Contact

Lee McCormick, 402-221-4045

E-Mail Address

Lee McCormick (lee.m.mccormick@usace.army.mil)

Description

This is an amendment to the original notice issued April 27, 2001 with Submission No. 50K5A9. Invitation for Bids (IFB) No. DACW45-01-B-0002 for Replacement of Unit Breakers at Fort Randall Dam, South Dakota is hereby canceled. The solicitation will be restructured as a best value commercial item procurement and will be readvertised under Request For Quotations (RFQ) No. DACW45-01-Q-0125. A revised synopsis is as follows: On or about 25 May 2001, this office will issue Request for Quotations No. DACW45-01-Q-0125 for commercial items to Replace Unit Breakers, Fort Randall Project, SD. Quotations will be received on or about 22 June 2001. This solicitation is unrestricted and open to both large and small business participation. NAICS: 335313 FSC: 5925 A site visit will be held at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Randall Project, US Hwy. 281 & 18, Pickstown, South Dakota 57367-0019 on June 5, 2001 at 9:00 AM CDT. Contact Ron Gall at (605) 487-7845 Ext 3004 if interested in attending the site visit. DO NOT submit requests for plans and specifications to the site visit personnel listed above. See "Ordering" below. The solicitation will include the following: (Approx. quantities) Ten existing 1950's vintage Allis Chalmers Model AB-15-1000 station class air-blast type circuit breakers and isolation disconnect switches with vacuum or SF-6 metal-clad sealed interrupter type circuit breakers or breaker assemblies. Eight of the generator breakers will be rated 15kV, 3,000 ampere continuous, 95kV BIL with an interrupting rating of 37,000 amperes. The two station service breakers will be rated 15kV, 1,200 ampere continuous, 95kV BIL with an interrupting rating of 63,000 amperes. Switchgear enclosures and buswork may be retained to the extent practicable for the retrofit assemblies option. Segregated-phase bus shall be modified or removed as required and new metal-enclosed bus furnished and connected as required. Existing gapped valve-type generator surge arresters shall be replaced by metal-oxide types. The estimated solicitation total for this project is between $750,000 and $1,000,000 with a majority of the costs represented by equipment, but also a sizeable demolition and installation effort. The Contractor will be required to commence work within 10 days after receipt of order (ARO) and have final delivery and installation completed within 480 calendar days ARO. The plans and specifications are available on compact disk (CD-ROM) and will be provided free of charge. It has been determined that the number of compact disks be limited to one (1) per firm. Plans and specifications will not be provided in a printed hard copy format. Contractors may view and/or download this project from the Internet at the following Internet address: http://ebs.nwo.usace.army.mil/ebs/contract.htm Ordering of CD-ROM shall be made through the Internet address above. To register on the Omaha District website, go to the "Solicitation Registration" section of the synopsis and click on the link for "Registering". If you do not have Internet access, then you may fax your request to (402) 221-4199, faxed requests will take longer to process, causing a delay in receiving Solicitation documents. Please include the following information: 1) Name of Firm; 2) Point of Contact; 3) Mailing Address; 4) Street Address for Parcel Delivery Service; 5) Telephone and Fax Phone Numbers with Area Code (FAX numbers are mandatory to ensure the receipt of any amendments that may be faxed); 6) Level of Participation (General Contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier or Plan Room); and 7) Large Business, Small Business or Small Disadvantaged Business. If any of the information changes during the advertisement period, submit the information via e-mail to lee.m.mccormick@usace.army.mil or by written request or fax. Failure to provide the above information and any changes may cause a delay in receiving CD-ROM and amendments. Questions regarding the ordering of the same should be made to: 402-221-4045. Telephone calls on contents of drawings and specifications should be made to Specification Section at: (402) 221-4411. Commander U.S. Army Engineer District, Omaha ATTENTION: CENWO-CT-C 106 S. 15th Street Omaha, NE 68102

Web Link

Omaha District Advertised Solicitations Web Page (http://ebs.nwo.usace.army.mil/ebs/contract.htm)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010517/YSOL013.HTM (W-135 SN50M1L9)