Attachment A - V-T_GFE Conductor_Spec_final_4May23.pdf

CONDUCTOR FOR VAIL – TORTOLITA

TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT

Spec. No. 1065

SECTION C

DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS

ARIZONA

SECTION C

DESCRRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS

CONDUCTOR AND OPGW FOR VAIL - TORTOLITA TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT

A. GENERAL:

1. SUBMITTAL APPROVAL TIME

B. DESCRIPTION OF BIDDING SCHEDULE ITEMS

1. Bidding Schedule item “Furnish 10,000-feet reels of 1272 kcmil, ACSS/MA2, 54/19, Pheasant conductor”

C. SUBMITTALS AND CORRESPONDENCE

1. GENERAL

2. TRANSMITTAL

3. SUBMITTAL RESPONSE

4. PHYSICAL SAMPLE SUBMITTALS

5. PROJECT PROTOCOL

D. DELIVERY

1. UNLOADING MATERIAL

2. DELIVERY LOCATION

3. DELIVERY DATE

4. DELIVERY SCHEDULE

5. NOTIFICATION

6. PACKING SLIP

7. UNLOADING

8. CONTACT FOR DELIVERY

A. GENERAL:

The principal component of this request includes furnishing materials described in these specifications.

Paragraphs in Section B “Description of Bidding Schedule Items” describe the work to be performed.

Unless otherwise specified in the solicitation, the furnished materials shall be designed and manufactured in accordance with Standard 1 – General Requirements (March 2021), Standard 10 – Transmission Line – Electrical (March 2021), Standard 14 – Communication Facilities (March 2021);

Standard Drawings; and these Project Specifications.

WAPA’s Construction Standards, Standard Drawings, and Electrical Equipment Standards are available at https://www.wapa.gov/DoingBusiness/SellingToWestern/Pages/what-western-buys.aspx.

WAPA Project Specifications and Construction Standards are explained in Standard 1 – General Requirements, Section 1.1.1, “Standards and Project Specifications”.

The Contractor shall furnish, deliver and unload materials as described in Section D of these specifications.

1. SUBMITTAL APPROVAL TIME: Except as otherwise provided for specific submittals, WAPA will require 21-calendar days for review of drawings or data submitted for approval.

B. DESCRIPTION OF BIDDING SCHEDULE ITEMS:

1. Bidding Schedule item “Furnish 10,000-feet reels of 1272 kcmil, ACSS/MA2, 54/19, Pheasant conductor” includes furnishing material and performing work and tests to furnish ACSS conductor. In accordance with WAPA Construction Standard 10, ACSS conductor shall be batch annealed. Material quantity is shown in the Bidding Schedule.

TABLE 1 – CONDUCTOR SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS

SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS

Completed conductor size (circular mil) 1,272,000

Ultimate strength, as computed for the strength of the individual strands, not less than (LBS)

34,100

Stranding (AL/ST) 54/19

Complete Cable O.D. (IN) 1.381

Aluminum Strands Diameter (IN) 0.1535

Steel Strands Diameter (IN) 0.0921

Maximum Continuous Operating Temperature (°C) 250 https://www.wapa.gov/DoingBusiness/SellingToWestern/Pages/what-western-buys.aspx https://www.wapa.gov/DoingBusiness/SellingToWestern/Pages/what-western-buys.aspx

C. SUBMITTALS AND CORRESPONDENCE:

1. GENERAL: The Contractor shall furnish submittals via email as specified in the Construction Standards and this Project Specification to the email address listed under the Transmittal section below and with the following requirements:

a. Submittals shall be in the following formats: standard PDF, Microsoft Word (docx), Microsoft

Excel (xlsx), Electronic CAD (.dwg) (AutoCAD version 2018). All submittals in .dwg format shall also be submitted in .pdf format.

b. Each submittal shall include label at the top of the first page or drawing with the WAPA

Contract number with the Specification number, if applicable (9503222CWA000XXX-1065), WAPA project title, the Bidding Schedule Contract Line Item Number (CLIN), equipment designation, or if a designation is not available the applicable division number and applicable division paragraph number.

c. Multiple CLIN’s on a single submittal are not permitted. For Associated Electrical Equipment and Material’s CLIN, which contains multiple equipment types, each type shall be submitted separately with the exception that Phase Identification Signs and Equipment Identification Signs can be submitted together.

d. A cover transmittal letter in Microsoft Word or PDF format shall be included with each email submittal. A sample cover transmittal letter can be provided upon request. The transmittal shall also contain the Contractor address, phone number, a contact name, the WAPA Contract number with the Specification number, if applicable (9503222CWA000XXX -1065), WAPA project title, CLIN and applicable division number and applicable division paragraph number.

