BOR LC 19 N008.pdf

Notice of Intent to Award Template (03/2019)

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD

This notice is not a request for applications. This provides public notice of the Bureau of Reclamation’s intention to fund the following project activities without full and open competition.

OPPORTUNITY

NUMBER

BOR-LC-19-N008

PROJECT TITLE Hopi Water Tank Outlet Pipe Repair RECIPIENT Hopi Telecommunications Inc.

ANTICIPATED

FEDERAL AMOUNT

$17,365.80

STATUTORY

AUTHORITY

Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003, Division D - Energy and Water Development Appropriations, Title II, Sec. 201, P. L. 108-7 (43 USC Sec. 373d)

CFDA NUMBER 15.519 Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection

RECLAMATION

POINT OF CONTACT

Nathalie Washington, Phone: 702-293-8436; email: nwashington@usbr.gov

SUMMARY OF

PROJECT

ACTIVITIES

1. Mobilize/demobilize all equipment and materials.

2. Perform a vacuum test on the tank floor weld areas to detect any hairline cracks that might exists.

3. Cut flush/grind down the interior side of the existing 8" outlet pipe and weld a 1/4" steel plate right over it.

4. Hand excavate approximately 3 feet underneath the tank floor for access.

5. Cut the existing 8" outlet pipe 3 feet past the tank wall and abandon the other pipe in place.

6. Fabricate a new 8" diameter outlet pipe, install it approximately 2 feet from the tank wall and connect it to the existing dresser coupling outside the tank foundation.

7. Repaint and cure the disturb areas and hand backfill the trench.

SELECTION

JUSTIFICATION

Reclamation did not solicit full and open competition for this award based on the following criteria:

Unique Qualifications – The applicant is uniquely qualified to perform the activity based upon a variety of demonstrable factors such as location, property ownership, voluntary support capacity, cost-sharing ability if applicable, technical expertise, or other such unique qualifications.

Hopi Telecommunications Inc. is a parent company to the Hopi Utility Corporation who is responsible for the management and repair of portions of the Hopi water supply infrastructure and will be responsible for the completion of this project. The activities to be completed are occurring on the Hopi Tribe’s domestic water supply infrastructure within the boundaries of the Hopi Tribe Reservation with limited and controlled access to tribal lands.

Notice of Intent to Award Template (03/2019)

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AUTHORIZATION OF NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD

SIGNATURES

RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY GRANTS OFFICER:

Name: Diana Blake

Date:

APPROVED BY MERIT OFFICIAL:

Name: Meagan Fyffe

Date: