U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, 215 North 17th Street, Omaha, NE 68102-4978

Y -- MAJOR REHABILITATION, GARRISON DAM & POWERPLANT, RIVERDALE, NORTH DAKOTA SOL DACW45-98-R-0002 POC Contract Support Branch, 402/221-4266 WEB: Omaha District Contracting Division Homepage, http://ebs.mro.usace.army.mil/EBS/CONTRACT.HTM. E-MAIL: Mike Michelson, Mike.E.Michelson@usace.army.mil. On or about 01 December 1997, this office will issue Request for Proposals for the design and construction of MAJOR REHABILITATION, GARRISON DAM AND POWERPLANT, RIVERDALE, NORTH DAKOTA. Proposals will be received on or about 01 March 1998. This solicitation is unrestricted and open to both large and small business participation. An industrial forum to include a site visit of the power plant will be held on 22 and 23 October 1997 during a unit maintenance outage. This is the only opportunity that is planned for proposers to inspect an unwatered existing turbine. Contractors interested in inspecting the site of the proposed work should contact Mr. Dale Evenson at the Project Manager's Office, Garrison Project, P.O. Box 527, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Riverdale, North Dakota 58565, Telephone 701-654-7441, Ext 3220. For additional information contact Mr. Bill Miller, Project Manager, Omaha District Office, Telephone 402-221-4022. The work will include the following: (Approx. quantities) Design, manufacture, and install replacement runners for five (5) hydraulic turbines, each rated for approximately 140,100 horsepower at 163 feet net head. Possibly modify stay vanes and/or draft tubes for increased performance. Possibly rewind one or more generators each currently rated for 109.25 MW's. Inspect, rebuild and/or replace a number of items such as guide/thrust bearings, wicket gate bushings, wear rings, cooling water piping and strainers, and other related work. The estimated design and construction cost of this project is more than $10 million. Contractor's Quality Control will be a requirement in this contract. The Contractor will be required to commence work within 10 days after notice to proceed and complete the work within the time period specified in the Request For Proposal. Provisions will be included for liquidated damages in case of failure to complete the work in the time allowed or to meet performance guarantees. Draft plans and specifications will be available on or about 06 October 1997. All requests for Draft packages should be made in writing using the following request form. Final Request For Proposal documents will be furnished to those requesting Draft documents when they become available. The number of Draft plans and specifications and the Final Request For Proposal documents will be limited to one (1) per firm. An order blank for ordering Draft and Final plans and specifications is furnished below. Orders shall be by written request or faxed to (402) 221-4530. Questions regarding the ordering of same should be made to Mr. Mike Michelson, Telephone 402-221-3227. Questions and comments on technical contents of plans and specifications should be made to Mr. Brian Moentenich, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hydropower Design Center, 220 NW 8th Ave., Portland OR., 97209, Telephone 503-808-4266 or FAX 503-808-4252. (0255)

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