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

Z -- MODIFICATION TO A-6 BUTTERFLY VALVE, UPPER ARIZONA PENSTOCK, HOOVER DAM, BOULDER CANYON PROJECT, ARIZONA -- NEVADA SOL 00-SP-30-0018 POC Ms. Caryn Rotheim, Procurement Technician, Tel: (702) 293-8588; E-mail: crotheim@lc.usbr.gov WEB: Visit our web site for the latest project information, http://www.lc.usbr.gov/~g3100/con0018.html. E-MAIL: Contact us via e-mail, crotheim@lc.usbr.gov. Work to be performed under this solicitation consists of design, supply, and installation of a new valve body seat ring for the 168-inch-diameter turbine isolation butterfly valve for Unit A-6 located in the Arizona Powerplant at Hoover Dam. The new seat ring shall contain a rubber insert for the seating surface of the valve. The work is located at Hoover Dam, on the Colorado River, approximately 7 miles northeast of Boulder City, Nevada, and 32 miles from Las Vegas, Nevada, in Clark County, Nevada and Mohave County, Arizona. Principal features of the work include the following: (1) Removing the existing valve body seat ring; (2) Transporting the seat ring from Hoover Dam to the contractor's work area for use as a template; (3) Designing and supplying a new stainless steel seat ring complete with the rubber insert; (4) Determining the grade of machining required and machining the surface of the existing leaf seal; (5) Supplying new stainless steel seat ring retaining screws (fitted cap screws) to replace the ones removed during the disassembly of the seat ring; (6) Installing the new seat ring with the new seat ring retaining screws; (7) Fully adjusting the valve seats; (8) Repairing and painting any valve body or valve disk surfaces damaged during performance of the work. Government forces shall be responsible for unwatering, opening, closing, and repressurizing the penstock and providing access into the work area. Access into the work area is only through the manhole located on the scroll case. Access to the butterfly valve by the Contractor is scheduled to begin October 12, 2000. The Contractor shall complete all work by December 6, 2000. We strongly recommend that all prospective offerors visit the site 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 potential entry points into the penstock. Prospective offerors desiring to visit the site of the work on one of these days should communicate with Mr. Larry Hieb, Engineer, Hoover Dam Facilities Office, telephone: (702) 293-8825. We request that offerors refrain from making site visit arrangements until after the solicitation has been issued. The estimated cost range of this project is $100,001 to $500,000. The standard industrial classification code for this project is 3491 and the small business size standard is 500 employees. This solicitation is unrestricted. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the agency. The estimated issuance date of the solicitation is March 15, 2000. The estimated date for receipt of proposals is April 14, 2000. The solicitation and specifications (except for the drawings) will be available from our web site on the day of issuance. Documents can be viewed without charge from our web site at the following address: http://www.lc.usbr.gov/~g3100/con0018.html. Documents may also be viewed 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 COMPLETE HARD COPY OF THE SOLICITATION. IF YOU WILL BE OBTAINING THE DOCUMENTS FROM THE WEB SITE, YOU MAY ORDER THE DRAWINGS ONLY FOR $10. Copies of the solicitation may be requested in writing from the following address: Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region, Attention: LC-3116, P.O. Box 61470, Boulder City, Nevada 89006-1470 and/or by facsimile at (702) 293-8499. Payment of the $20 charge for plans or $10 charge for the drawings only 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), and state business size and/or if the business is women- or minority-owned. If paying by credit card, also include the card number and type, and expiration date. All packages are mailed by First Class USPS. If you would like your solicitation package sent via expedited carrier, please include your account number with your request. Posted 02/14/00 (W-SN425229). (0045)

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