Municipal Electric System.pdf

CITY OF HILLSDALE INDUSTRIAL SUBSTATION

ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION

coNTRACT NO. 020-004'14-O5

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

FOR

IMPROVEMENTS TO

THE MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC SYSTEM

FOR THE

BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES

CITY OF HILLSDALE, MICHIGAN

Sealed bids will be received by the City Clerk's office located in the City Hall Building, Hillsdale, Michigan 49242 unlil2 p.m. local time, on May 291h,2025, and at that time will be publicly opened and read aloud for:

CONTRACT NO, O2O-00414-05 INDUSTRIALSUBSTATION

ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION

Complete electrical construction for the electrical connection of the furnished equipment consisting of One (1) Outdoor switchgear seven section lineup, One (1) remote operating relay and control panel, One (1) DC system with multiple components and One (1) power transformer. This installation will increase the number of 15 kV feeders connected to the 13.2 kV lndustrial Substation Feeder distribution system using the 15 kV outdoor switchgear breaker lineup. The outdoor switchgear lineup is located and installed on a foundation within the H illsdale-lndustrial substation adjacent to Uran Street and Hine Drive. The Power Transformer will be furnished by others and is located and installed on a foundation within the Hillsdale lndustrial Substation. The remote operating relay and control panel and DC system will be furnished by the Owner and assembled by this electrical construction contractor. The outdoor switchgear lineup shall be set on the foundation by others. This electrical construction contractor shall uncrate, mount, and assemble the sections on the owner furnished foundations.

All interconnecting wiring between all listed components will be provided by this contractor. There will be five (5) 15 kV risers leaving the yard from the outdoor switchgear lineup.

This Contractor will engage the services of a recognized independent NETA qualified testing company for the purposes of performing substation relay, control, and functional switchgear testing at the substation site of all installation equipment.

The Power Transformer will not be delivered until September 2026. Based on this schedule the switchgear unit will be temporarily energized using the existing Transformer as shown on the drawings. The property for this scope of work is currently owned by the City of Hillsdale, Michigan.

The Contract Documents will be available by contacting the offices of the Engineer, SSOE Group 1001 Madison Ave, Toledo, Ohio 43604. To obtain an official set of documents and become a Registered Bidder you must contact Sonia Wood at sawood@ssoe.com. For technical questions please contact Jeremy Tausch at jtausch@ssoe. com.

2. GENERAL BID REQUIREMENTS

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1. NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF BIDS

CITY OF HILLSDALE INDUSTRIAL SUBSTATION

ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION

coNTRACT NO. 020-00414-05

To be responsive, all bids must include all equipment, apparatus, materials and Work necessary to be in strict conformance with the Contract Documents. All listed required bid documentation must be included to be a valid and acceptable bid.

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The City of Hillsdale, Michigan expressly reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to judge the character and sufficiency of the Work offered by the bidders, and to judge the ability of any bidder to perform the Work in a proper manner.

4. EFFECTIVE PERIOD OF BIDS

No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of opening thereof.

5. BONDING REQUIREMENTS

A Bid Bond executed by the bidder and a surety company in an amount equal to Ten Percent (10%) of the aggregate amount of the bid shall be submitted with each bid. ln lieu of such bond, a certified check in the amount equal to that required in such bond, payable to the City of Hillsdale, Michigan may be submitted.

6, PRE.BID MEETING

There is no mandatory pre-bid meeting for bidding this Contract. There will be a voluntary TEAMS meeting on April 'l7h 2025, contact Sonia Wood at sawood@ssoe.com for an invitation. lf you have any questions in regard to this Contract, contact (SSOE engineer) Jeremy Tausch at ftausch@ssoe.com) or (33O) 248-7567.

HILLSDALE BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES

Pete Becker President

Phil McDowell Eric Potes

JJ Hodshire Steve Wells

Board Members

Jake Hammel - Electric Superintendent

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CITY OF HILLSDALE INDUSTRIAL SUBSTATION

ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION

coNTRACT NO. 020-00414-05

3. REJECTION OF BIDS

The successful bidder will be required to furnish an acceptable Performance Bond and Labor and Material Bond in the amount of One Hundred percent (100%) of the Contract price.