Prequalification Application for SCADA Substation Controls Upgrade Project

Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County, Washington is seeking contractor prequalification applications for its SCADA Substation Controls Upgrade Project at the White Trail and Braden Substations, due November 3, 2026 at 2:00 PM PST. The prequalified pool will supply a competitively bid, unit-priced time-and-materials public works contract. No set-aside or preference program is stated.

Applicants must hold current Washington contractor registration under RCW 18.27 and a Unified Business Identifier number, and must provide a bonding capacity letter from a surety. Prevailing wage compliance under Washington Department of Labor & Industries standards is required. Required insurance includes Commercial General Liability of $1 million per occurrence, Automobile Liability of $1 million per accident, Excess Liability of $5 million, and Professional Liability/Network Security Insurance of $10 million per claim, plus Workers' Compensation as required by law. Applicants must demonstrate at least ten years of experience with similar SCADA equipment installations in utility substations and at least five prior projects involving SCADA equipment installation and testing. Applicants must also execute non-disclosure agreements covering Critical Energy Infrastructure Information, Security Sensitive Information, and Bulk Electric System Cyber System Information.

Anticipated work includes SCADA equipment installation and replacement, RTU and PLC installation and configuration, network device installation, SCADA panel modifications, fiber optic connections, point-to-point verification, factory and site acceptance support, commissioning, troubleshooting, documentation updates, and outage coordination. Task authorizations will be issued in writing. The District guarantees no minimum quantity of work and reserves the right to add, modify, suspend, reprioritize, or discontinue work based on operational needs and funding availability.

Required key personnel include an onsite superintendent with ten years of relevant experience, a project manager, and a scheduler with three years of experience and Primavera Project Planner certification. The project manager requirement cites ten years of post-tension anchor installation experience, which does not match the SCADA scope and should be clarified with the District.

Applications require project references from the last three years, a company resume, an organizational chart, and a technical proposal with work sequencing and progress estimates. All submissions require notarized certification and may be delivered by courier, hand delivery, or email to Procurement Officer Beau Schwab at bschwab@gcpud.org. Award is anticipated in Q1 2027, with contract completion targeted for Q4 2027.