STOPLOG LIFTING BEAM MODIFICATION PROJECT - Colora

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Western Region seeks modification of a steel stoplog lifting beam at Headgate Rock Dam in Parker, Arizona, with proposals due September 9, 2026 and questions due August 31. This is a competitive small business set-aside, firm fixed-price construction purchase order with a mandatory 365-day period of performance after issuance of the Notice to Proceed, which will be issued within 30 days of award.

Place of performance is Parker, Arizona. The scope comprises two lump-sum line items: Item 101 (Lifting Beam End Guide Modifications and Transport), requiring transport of the owner-furnished lifting beam to a fabrication shop, performance of modifications per specification drawings, and delivery back to the project site; and Item 102 (Facilitate Final Test), requiring coordination and facilitation of a final test at the Main Canal Headworks with contractor-provided crane and operator. The contractor must furnish all personnel, supervision, materials, equipment, and services. Fabrication duration is limited to 21 days from pickup to shop inspection, with 5 days post-inspection for adjustments and delivery. Submittal requirements include shop drawings and product data (45 days before fabrication), shop testing and inspection plans (30 days after Notice to Award), and painting and coatings plans (30 days after Notice to Award), all submitted electronically in PDF format with a 28-day review period per submittal.

The NAICS code is 238120, Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors; PSC is K095. Performance and payment bonds are required at 100% of contract price; a bid bond (SF24) at 20% is mandatory. Offerors must include TERO fees at 3.5% and bonding costs in pricing, register in SAM, and comply with tribal employment rights ordinances and applicable federal, state, and local taxes. Prevailing wage rates per Davis-Bacon apply, with rates including Electrician Lineperson at $62.08 per hour plus $22.49 fringe and Power Equipment Operator Crane/Derrick at $36.64 per hour plus $18.12 fringe. Evaluation uses a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable process, with award made to the lowest-priced proposal meeting minimum technical standards addressing technical approach, key personnel qualifications, project schedule, and quality control plans.