Ngwsp reach 1 pipeline repairs

The Bureau of Reclamation's Upper Colorado Region is seeking to procure pipeline repair services for the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project (NGWSP) Reach 1, involving repairs to 4.8 miles of 42-inch ductile iron pipeline between the River Pumping Plant near Farmington, NM and the Frank Chee Willetto Reservoir near Shiprock, NM. The project will include joint repairs, valve replacements, manway installation, standpipe construction, and plunger valve installation. Contractors will be evaluated using a best value process under FAR Part 15, with emphasis on past performance, key personnel qualifications, and technical capabilities. The solicitation requires contractors to be registered in SAM.gov and provide a 20% bid guarantee and 100% payment and performance bonds. Potential bidders must submit questions one week after the draft solicitation posting, with communication directed to Contract Specialist Amy Loveless and Contracting Officer Ashton Jones, and a pre-award site visit is scheduled for February 19, 2025.

The contract is designated as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 237110, with a size standard of $45.0 million and an estimated contract value between $10-25 million. The anticipated solicitation number is 140R4025R0006, with an expected release date of February 11, 2025. Wage determinations for the project are based on Davis-Bacon Act requirements, with specific wage rates for building and heavy construction trades in San Juan County, New Mexico, effective July 26, 2024. Contractors must comply with wage requirements under Executive Orders 14026 and 13658, paying minimum hourly rates ranging from $12.90 to $17.20 depending on the contract date. The project will require detailed documentation of past performance, key personnel qualifications, and experience with similar design-build infrastructure projects, with a focus on water supply and pipeline construction expertise.