Ngwsp intake & river pumping plant

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation is soliciting proposals for the design and construction of the NGWSP Intake & River Pumping Plant located approximately 11 miles west of Farmington, New Mexico. The project encompasses construction of a new raw water pumping plant with a capacity of 71 cubic feet per second and 325 total dynamic head, including sitework, steel manifold piping, a metal building system, concrete structures, four vertical turbine pumping units rated at 900 horsepower each, electrical and SCADA systems, and water quality monitoring equipment. Key contract requirements include selective site demolition, existing channel modifications such as replacing trash rake and sluice gates, installing new gates, constructing a fish barrier weir, and concrete modifications. Evaluation will be based on technical approach, quality control measures, staff qualifications, past performance, safety metrics, and small business participation, with a mandatory minimum small business subcontracting goal of 45.87% for all planned subcontracting dollars. The proposal submission deadline is January 16, 2026, at 1:00 PM Mountain Time, with a second pre-bid site visit held on December 10, 2025, and multiple rounds of questions and answers issued through December 23, 2025.

This solicitation carries no set-aside designation and will be awarded on a firm-fixed-price basis as a single Activity Unit. The contract period of performance extends from April 3, 2026, to October 20, 2028, with the contractor required to begin work within 21 calendar days of award and complete the project within 909 calendar days. The comprehensive price schedule includes 118 contract line items covering demolition, excavation of approximately 34,000 cubic yards, concrete work, electrical infrastructure with 17,000 linear feet of conductors and cables, mechanical equipment installation, and various specialized components and systems. The project location is at the Bureau of Reclamation's Four Corners Construction Office in Farmington, New Mexico, with performance occurring at the San Juan River site in San Juan County. Prevailing wage requirements apply under the Davis-Bacon Act, with wage rates established by the Department of Labor, and contractors must comply with both New Mexico Gross Receipts Tax (6.8125%) and Navajo Nation Gross Receipts Tax (6.00%) requirements, along with all environmental and cultural resource compliance obligations.