69 kV Transmission Line Rebuild

Added: Dec 14, 2009 9:59 am PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE:The U.S. Department of Energy, Southwestern Power Administration

(Southwestern)

intends to issue an Invitation for Bids (IFB) to set, completely assemble,

install, connect, field test, and place the 69-kV Transmission Line from

Kennett, MO, to, Piggott, MO, and Piggott, MO, to Malden, MO, in complete

readiness for operation immediately after installation. The Contractor will

be

responsible for the Installation/Replacements/Modifications for Static,

OPGW,

Conductor, Structures, and for preparing all the as built drawings

including

all field modifications.



The Government will provide to the contractor: Hawk ACSS/HS285 477 MCM

conductor, 3/8 HS Static Wire, Alcoa OPGW-24 fiber count, DNO-7513,

0.650-inch,

and some of the hardware required for the work for contractor pickup at

designated location(s). The contractor will be responsible for providing

all

poles, materials and supplies not provided by the Government. This contract

is

to replace destroyed portions of Southwesterns transmission system caused

by

recent natural disasters and to restore communications and system

reliability.



This is an unrestricted acquisition. The applicable North American

Industry

Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 237130 and the

small

business size standard is $31 million. The estimated magnitude of this

project

is estimated to be between $5 million and $10, million and the estimated

project completion date is May 31, 2010 for phase one of this project and

Dec

31, 2010 for phase II of this project.



Contractor registration in the Governments Central Contractor Registry

(CCR) is

required in order to be eligible for contract award. Registration may be

completed and information regarding the registration process may be

obtained at

http://www.ccr.gov.



The anticipated release date of the solicitation package is on or about

December 28, 2009, with bids being due on or about January 28, 2010.



Once issued, solicitation documents will be available electronically for

download at http://e-center.doe.gov. Hard copies of the solicitation

package

will not be distributed. All responsible sources may submit a bid and will

be

considered by Southwestern.