Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Regional Office, 400 Railroad Ave, Boulder City, NV 89005-2422

Z -- JET-FLOW GATE INSTALLATION AND UPGRADING ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT, HOOVER POWERPLANT, BOULDER CANYON PROJECT, ARIZONA AND NEVADA SOL 1425-7-SI-30-11790 POC Sonja Poindexter, 702-293-8569 The Bureau of Reclamation has a requirement for the installation of jet-flow gates and upgrading electrical and mechanical equipment. The principal features of the work include the following: (1) In the Central Section Powerhouse -- Remove existing jet pumps, eductors, piping, steel supports and concrete; install new eductors, piping, valves, steel supports, and repair plug valves, gate valves and check valves; (2) In the Arizona and Nevada Tunnel Plug Outlet Works and the Arizona and Nevada Valve Houses -- Remove needle valves and concrete pedestals; and install jet-flow gates, filling lines and drain lines for the jet-flow gates; and (3) In the Arizona and Nevada Tunnel Plug Outlet Works and the Arizona and Nevada Valve Houses -- Remove and replace electrical wire, transformers, starters and panels. The estimated cost range of this project is $1,000,001 to $5,000,000. The location of this project is at Hoover Dam, approximately 7 miles east of Boulder City, Nevada. The performance time forcompletion of this project is 550 days. The presolicitation notice (SF-1417) for this project is currently available. For this acquisition the standard industrial classification code is 1796 and the small business size standard is $7 million. The estimated issuance date of the solicitation is March 3, 1997. The estimated date for receipt of bids is April 17, 1997. Solicitation copies can be viewed without charge at the Bureau of Reclamation, Management Services Office, Nevada Highway and Park Street, Annex Building, Room AA-107, Boulder City, Nevada 89005. There is a nonrefundable charge of $40 for the above solicitation. Only written requests received directly from the requestor will be accepted. Requests for solicitations should be directed to the Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region, Attention: LC-3102, P.O. Box 61470, Boulder City, Nevada 89006-1470. When requesting solicitations, please provide a physical mailing address, fax number (if available) and state business size and/or if the business is woman- or minority-owned. After receipt of the presolicitation notice, please advise the above-mentioned office if you want to receive future presolicitation notices. (0031)

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