Chief Joseph Dam Station Service Refurbishment - Turbines & Generators

POINT-OF-CONTACT:

The point-of-contact for administrative or contractual questions is Contract Specialist Charles Idle at email: Charles.D.Idle@usace.army.mil.  Please no phone calls.  All questions must be submitted in writing to the above point-of-contact.

OVERVIEW: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Seattle District, requires refurbishment of the two station service units at Chief Joseph Powerhouse. The existing generators have a nameplate rating of 3.0 MVA and the existing turbines are Francis-type units with a nameplate rating of 3,500 HP at 171 feet of head. The following is a list of the major items of work included in this Contract. The work includes the removal of the existing components and systems of components which are known to have lead-based paint, without being specifically identified. The work includes, but is not limited to:

General Work

1. Perform all work required for mobilization/demobilization.
2. Remove and dispose of items/systems to be discarded or replaced.
3. Provide platforms, tools and equipment as specified and required to perform the required work.
4. Clean turbine pit, generator, work and storage areas used by the Contractor. Dispose of (recycle) grease, etc.
5. Perform pre outage testing and post reassembly generating unit commissioning.
6. Draft tube fall protection anchors.

Mechanical Work

1. Disassemble the generating units and turbines.
2. Inspect and refurbish turbine components.
3. Paint refurbished components.
4. Refurbishment of turbine guide bearings.
5. Provide new Teflon thrust shoes.
6. Refurbish upper and lower generator guide bearings.
7. Furnish bearing RTDs and replace existing RTDs with platinum RTDs.
8. Reassemble generating units.
9. Perform complete alignment of generating units.
10. Perform pre and post refurbishment generating unit operational tests.
11. Disassemble, clean, inspect, refurbish and reinstall all generator brakes and associated appurtenances.
12. Brake ring inspection, with optional refurbishment.
13. Provide new thrust bearing oil coolers.
14. Provide new surface air coolers.
15. Provide new float switches in the bearing tubs.
16. Provide new below the hook lifting devices.
17. Provide new turbine guide bearing coolers.
18. Provide new main cooling water piping and valves.
19. Provide new penstock equalizing and drain valves and piping.
20. Provide new wicket gates.
21. Refurbish the wicket gate servomotors.
22. Inspect the rotor spiders.

Electrical Work

1. Rewind the stators.
2. Replace stator cores.
3. Inspect and clean rotors and test the rotor field windings.
4. Optional re-insulation of the rotor field poles.
5. Replace field leads.
6. Replace 4160-volt generator cables.
7. Replace neutral breaker.
8. Perform electrical work related to the installation of bearing RTDs.
9. Perform electrical work related to installation of float switches and other instruments.

The magnitude of construction is estimated to be between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000. The resulting contract will be a Firm Fixed-Price contract.

The NAICS code for this procurement is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, and the associated small business size standard is $39,500,000 in average annual receipts.  The solicitation will be issued as Unrestricted.

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Processing request for visits by Foreign Nationals can take up to 30 business days to complete and may impact the Contractor’s ability to attend if the paperwork is not approved before the site visit. It is highly recommended that each company plans to have a U.S. Citizen attend the site visit on their behalf.

Non-U.S. Citizens and U.S. Citizens wishing to attend the site visit must complete the Request for Visitation Authority form (included in this announcement as an attachment) and submit either a scanned color copy of either the participants passport picture and signature pages or front and back of a driver’s license as soon as possible but no later than noon Pacific Time on 20 December 2021 so it can be processed by USACE Security.

The site visit is scheduled for January 6th at 10am. Please submit required documentation for both US Citizen and Non-U.S. Citizens wishing to attend the site visit to Adrienne Murphy, Adrienne.E.Murphy@usace.army.mil (206) 764-6765.