WCP Utility Asset Inventory Support Project
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- 73-RFPIT0017
- State
- North Carolina
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
Opportunity details come from evp.nc.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
Western Carolina Power (WCP), the university-owned electric utility operated by Western Carolina University in North Carolina, is requesting proposals for development of an operational utility asset inventory system for internal utility operations and asset management, with proposals due August 20, 2026. The solicitation indicates intent to award an Agency Specific Contract.
The scope encompasses designing and implementing a practical, maintainable utility asset inventory environment to improve WCP's operational awareness, outage response capabilities, maintenance planning, infrastructure management, and long-term utility planning. The selected vendor will collaborate with WCP personnel to develop a system suitable for internal utility operational and maintenance activities and safe, reliable, and efficient management and operation of WCP's electric distribution system. WCP will provide legacy CAD drawings and historical utility records as operational reference materials; however, WCP makes no representation or warranty regarding the completeness, accuracy, or current condition of existing records, drawings, maps, or operational data provided.
A Non-Disclosure Agreement governs the confidential relationship between WCP and the selected vendor. The agreement establishes terms for handling proprietary information, operational data, legacy CAD drawings, historical utility records, and sensitive utility infrastructure details shared during development. Vendors must maintain strict confidentiality throughout the project term and are prohibited from disclosing or utilizing information for any purpose outside the scope of utility asset inventory system development. All materials provided to the vendor are reference-only with no warranty of accuracy or completeness, and the project is exclusively for WCP's internal utility operational and management activities.
Opportunity text
Western Carolina Power (WCP), a university-owned electric utility operated by Western Carolina University (WCU), is seeking proposals from qualified vendors to assist in developing an operational utility asset inventory system for internal utility operations and asset management. The purpose of this project is to improve WCP's operational awareness, outage response capabilities, maintenance planning, infrastructure management, and long-term utility planning by developing a practical, maintainable utility asset inventory environment. The project is intended solely for internal utility operational and management purposes. WCP currently maintains legacy CAD drawings and other historical utility records that will serve as operational reference information during the development of the utility asset inventory system. Existing records should be considered operational reference materials and non-authoritative operational representations of existing infrastructure conditions or locations. WCU/WCP makes no representation or warranty regarding the completeness, accuracy, or current condition of existing records, drawings, maps, operational data, or other information provided during the course of this project. The selected vendor will work collaboratively with WCP personnel to develop a practical utility asset inventory environment suitable for internal utility operational and maintenance activities. The intent of this solicitation is to award an Agency Specific Contract. The overall goal of this project is to create a practical, maintainable, and operationally useful utility asset inventory system that improves WCP's ability to safely, reliably, and efficiently manage and operate its electric distribution system.
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