SOURCES SOUGHT
Y -- New Hogan Tainter Gates Retrofit, New Hogan Lake, Valley Springs, California.
- Notice Date
- 5/1/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 237990
— Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
- Contracting Office
- USACE District, Sacramento, 1325 J. Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
- ZIP Code
- 95814
- Solicitation Number
- W91238-13-S-0419
- Response Due
- 5/17/2013
- Archive Date
- 6/30/2013
- Point of Contact
- Marsha Sells, 916-557-5232
- E-Mail Address
-
USACE District, Sacramento
(Marsha.R.Sells@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE for a Market Research ONLY to determine the availability of small business firms for a potential small business category type set-aside. NO AWARD will be made from this Sources Sought. NO SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR DRAWINGS ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME; therefore, do NOT request a copy of a solicitation. Potential offerors having the skill, capabilities and bonding necessary to perform the described project are invited to provide feedback via email to Ms.Sells at Marsha.R.Sells@usace.army.mil. All responses will be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for a potential future acquisition. Particularly, the purpose of this NOTICE is to gain knowledge of potential small business sources to include small business in the following categories: Certified 8a, Certified HUB Zone, Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB), and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), for a Market Survey for New Hogan Tainter Gates Retrofit, New Hogan Lake, Valley Springs, California. The capabilities will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining to Set-Aside for the Small Business Community or to conduct as an Other Than Small Business Procurement. Other than small businesses may respond to this NOTICE in the event the market does not indicate SB interest, however, preference will be given to the SB categories listed above. The government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of available contractors. This project is planned for advertising in May 2013. The estimated cost range according to the FAR 36.204 is between $ 5,000,000 and $ 10,000,000. The NAICS Code is 237990, the size standard is $33.5 million, and the Federal Supply Code is Y1PZ, Construction of Other Non-Building Facilities. The duration of the project is 1280 calendar days and is expected to start September 2013. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Sacramento District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has an upcoming acquisition to establish contracts to retrofit the tainter gates at New Hogan Dam in Valley Springs, California. The New Hogan Project is located approximately 60 miles southeast of Sacramento, California and is operated and maintained by the Corps of Engineers, Sacramento district. The project includes a lake, dam and a spillway with three tainter gates. The New Hogan Project was constructed in the early 1960's. The New Hogan Dam Tainter Gate Retrofit, as originally constructed in 1963, is part of the New Hogan Dam which is rock filled structure with a separate concrete spillway structure. This dam is used for both flood control and water conservation. The crest length of the main dam is 1,935 feet at elevation 725.0 mean sea level (msl). The length of the concrete spillway structure is 142 feet with the top of the tainter gate at elevation 722.97 msl. The spillway is located approximately 600 feet south of the left abutment of the main dam and consists of a concrete structure with three 38 foot by 37 foot tainter gates. The spillway structure is approximately 142 feet long. The effective crest length is 114 feet with a crest elevation of 679.5 feet. Each of the three tainter gates at the spillway crest is 38 feet wide and 37 feet high. Embedded in concrete piers, a post-stressed anchorage system secures the trunnion 14' 6 quote mark above the bottom of the gate. The trunnion is above the theoretical flow line for a spillway flood discharge of 117,400 cfs. If this flow line is exceeded, the bottom of the gate and the trunnions will be inundated. All of these parts however, were designed to withstand this remote possibility. Twenty vertical ribs, spaced 2 feet apart, reinforce the steel face plate. Three girders support the ribs and connect through the struts to the end frames. Forces transfer through the end frames and directly to the welded steel trunnion. The bolts connecting the end frames and trunnion only maintain alignment between the two members. The bracing of the 3 girders was designed to support one half the weight of the gate, assuming one side remains supported. If one of the two lifting cables should break, the gate will twist until it jams between the piers. Bracing prevents buckling of the girders by reducing the distance between support points. The trunnion bears on a bronze bushing encased in a steel shell. The shell is fastened to the anchor member and reinforced by a heavy steel strap. End clearance between the bearing and the trunnion allows for lateral displacement of the trunnion. End clearance permits elongation due to loads and expansion from the temperature difference between the gate and concrete spillway. A post tensioned anchorage fastens each of the trunnions to the piers. It efficiently distributes forces from the tainter gate to the piers. The anchorage is comprised of 15 high strength alloy steel rods 1 quote mark in diameter. The rods are embedded into the pier 35 feet. These rods hold a short welded box trunnion girder against the pier. The trunnion assemblies are bolted to the cantilevered ends of the trunnion girders. The concrete lined chute directs spillway flows from the ogee section to the flip bucket about 214 feet downstream. There is a three span composite concrete deck and steel girder spillway bridge which was designed to carry a crane with load totaling 58 tons. The three simple spans are two at 43' 8.5 quote mark and one at 46'. The Contractor shall have experience in fabrication or repair of large Hydraulic Steel Structures such as a Tainter gate, Miter gate, or bulkhead gate and electrical and mechanical procurement and installation. The contractor shall have completed three similar projects, two of which were tainter gates, in the last seven years. The Contractor shall demonstrate experience in the following areas: Welding and QC: heavy construction field welding and qualifications of off-site fabrication / shop welding services, as well as quality control, including control of material quality, material testing procedures, and field welding techniques. The fabricating plant and fabricator performing this work shall be certified under the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) Quality Certification Program, Category III, Major Steel Bridges (CBR) category with Fracture Critical endorsement (F) and shall possess five (5) years documented experience on projects of similar scope. Similar scope for shop fabrication means projects of similar size and similar amounts of welding and detail types. Mechanical: installing mechanical equipment including motors, speed reducers, shafting, couplings, open gearing, bearings, and large bushings in precise alignment. The offerer shall have a minimum of five (5) years of documented experience on projects installing mechanical equipment including motors, speed reducers, shafting, couplings, open gearing, bearings, and large bushings in precise alignment. The offerer shall also have completed at least one project of similar scope or replacement of hoist machinery for a large structure. Electrical: dealing with motors, panelboards, limit switches and misc other equipment and accessories. Contractor shall be familiar with applicable provisions of NFPA 70 (NEC). Contractor should be familiar with Arc Flash Safety requirements and utilize proper PPE & tools while working on Electrical panels & electrical systems per UFC 3-560-01 and other applicable criterion. Small businesses are reminded under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) guidelines 52.219-14, the concern will perform at least 15% of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with its own employees. Under FAR 52.236-1 The contractor shall perform on the site, and with its own organization, work equivalent to at least 20 percent of the total amount of work to be performed under the contract. Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response under this sources sought synopsis. Firm's response to this Synopsis shall be limited to 5 pages and shall include the following information: Interested contractors must submit the following in response to this announcement: 1. Firm's name, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address. 2. Firm's interest in bidding on the solicitation when it is issued. 3. Firm's capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity (include firm's capability to execute construction, comparable work performed within the past 5 years: Brief description of the project, customer name, timeliness of performance, customer satisfaction, and dollar value of the project) - provide at least 3 examples. 4. Firm's Business Size - LB, SB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or WOSB. 6. Firm's Joint Ventures (existing), including Mentor Prot g s and teaming arrangement information is acceptable 7. Offeror's Bonding Capability in the form of a letter from Surety. INTERESTED CONTRACTORS MUST RESPOND TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE NO LATER THAN 2:00pm (PDT) Friday, 17 May 2013. Responses must be submitted via email to Marsha.R.Sells@usace.army.mil.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USACE District, Sacramento 1325 J. Street, Sacramento CA
- Zip Code: 95814
- Zip Code: 95814
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