Environmental improvement projects alliance

In the near future, TVA will be issuing a solicitation document to request proposals from experienced firms for the award of an Environmental Improvement Projects alliance. The scope of the environmental improvement projects work may include, but will not be limited to the design, engineering, procurement, delivery, installation and/or performance of construction management services of various equipment for Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR), dry Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD), precipitators, bag houses, Sulfur Trioxide (SO3) removal, mercury removal and any other environmental technologies. In connection with this contract, the successful Contractor may perform a variety of functions involving technology selection, procurement and management of installation services, including without limitation, studies, associated balance of plant equipment and related engineering, site engineering, project management, construction management, inspection, testing, training, and startup services at any TVA facility. Accordingly, if the successful offeror represents one particular technology then the supply of equipment for that technology must be excluded from consideration. TVA may consider this sufficient cause to disqualify an offeror since it would preclude TVA from obtaining that particular equipment.

The pricing for all initial studies will be on a cost reimbursable basis with an award fee at risk based on performance. Pricing for subsequent work is to be determined. The sequence and technology selection of the installations has not been determined. The scope of work will be defined for all planned and any potential future projects, if any, and authorized separately on a project-by-project basis according to the approved budget. TVA may elect to expand the initial project(s) to provide for additional work at other locations. Accordingly, TVA will award a contract(s) with a company which is, alone or in teaming arrangements or consortiums with others, capable of providing the support work in a long term alliance. If such a contractual arrangement is entered into, TVA will reserve the right to delay commitment to subsequent projects to evaluate initial performance on the initial installation in order to better ascertain the long term suitability of the contractor.



TVA desires to select firm(s) that have a history of successful experience with environmental improvement projects that are similar to those described in the enclosure entitled Mandatory Minimum Qualification Certification. Therefore, in order to receive the RFP, TVA requires that all prospective respondents meet these requirements before being further considered. All prospective respondents must first certify compliance with the requirements contained on the Mandatory Minimum Qualification Certification. Firms which certify to TVA that they can fully meet all of the mandatory minimum qualification requirements will receive a copy of the RFP and will be invited to attend a mandatory preproposal meeting. All offerors will be required to present detailed data (later with their proposals) to substantiate compliance with each of the mandatory minimum qualification requirements.



In order to be considered, I must receive the enclosed Certification signed by an official authorized to bind the organization at the address shown below no later than 12 noon EST, January 14, 2008.



Tennessee Valley Authority

Darrell L. Parks

1101 Market Street, LP 2P

Chattanooga, TN 37402

Phone number: (423) 751-4666

FAX number: (423) 751-4619

E-mail: dlparks@tva.gov



Electronic communications shall be in a form compatible with MicroSoft? Office 2003.



Sincerely,





Darrell L. Parks

Senior Project Manager



Enclosures: Mandatory Minimum Qualification Certification

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MANDATORY MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS CERTIFICATION



There are certain mandatory minimum qualifications which offerors must meet in order to be invited to submit proposals and be considered for award of the proposed contract(s). Offerors will be required to submit detailed supporting documentation (with their proposals) to substantiate meeting all mandatory minimum qualification requirements. Teaming and subcontracting relationships are encouraged, and these minimum qualification requirements may collectively be satisfied by combining the qualifications of team members and subcontractors committed to perform in the event of award. Individual qualification criteria, however, must be satisfied by individual entities. The minimum qualifications are as follows:





CRITERIA MEETS

CRITERIA?

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Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) System: Offeror must have successfully designed, procured, provided erection services or construction management of erection services, and placed into service SCR systems, for coal fired generating stations of not less than 150 megawatt name plate capacity, having a successful operational tenure of not less than 2 years.



Dry Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) System. Offeror must have successfully designed, procured, provided erection services or construction management of erection services, and placed into service dry FGD systems, for coal fired generating stations of not less than 150 megawatt name plate capacity, having a successful operational tenure of not less than 2 years.



Sulfur Trioxide (SO3 ) Removal System: Offeror must have successfully designed, procured, provided erection services or construction management of erection services, and placed into service SO3 removal systems, for coal fired generating stations of not less than 150 megawatt name plate capacity, having a successful operational tenure of not less than 2 years.



Particulate Removal System: Offeror must have successfully designed, procured, provided erection services or construction management of erection services, and placed into service particulate removal systems, for coal fired generating stations of not less than 150 megawatt name plate capacity, having a successful operational tenure of not less than 2 years.



Has capability to assign a licensed professional engineer (PE) for each engineering discipline and other experienced technology personnel to the TVA work. All drawings will be required to be approved/stamped by respective discipline PE for State in which equipment will be located.



Has experience with computer-based project control systems, and possess the ability to integrate with TVA systems. TVA currently uses Primavera? 3.1 as the standard scheduling software.



Has the ability to provide experience data of design and erection for SCRs, FGD systems, SO3 removal systems, and particulate removal systems.









CRITERIA MEETS

CRITERIA?

YES/NO

Offeror must have capability and experience handling multiple projects (of at least the type and magnitude similar to that described above) at multiple sites simultaneously and be able to demonstrate the ability for project management of complex projects with appropriate proposed structure of the project management team.



Offeror must have the financial capacity (creditworthiness) to guarantee the timely performance, obligations, duties and responsibilities under or related to the contract (including performance and warranty issues), for the term of the contract.



Offer must have an established, overall, formalized Quality Program.



Offeror must have the ability, capacity, and experience to support multiple design review, project team, and site meetings conducted at client facility locations.



Offeror must have the demonstrated capability to manage the commissioning and start up of a complex project including field performance testing of the individual equipment as well as any other testing required for proper design, operation, and maintenance.



If installation services are required, offeror must be willing to become signatory to TVA?s project labor agreement (PMMA). These documents are available from TVA?s Procurement Internet Site at http://www.tva.gov/moreinfo/clauses.htm



If installation services are required, offeror must have an acceptable safety program with demonstrated ability to assign on-site safety professionals. Current EMR should be no greater than 1.00. Current OSHA/BLS recordable injury frequency rate should be no greater than 6.3. Must submit corporate safety record including workers compensation cost per man-hour and environmental compliance record.





Offeror certifies by signing below that it meets all of the mandatory minimum qualification requirement listed herein.









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