MNA - Navlock Power & Controls Upgrade

Construction Contract: McNary Navlock Power & Controls Upgrade. This work is located at McNary Lock and Dam in Umatilla/Benton Counties near Umatilla Oregon. This will be a firm-fixed-price construction contract. The magnitude for this requirement is $10,000,000 to $25,000,000.

The scope includes providing new feeders from the powerhouse to the navigation lock; replacing the 480-volt power distribution equipment; installing cameras; repairing certain grounding details; and replacing the control systems for the downstream gate, upstream gate, drain valves, fill valves, and bascule bridge. It also includes replacing the upstream and downstream control stands for the navigation lock. The new oil filled pad-mounted substation transformers shall be located away from the river and shall include spill containment systems. The project involved upgrading the McNary Navigation Lock electrical power and controls systems The Contractor shall complete all work for the McNary Navigation Lock Power and Controls. 

Upgrade by not later than June 18, 2024. A bid bond of 20%, or $3,000,000, whichever is less will be required. 100% Performance and payment bonds will be required.

Competition for this solicitation is UNRESTRICTED. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 238210 and the associated small business size standard is $16.5 Million.

Invitation for Bid (IFB) no. W912EF23B0001 will be posted to the BetaSAM website approximately around mid to late- October 2022. See solicitation for details about Bid requirements. When issued, the solicitation documents for this project will be available at https://beta.sam.gov/.

Important Note: The Beta.sam.gov response date listed elsewhere in this synopsis is for the Beta.sam.gov archive purposes only. It has no relationship to the actual proposal submission date. The proposal submission date will be contained in the solicitation and any solicitation amendments that are issued.

A site visit will be offered approximately 2 weeks after the solicitation is posted. Refer to the solicitation for details regarding the site visit. Only one site visit is expected to be offered.

ACCESS FOR FOREIGN NATIONALS: Security clearance for foreign nationals to attend a site visit requires a minimum of 4 weeks; therefore, clearance should be requested immediately. To request clearance, please submit the names of all foreign nationals proposed for site visit attendance, along with documentation to verify that they were legally admitted into the United States and have authority to work and/or go to school in the US. Such documentation may include a US passport, Certificate of US citizenship (INS Form N-560 or N-561), Certificate of Naturalization (INS Form N-550 or N-570), foreign passport with 1-551 stamp or attached INS Form 1-94 indicating employment authorization, Alien Registration Receipt Card with photograph (INS Form 1-151 or 1-551), Temporary Resident Card (INS Form 1-688), Employment Authorization Card (INS Form l-688A), Reentry Permit (INS Form 1-327), Refugee Travel Document (INS Form 1- 571), Employment Authorization Document issued by the INS which contains a photograph (INS Form 1-688B). Send this information by email to jani.c.long@usace.army.mil and chandra.d.crow@usace.army.mil. Foreign nationals must have received clearance prior to being granted access to the project site.