Switchyard Upgrades, Fort Randall Dam, SD

Added: May 30, 2014 5:07 pm Federal Business Opportunities Information

Date: 2014 May 30

SOLICITATION NO. W9128F-14-R-0047

On or about 16 June 2013, this office will issue Request for Proposals for the construction of the Switchyard Upgrades, Fort Randall Dam, SD. The solicitation will close on or about 29 July 2014.

This solicitation is RESTRICTED TO SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION.

A site visit date and time will be established and issued with the solicitation.

DO NOT submit requests for plans and specifications to the site visit personnel listed above. See 'Obtaining Solicitation Documents' below.
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Project Description: (Approx. quantities)

The purpose of this project is to upgrade the capacity of the switchyard at Fort Randall to meet Western Area Power's updated requirements as well as to replace the antiquated oil-filled equipment in the switchyard with modern gas-insulated equipment. The USACE will provide as government furnished equipment the new SF6 circuit breakers and high voltage disconnect switches. They will be furnished to the installation contract for installation and commissioning. The construction contract will provide new strain bus and all necessary interconnections, as well as control and relaying interconnections for the new equipment. Specific requirements of the job are as follows:
1. Replacing all of the strain bus conductors in the switchyard;
2. Replacing all strain and stand-off insulators inside the switchyard with porcelain insulators that meet the existing design BIL in each switchyard section;
3. Installing Government-provided SF6 gas-insulated circuit breaker replacements for all of the oil-filled 115-kV and 230-kV circuit breakers;
4. Installing two new concrete foundations to support two of the new SF6 breakers;
5. Replacing four (4) 115-kV motor-operated disconnects (MODs) with Government-furnished 115-kV circuit breakers;
6. Replacing six (6) bus-sectionalizing MODs with new Government-furnished disconnect switches;
7. Updating existing relay panel wiring per the revised breaker control scheme;
8. Adding fiber from each new circuit breaker to the relay panels located in the Powerhouse;
9. Installing redundant cables from the transmission line potential transformers (PTs) to the control room relays and implementing a redundant control scheme that utilizes separate sets of current transformers (CTs) for primary and secondary relaying with all new CT and PT circuits run to the Powerhouse control room;
10. Reconfiguring the autotransformer bus connections such that autotransformer F serves the main bus and autotransformer E serves the auxiliary bus;
11. Replacing all of the disconnect switches with new Government-furnished switches while reusing structural steel;
12. Adding new marshaling boxes in control cable tunnel to provide a termination point for existing control cable to control room and an interface for new cables to switchyard equipment; and
13. Replacing all transite cable trays with new hot dipped galvanized steel cable trays from the Powerhouse to the switchyard.
Duration of construction is estimated to be 2 years.

The estimated construction cost of this project is between $5,000,000 and $7,500,000.
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The Contractor will be required to commence work within 10 days after notice to proceed and complete the work 720 calendar days after receipt of Notice to Proceed. Provisions will be included for liquidated damages in case of failure to complete the work in the time allowed. Performance and payment bonds will be required. Bonding documents including the power of attorney shall bear an original signature by an officer of the surety.


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Questions regarding contractual matters should be made to: David Neal 402 995 2816. Telephone calls regarding Small Business matters should be made to: 402 995 2910. Telephone calls on contents of drawings and specifications should be made to the Project Manager at: 402-995-2719 or Specification Section at: 402-995 2184.

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