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

Z -- REPAIR OF PAINTED SURFACES, LOWER ARIZONA PENSTOCK, BOULDER CANYON PROJECT, HOOVER DAM, ARIZONA-NEVADA SOL 99-SI-30-12570 POC Caryn Rotheim, Procurement Technician, Tel: (702) 293-8588; e-mail: crotheim@lc.usbr.gov WEB: Visit the web page for this project, http://www.lc.usbr.gov/~g3100/con12570.html. E-MAIL: Contact us via e-mail, crotheim@lc.usbr.gov. Work to be performed under this solicitation consists of surface preparation and painting of damaged surface areas on the interior of the Lower Arizona Penstock at Hoover Dam. Principal features of the work include the following: a. Design and fabricate movable scaffolding systems to allow access to all areas within the horizontal penstock section. This includes: 1) Approximately 1025 linear feet (l.f.) of 30-foot diameter penstock section; 2) Approximately 615 l.f. of 25-foot diameter penstock section; and 3) Approximately 1300 l.f. of 13-foot diameter penstock section (4 separate laterals). b. Surface preparation and painting of damaged areas on the interior surface of the penstock. The majority of the damaged areas are small in size (1 to 10 square feet) and would be viewed as isolated spot repair. There are areas of damage that are much larger in size (10 to 30 square feet) at the turnouts of the laterals. This includes the following: 1) Approximately 2000 square feet in the 30- and 25-foot diameter sections of the penstock (horizontal portion); and 2) Approximately 500 square feet in the 13-foot diameter section of the penstock laterals (horizontal portion). The work is located at Hoover Dam, on the Colorado River, approximately 8 miles northeast of Boulder City, Nevada, and 32 miles from Las Vegas, Nevada, in Clark County, Nevada and Mohave County, Arizona. It is strongly recommended that all prospective bidders make a site visit to examine the location of the work. Access to the work site is very limited and conditions at the site will affect the Contractor's operations. Site visits will be limited to the exterior of the penstock, work staging areas, and viewing of potential entry points into the penstock. Unwatering, cleanup, inspection, and marking of the damaged areas within the penstock will be performed by the Government, beginning on or around October 1, 1999. Access to the interior of the penstock by the Contractor is scheduled for October 18, 1999 and is dependent on final acceptance of a Safety Plan submittal and various Performance Criteria submittals. Prospective bidders desiring to visit the site of the work should communicate with Mr. Don Bader, Field Engineer, Lower Colorado Dams Facilities Office, Hoover Dam, telephone: (702) 293-8248. For this acquisition the standard industrial classification code is 1721 and the small business size standard is $7 million. The estimated issuance date of the solicitation is May 4, 1999. The estimated date for receipt of bids is June 3, 1999. Solicitation copies can be viewed without charge from our web site at the following address: http://www.lc.usbr.gov/~g3100/con12570.html and at our office located at the Bureau of Reclamation, Management Services Office, Nevada Highway and Park Street, Annex Building, Room AA-104, Boulder City, Nevada 89005. There is a nonrefundable charge of $20 for each hard copy of the solicitation. Copies of the solicitation may be ordered in writing from the following address: Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region, Attention: LC-3116, P.O. Box 61470, Boulder City, Nevada 89006-1470. Payment of the $20 charge for plans may be made by check (payable to Bureau of Reclamation) or by credit card (Visa, MasterCard, or American Express). Please provide a physical mailing address, contact name, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address (if available). If paying by credit card, also include the card number and type, and expiration date. Posted 04/19/99 (W-SN321977). (0109)

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