2. TRANSMITTAL: The Contractor shall submit all correspondence (Request for Information, Submittals, etc.) to the following email addresses:

Desert Southwest

ATTN: G1500

Email: dewing@wapa.gov

Cc email: Dreed@wapa.gov

3. SUBMITTAL RESPONSE: WAPA will provide a response to all submittals with an “Acceptable” or “Not Acceptable” status, with comments as appropriate to the email address where the submittals originated.

4. PHYSICAL SAMPLE SUBMITTALS: When physical specimens or digital media are required to be submitted for approval, (i.e., brick samples, roofing material samples, carpeting, CDs, DVDs, etc.) the Contractor shall provide a digital cover letter outlining the physical sample submittal prior to sending the sample (including tracking data when applicable), and shall deliver physical specimens to:

Western Area Power Administration

ATTN: A7900

12155 W. Alameda Parkway

Lakewood, CO 80228-2802

5. PROJECT PROTOCOL:

a. Electronic Correspondence:

mailto:DSW-G5600-CS@wapa.gov mailto:Dreed@wapa.gov

EMAIL SUBMITTAL FORMAT:

Subject Line in Email

Submittal number, Subject, Applicable Standard Number, Project Name/Number, and Contract Number

Example: Submittal 017, Steel Compression Dead Ends-Std 10, SubstationName Substation Stage No 01, 9503222CWA000XXX -1065

b. Request for Information:

EMAIL (REQUEST FOR INFORMATION) FORMAT:

Subject Line in Email

Request for Information (RFI), Project Name/Number, and Contract Number

Example: RFI-003, Labeling Info, SubstationName Substation Stage 01, 9503222CWA000XXX -

D. DELIVERY:

1. UNLOADING MATERIAL: A separate bidding schedule item does not exist for unloading material. The Contractor shall deliver and unload materials. Include delivery and unloading costs in applicable Bidding Schedule items. The Contractor is responsible for the route of delivery and any associated permitting. The Contractor shall provide wood blocking and unload the materials and place them on wood blocking material in the laydown yard as directed by WAPA or a WAPA representative.

a. Box all loose hardware and label by count and description, bolts of different lengths shall be packaged separately.

b. Utilize wood blocking material. Provide 6-inch minimum height to keep material off the ground.

c. Hardware and other small materials may be placed on wooden pallets.

2. DELIVERY LOCATION:

a. Materials shall be delivered to WAPA’s Avra Valley Laydown Yard, as shown in Appendix

A. Address and coordinates are below:

14508 W Avra Valley Rd, Marana, AZ 85653 Lat. 32° 23' 43.196" N

Long. 111° 16' 46.513" W

3. DELIVERY DATE: No Sooner Than August 9, 2024. No Later Than November 8, 2024.

4. DELIVERY SCHEDULE: Monday thru Thursday from 8:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M., excluding Federal Government holidays.

5. NOTIFICATION: Provide two (2) notifications to WAPA personnel prior to delivery: the first notification shall be two (2) weeks prior to delivery and the second notification shall be 48-hours prior to delivery. Furnish a detailed list 20-days in advance of each delivery, include material quantities and weights of each shipment.

6. PACKING SLIP: Packing slip shall accompany each shipment with applicable CLIN from the bidding schedule, description of material including manufacturer part numbers, and quantities.

a. Prior to delivery, email packing slip to delivery contacts.

7. UNLOADING: Offloading contractor shall provide sufficient equipment and manpower (a minimum of one (1) helper) to safely and efficiently unload.

8. CONTACT FOR DELIVERY:

a. Primary: Eduardo Uribe, uribe@wapa.gov, (M) 480.493.7542

b. Secondary: Ashley Wordelman, wordelman@wapa.gov, (M) 602.781.9957 mailto:uribe@wapa.gov mailto:wordelman@wapa.gov