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61 -- UNIT BREAKER SWITCHGEAR REPLACEMENT OR RETROFIT, MORROW POINT POWERPLANT SOL 98-SP-40-0930 DUE 082598 POC Contact Carleen Ashbaker, Contract Specialist at (801) 524-3617, or Rick Kerr, Contracting Officer at (801) 524-3681 WEB: Acquisition Office, Upper Colorado Region, Bureau of, http://www.uc.usbr.gov/acquisition/acquisitions.html. E-MAIL: Carleen Ashbaker, cashbaker@uc.usbr.gov. The work is located at the Morrow Point Powerplant, located on the Gunnison River in Montrose County, Colorado. The powerplant is located about 22 miles east of the town of Montrose, Colorado just off of U.S. 50. Montrose is the nearest rail head. The powerplant includes two 97 MVA hydro-electric generators. The two existing generator breakers are 12,500 volt, 5,000 ampere rated, Westinghouse Type CA compressed air breakers. They are approaching the end end of their reliable life and need to be replaced. The Government has identified three distinct options towards replacing these two circuit breakers. Option 1.- Replace the two compressed air circuit breakers and the associated switchgear assemblies, including disconnects, a ground switch, potential transformers, current transformers, and some segregated phase bus, with a complete new switchgear lineup using SF6 type breaker elements. This new switchgear would need to fit existing space and connect to the existing generators and the segregated phase bus to a power transformer bank. Option 2.- Replace only the breaker elements, with new SF6 type elements designed as drawout type retrofit units into the existing CA breaker switchgear assemblies. This option will only be considered if the retrofit assembly, including existing switchgear and new breaker elements, has a short-circuit rating at least 72,000 amperes. Option 3.- Rehabilitate the two existing Westinghouse Type CA breakers. This option will only be considered if (1) the breakers are rehabilitated using parts identical to the original specified parts; (2) if a completely new Type CA breaker can be fabricated and furnished as a spare; and (3) if the proposal includes sufficient justification for using this type breaker technology with its slower breaker operating times. A site visit is scheduled for August 12, 1998. Details may be obtained from Robert Brummond or Gary McDermott, numbers listed below. For technical questions call Robert Brummond (970) 240-6305, or Gary McDermott (970) 249-5278.This is not a commercial item acquisition. See Note 26. THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE IN HARD COPY ONLY. THE COST FOR THE SOLICITATION IS $10.00 EACH. ONLY CHECKS AND REQUESTS IN WRITING WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR SOLICITATIONS. Send check and requests to the: Bureau of Reclamation, Attention: UC-464, 125 South State Street, Room 6107, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138-1102. Refer to name and solicitation number in your request for the solicitation. Posted 07/07/98. (0188)

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