U.S. DOE, Western Area Power Administration, P.O. Box 3402, Golden, CO 80401 ATN:A1500

Z -- BONESTEEL SUBSTATION, STAGE 04, GREGORY COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA SOL DE-FB65-96WC10804 DUE 091996 POC Frank A. Armstrong, Contract Specialist, (303) 275-1516, Jon F. Olsen, Contracting Officer. The Western Area Power Administration has a requirement for a contractor to provide all the labor, materials, equipment, and other resources necessary to complete this project. The work consists of: concrete, metalwork, excavation for structures and access road, fencing, gravel surfacing, seeding, and removing concrete foundations, steel structures, electrical equipment, transmission lines and existing service building; installing Government-furnished transformers and circuit switchers; reinstalling oil circuit breakers, voltage transformers and current transformers; furnishing and installing disconnecting switches, fuse disconnecting switches, coupling capacitor voltage transformer, pole mount transformer, grounding system, conduit, insulated conductors and cables, bus systems and substation signs. This project is located in Gregory County, South Dakota. The estimated order of magnitude of this project is between $500,000 and $1,000,000. The solicitation will be issued FREE OF CHARGE on double-sided, high-density DOS-formatted 3.5-inch floppy diskettes. The solicitation and specifications are formatted using WordPerfect 5.1. Copies of the solicitation may be obtained in one of the three following ways: A) Solicitation and the specifications on diskette but no drawings; B) Solicitation and the specifications on diskette with drawings on hardcopy; or C) Solicitation, specifications and the drawings by hard copy. Please indicate your selection on your written request. Note: In accordance with Western's Acquisition Handbook, ''Western procurement officials shall limit availability of solicitations.'' Therefore, only a LIMITED NUMBER of copies of this solicitation will be available to be distributed by this office. Copies of this solicitation will be issued on a ''first-come first-served basis.'' Additional copies of this solicitation will be available through various ''plan holders rooms''. All work for all of the Contract Line Item Numbers (CLIN) must be completed within 365 calendar days after the issuance of a ''Notice to Proceed''. All the CLINs will be delivery FOB destination. Therefore, all bidders must submit their bids on an ''all or none basis.'' This solicitation will be issued on or about August 20, 1996. The projected bid opening date is on or about September 19, 1996. This proposed procurement is unrestricted (full and open). All responsible business concerns may submit a bid which shall be considered by this agency. The fax number in the Procurement branch is (303) 275-1515. Information hours: 7:30am-4:00pm (MST), Monday-Friday. (0142)

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