Toledo Bend Project Joint Operation Hydro Station Outage Unit #1

The Sabine River Authority of Texas and the Sabine River Authority, State of Louisiana, acting jointly as Toledo Bend Project Joint Operation (TBPJO), are requesting bids for a comprehensive hydro station outage at Unit #1 of the Toledo Bend hydroelectric facility in Newton County, Texas and Sabine Parish, Louisiana, with sealed bids due electronically August 12, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. and a mandatory pre-bid meeting July 30, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. in Burkeville, Texas.

The scope encompasses eighteen work items on Hydro Station Unit #1: intake gate inspection, pressure washing, and painting; bottom seal replacement if needed; chain removal and installation (new chains to be built); outlet gate and bulkhead gate installation and removal; sump debris removal; head bearing inspections and replacement; wicket gate, turbine, runner, and generator cooler inspections; generator guide bearing adjustment; thrust bearing cooler inspection; tank and reservoir cleaning and inspection; air vent valve removal, inspection, and replacement; main shaft packing gland inspection and adjustment; new sump pump installation; and governor oil pump and motor removal and installation. The contractor must furnish supervision, labor, quality control, safety coordination, certified crane operators, rigging, and scaffolding. Prevailing wage rates per Davis-Bacon and Related Acts apply across multiple classifications including boilermakers, carpenters, ironworkers, plumbers, and equipment operators.

The outage is scheduled for six weeks (breaker-to-breaker), tentatively September 8 through October 13, 2026, with mobilization beginning September 1. Questions are due August 4, 2026; responses will be distributed as an addendum by August 7. Evaluation uses a weighted 25/25/25/25 split across proposer reputation and service quality, proposed cost, qualifications and experience, and successful project completion rate and approach; a compliant bid proposal and bid bond are pass/fail prerequisites. Bid security requirements are two percent for bids $50,000 to $250,000 (certified or cashier's check) and five percent for bids exceeding $250,000 (bid bond). The successful bidder must provide performance and payment bonds equal to 100% of contract price, each effective one year beyond acceptance. Neither SRA-TX nor SRA-LA imposes sales, use, or excise taxes on the contract.